“Saber Que No Estaba Sola; Knowing I Was Not Alone”: A Community’s Organizing Through Technology for Resilience

Maya Blitch, Cynthia P. Marentes, Jovana Andelkovic, Nicole Butterbaugh, Emaly Aguilar, Ashley Koszarek, Nancy H. Carlson, Katherine Lieberknecht, Keri K. Stephens, Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin

Management Communication Quarterly

Published online on January 30, 2026

Abstract

Management Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Socially and financially disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by increasingly frequent and cascading disasters, leaving them limited time to prepare, respond, and learn. Existing theory about resilience in disaster situations rarely ...