Lindsey B. Anderson
Ph.D., Purdue University
Dr. Lindsey Anderson is an organizational communication scholar who investigates aging and other, related communication processes using qualitative methods. Her primary area of research addresses the way age/aging is portrayed by organizations as well as the intergenerational interactions that take place in the workplace. Drawing on her role as the Executive Director of the Oral Communication Program, Lindsey also explores questions about the role of communication in the teaching/learning process. Her research has appeared in multiple outlets including Communication Teacher, The Annals of the International Communication Association, Public Relations Review, Management Communication Quarterly, Communication Studies, and Public Relations Inquiry.
Representative Publications:
Anderson, L. B., & Guo, S. J. (2018). The changing face of retirement: Exploring retirees’ communicative construction of tensions through bridge employment. Communication Studies, 69, 196-212. doi:10.1080/10510974.2018.1437056
Gettings, P. & Anderson, L. B. (2018). Exploring retirement as a communicative process: A research agenda for communication scholars. Annals of the International Communication Association, 42, 224-241. doi:10.1080/23808985.2018.1497453
Anderson, L. B. (2015). Changing the story of retirement: How AARP utilizes a strategic narrative to advocate for the aging workforce. Public Relations Review, 41, 357-364. doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2015.02.004