Patricia Gettings

Associate Professor
Department of Communication
Patricia Gettings - CV
Patricia Gettings
Education

PhD, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University

About

Dr. Gettings is on sabbatical for Spring 2026.

 

Research Interests

My research explores how individuals’ personal relationships and organizational lives influence one another, and how individuals communicatively negotiate these overlapping spaces in ways that enhance or challenge individual, relational, and/or organizational outcomes.

Broadly, my research interests include:

  • Careers and retirement
  • Gender
  • Mixed methods
  • Processes of identity management
  • Work-life interface