Lindsay Roberts

Education

• B.A. in Communication, University of Arizona, 2016
• M.A. in Communication, University of Arizona, 2019

About

Lindsay is a fourth year PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Davis. Prior to starting her doctoral program, she earned both her BA and MA in Communication at the University of Arizona (bear down!).

Research Focus

Lindsay's research focuses on the portrayal and effects of gender in the media. More specifically, she is interested in how the media not only portray gender, but how that affects one's own gender identity. Currently, her research focuses on different types of masculinity, and male gender roles within the media.

Publications

Roberts, L., Aubrey, J. S., Terán, L., Dajches, L., & Ward, L. M. (2021). The super man: Downstream influences of superheroes on late adolescent men’s body image and gender beliefs. Psychology of Men and Masculinities.

Terán, L., Roberts, L., Yan, K., & Aubrey, J. S. (2021). Are We Past the Heterosexual Script?: A Content Analysis of Heterosexual Scripts in Tween, Teen, and Young Adult Television Programs. Mass Communication & Society, 1-22.

Aubrey, J. S., Yan, K., Terán, L., & Roberts, L. (2020). The heterosexual script in tween, teen, and young-adult TV programming: A content analytic update and extension. The Journal of Sex Research, 57, 1134-1145.

Teaching

Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Public Speaking (CMN01), Introduction to Mass Communication (CMN140), Analysis of Media Messages (CMN 143), Children, Adolescents, and Media (CMN 147), Health Communication (CMN 161), Media & Health (CMN 165)

Associate Instructor : Introduction to Public Speaking (CMN01)