LaKesha Anderson Ph.D., CPD

Education

Ph.D., Health and Strategic Communication, George Mason University, 2010
M.A., Public Communication, East Tennessee State University, 2004
B.S., Business and Public Administration; Minor in Communication, University of Virginia's College at Wise, 2001

Biography

Dr. LaKesha N. Anderson is Associate Professor of Health Professions Education and Medicine in the Departments of Health Professions Education and Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. Her research explores the intersections of communication and medicine with specific interests in family medicine and OBGYN. She also explores physician and patient education, medical knowledge acquisition, and professional development. Dr. Anderson is Associate Editor at Family Medicine and reviews for a number of public health, medicine, communication, and education journals. Prior to USU, she served as Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Georgia and Educational Researcher in MCG’s Educational Innovation Institute. Other roles have included Director of Academic and Professional Affairs at the National Communication Association and Assistant Professor of Communication at Indiana State University. Dr. Anderson earned her PhD in Communication, with a specialization in Health and Strategic Communication, from George Mason University.

Representative Bibliography

Anderson, L.N. & Ledford, C.J.W. (2024). Improving Patient Comprehension Through Explanatory Communication. JAMA. 2024;332(23):2027-2028. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.20868

Anderson, L.N., Ledford, C.J.W., & Womack, J.J. (2023). Initial development and testing of a measure of credibility of mobile health apps: A clinical study among women seeking prenatal care. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 31, 144-151.

Cafferty, L.A., Williamson, L.D., Anderson, L.N. et al. (2023). How attributes of place threaten community trust in the American South: Opportunities for improving pandemic-related communication. Journal of Health Communication, 10: 1-9.

Moore, J.X., Anderson, L.N., Li, C. (2023). Toward equitable payment for inclusive participation. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 7, e58.

Anderson, L.N., & Ledford, C.J.W. (2021). Who’s guarding the gate? The reach of prereviewed emerging science and implications for family medical education. Family Medicine, 53, 670-675.

Ledford, C.J.W., & Anderson, L.N. (2020). Communication strategies for family physicians practicing throughout emerging public health crises. Family Medicine, 52, 48-50.

Womack, J.J., Anderson, L.N., & Ledford, C.J.W. (2018). Presence of complex and potentially conflicting information in prenatal mobile apps. Health Promotion Practice, 21, 238-245.

Anderson, L.N. (2015). Understanding hospital-based nurses’ experiences of structurational divergence. The Qualitative Report, 20, 172-185.

Anderson, L.N. (2013). Functions of support group communication for women with postpartum depression: How support groups silence and encourage voices of motherhood. Journal of Community Psychology, 41, 709-724.

Ledford, C.J.W. & Anderson, L.N. (2013). Online social networking in discussions of risk: Applying the CAUSE model in a content analysis of Facebook. Health, Risk, and Society, 15, 251-264.