Dr. Anderson’s research focuses primarily on issues of social justice and public policy in leisure and recreation through examination of sport-specific recreation and management areas. These issues include stigma and belonging in aquatic and recreational spaces, with an emphasis on social justice-based goals for people who often find themselves marginalized due to prejudice, discrimination and/or lack of access. Dr. Anderson has been employed in aquatic facilities, municipal parks and recreation, and intercollegiate athletic settings throughout Indiana. His personal interests include collegiate and professional sports, including his former involvement as a member of the Men’s Swimming Team at the University of Notre Dame, and mass popular culture and entertainment.