Kristen Getchell, an associate professor of business communication in Babson's Marketing division, became Babson's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) in July 2022. She teaches business communication courses in graduate, undergraduate, and executive education programs. She currently serves as Co-Director for Babson Executive Education's Leadership Program for Women & Allies.
Getchell's current research interests include business communication teaching and practice, AI and business communication, and persuasive strategies in virtual sales interactions. Her scholarly work has appeared in publications including International Journal of Business Communication, Business Horizons, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, British Journal of Educational Technology, and International Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
She is the co-editor, with Paula Lentz, of a recent collection from Routledge titled Rhetorical Theory and Praxis in the Business Communication Classroom, a winner of the 2019 Association of Business Communication Distinguished Book of the Year award.
She has served as the Director of Rhetoric in the Arts and Humanities Division. Prior to her work at Babson, she served as Coordinator of First-year Writing at Curry College and served as the Colonels' FAR.
She is a member of the Association of Business Communication and currently serves as the Vice President for the Eastern Region for ABC. Additionally, Getchell also serves on the Executive Board of the Quinsigamond Rowing Club in Shrewsbury, Mass.
