Lindsey is a senior research director at NORC’s Public Affairs & Media Research department. With extensive experience in designing and managing projects of varying sizes and complexities, she is an expert in a wide range of data collection methodologies, including web, phone, paper, and in-person data collection.

Throughout her career, Lindsey has managed numerous public opinion projects with both regional and national scopes. She served as the project manager for the Evanston Reparations Study, a multi-phase evaluation survey of the Evanston Reparations Program in Evanston, Illinois, and the Los Angeles Times/NORC Poll on LGBTQ+ Communities, which examined changes in attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community from 1985 to 2024. Currently, Lindsey is the project manager for the National Recreational Boating Safety Survey, a five-year project with the United States Coast Guard aimed at measuring recreational boating aspects at the national and state levels.

In addition to her project management roles, Lindsey is dedicated to advancing the field of survey research. She has published scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents research at conferences. Lindsey is also actively involved with the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) Executive Council, having served as secretary/treasurer and member-at-large and currently serving as associate conference chair. Before joining NORC, she spent eleven years conducting survey research at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, working with academics, state government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.