Lisa Walker, PhD
SHE | HER | HERS
- Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Associate Professor of English
Education
- PhD, English, Louisiana State University, 1995
- MA, English, Louisiana State University, 1991
- BA, Oberlin College, 1987
Research Interests
Modern American literature and gay/lesbian studies
Lisa Walker joined USM in 1995. She was the Director of the Women and Gender Studies Program from 2015-2018. She has published on models of minority sexual identities in her book Looking Like What You Are: Sexual Style, Race and Lesbian Identity (2001), and essays in Sexualities, Signs, and Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature. Her research interests include femininity, fashion theory, and beauty culture in American literature.
Education
- PhD, English, Louisiana State University, 1995
- MA, English, Louisiana State University, 1991
- BA, Oberlin College, 1987
Research Interests
Modern American literature and gay/lesbian studies