Lisa Lenoir

Biography

Lisa D. Lenoir is completing her doctorate in journalism from the University of Missouri. She holds a B.A. in Journalism, with a minor in Graphic Design from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., and a M.S. in International Public Service from DePaul University, Chicago. For 17 years she worked as a professional journalist covering and editing everything from fire to fashion at the Marietta Times (Marietta, Ohio); The Peoria Journal Star; The Indianapolis Star; and the Chicago Sun-Times. She was an instructor at Columbia College Chicago for 14 years and an assistant professor at Stephens College in Missouri teaching fashion communication for seven years. She was a Lillian Kopenhaver Center Fellow in 2017 and won numerous awards as a journalist. Her research uses a critical and cultural paradigm to examine contemporary cultural phenomena in media discourses. Areas of interest include journalism studies; activism; and identity and consumer culture. Her dissertation explores “woke culture” discourses in Essence; O, The Oprah Magazine; and Teen Vogue and will be completed in December 2022. At IU she will teach in the Media School’s new Fashion Media program.