Joselyn Leimbach
joleimba@indiana.edu
Admitted: 2007

BA 2004 - Miami University
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies (Women's Studies minor)
MA 2007 - San Diego State University; Major: Women's Studies

Joselyn K. Leimbach is a graduate student at Indiana University's Gender Studies program where she is currently examining the representation of lesbians of color in English language lesbian films. Her interests include feminist and queer theory, race relations within socio-political borders, and film studies. Previously she has acted as assistant editor of The Journal of Lesbian Studies and has contributed to The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism (2007)and the Encyclopedia of North American Sport (forth coming). She received her Master's Degree in Spring 2008 in Women's Studies from San Diego State University where she acted as a guest lecturer. While there Joselyn investigated the treatment of Black lesbians in American mainstream film and has presented her findings at the Pacific South West Women's Studies Association annual conference and the Conference for the National Women's Studies Association.