Leigh Fine has come to Kenyon while finishing his dissertation as a graduate student in sociology at The Ohio State University, where he was a Graduate School Fellow in his first year. His research interests include sexuality, gender, and education. His dissertation examines how structural factors influence the likelihood of lesbian, gay, and bisexual college students completing their bachelor's degrees. His publications explore housework differentials, heterosexism on college campuses, and contextual factors that affect college campus climate toward sexual minority students. Fine has received several teaching awards at The Ohio State University.

Education

M.A., ABD, The Ohio State University
M.A., University of Delaware
B.S., Kansas State University

Selected Publications

Fine, Leigh E. 2012. "The Context of Creating Space: Predictive Factors in the Establishment of Campus LGBT Centers." Forthcoming in Journal of College Student Development.

Fine, Leigh E. 2011. "Minimization and Heteronormativity: Constructing Meaning Out of Campus LGBT Life." Journal of Homosexuality 58:521-546.

Fine, Leigh E. 2010. "Silly Lesbian, Dicks Are for (Straight) Chicks: Sex Toy Parties and Compulsory Heterosexuality." Pp. 146-156 in Women at Work: Tupperware, Passion Parties, and Beyond. L. Susan Williams & Michelle Bermiller, Eds.

Sayer, Liana C., and Leigh E. Fine. 2010. "Racial-Ethnic Differences in U.S. Married Women's and Men's Housework." Social Indicators Research 101:259-265.

Courses Taught

SOCY 291: Sociology of Sexuality
SOCY 291: Sociology of Education