Academic Publications
“‘Accio, Author!’: Dispersal and Convergence of Authorships in the Harry Potter Franchise”
Time Lords & Tribbles, Winchesters & Muggles: A Five-year Retrospective of the DePaul Pop Culture Conference 2017 | edited by
“‘Bad Bitch’ or Just a ‘Bitch’: The Mean Girls of High School Films”
Through Gendered Lenses 2016 | p. 105
“The Dispersal and Convergence of Authorships in the Harry Potter Franchise”
May 2016 | Honors Thesis Award, Glynn Family Honors Program
Abridged Version | Movie Presentation
Human Interest Pieces
“Cool Classes: Rethinking Crime and Justice” | Notre Dame Magazine (online), November 2018
“Scene in South Bend: Uptown Kitchen” | The Observer, May 2016
“Why I Picked Notre Dame“
Essay featured in U.S. News and World Report online and in print through 2015 and 2016.
Journalism
The Observer
The Observer is Notre Dame’s only independent, daily and student-run newspaper. I served as News Editor from March 2014–March 2015 and write one to five articles per week. In March 2015, I assumed the position of co-Assistant Managing Editor before stepping down to serve as a senior news writer for August 2015–February 2016.
Blogs
Backstage with Lesley: an insider’s perspective into theatre at Notre Dame
Fashion Features
College Fashionista
As a Style Guru for CollegeFashionista, I wrote weekly features of students on the Notre Dame campus and elsewhere, focusing on specific elements that made their outfits noteworthy. My work was frequently featured on the CollegeFashionista homepage, and I was often asked to write special features, such as a piece on game day at Notre Dame, a spotlight on American Eagle shorts and a behind-the-lens reflection on my roommate and me as Style Gurus.
Lesley Stevenson 