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Heather E. Young-Leslie

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Senior Advisor, Research Development, University of Alberta

Heather Young-Leslie is Senior Advisor, Research Development, Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta. Her research has examined cultural responses to public health messaging in major international campaigns, from WHO's maternal-child health initiatives in Tonga, to the global fight against HIV in Papua New Guinea, and now, the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Her current role is as peer mentor, assisting faculty to research grant success.

Experience

  • 2010–present
    Adjunct professor, Anthropology
  • 2019–present
    Senior Adviser, Research Development, University of Alberta
  • 2014–2019
    Director, Grant Assist Program, Office of the Vice-President, Research, University of Alberta

Education

  • 1999 
    York University , Anthropology

Honours

Fellow, Association for Social Anthropology of Oceania