Dr Leslie MacColman earned a PhD in Sociology & Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2020 and is a post-doctoral scholar at Ohio State University. Her research focuses on violence, policing, public sector corruption, and local conflict dynamics in Latin America. Leslie holds a BA in Anthropology and Spanish from the University of Montana and an MA in International Relations, Peace, and Conflict Studies from Universidad del Salvador, Argentina, where she was a Rotary Peace Fellow. She has worked with NGOs like ACIJ, FARN, ActionAid, FAO and World Learning.
