Kelsey Leonard
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University of Oxford (M.Sc.)
Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.)
McMaster University (Ph.D.)
Kelsey Leonard | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) University of Oxford (M.Sc.) Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.) McMaster University (Ph.D.) |
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| Institutions | University of Waterloo |
| Website | https://www.kelseyleonard.com |
Kelsey Leonard is a water governance researcher specializing in Indigenous water rights at the University of Waterloo.[1] She was the first Native American woman to earn a science degree from the University of Oxford, which she earned in 2012.[2] She earned an MSc in water science, policy and management from St. Cross College,[3] one of the thirty-eight colleges of the University of Oxford.[2] Her master's thesis, “Water Quality For Native Nations: Achieving A Trust Responsibility”, discusses water quality regulation and how water resources on tribal land are not protected.[4]
Kelsey Leonard is an enrolled member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and is originally from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation on Long Island, New York.[5][6][7] In 2010, she was the first member of the Shinnecock Nation to graduate from Harvard University.[8][4] Her Harvard degree is a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and anthropology with a secondary field in ethnic studies.
Leonard earned a JD from Duquesne University School of Law, and a PhD in political science from McMaster University.[1] She is now an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo.[1]
Leonard's TED Talk, "Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans", has had 3.5 million views as of October 2023.[9]
