Donald R. Leslie
Professor Emeritus
Email: leslied@uwindsor.ca
Scholarly Interests
- Nonprofit organization and board governance
- Workplace accommodation of persons with disabilities
- Empowerment and accessibility
Educational Background
- Ph.D, University of Georgia
- M.S.W., University of British Columbia
- B.A., University of Guelph
Biography
DONALD R. LESLIE, Ph.D. was a Full Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Windsor. He is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Metal awarded for excellence in scholarship, research and community service.He has taught social work, been a practitioner, and a social service administrator for 40 years in Canada, the United States and Australia. His specialty areas are work with families and the physically disabled, consultation and research with nonprofit boards, program and organization evaluation, and organization management. He has published technical reports, monographs, chapters, articles and case studies. Dr. Leslie was also past president of the Canadian Disabilities Studies Association. He has served on and provided consultation to numerous boards of directors for a variety of human service organizations and has worked to increase the understanding and effectiveness of workplace accommodation for persons with disabilities.