Kelsey Leonard

Kelsey Leonard is the first Native American woman to earn a science degree from the University of Oxford, which she earned in 2012.[1] She earned an MSc in water science, policy and management from St. Cross College,[2] one of the thirty-eight colleges of the University of Oxford.[1] 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.[3]

Kelsey Leonard
NationalityShinnecock Nation
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
University of Oxford
Duquesne University School of Law
McMaster University
Websitehttps://www.kelseyleonard.com

Kelsey Leonard is an enrolled member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and is originally from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation on Long Island, New York.[4][5][6] In 2010 she was the first member of the Shinnecock Nation to graduate from Harvard University.[7][3] 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, and a PhD in political science from McMaster University. She is now an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo.[8]

References
  1. "Shinnecock Kelsey Leonard - 1st American Indian Woman-Oxford". NativeNewsNetwork. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  2. Goldstein, Ben (October 19, 2012). "First Native American woman to get Oxon degree".
  3. "Shinnecock Member Is First Woman to Graduate from England's Oxford University". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  4. Newman, Jesse (January 16, 2013). "Shinnecock trailblazer returns to help". Newsday.
  5. "STX student Kelsey Leonard is the first Native American woman to graduate from Oxford University". Stx.ox.ac.uk. 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  6. "We Are Harvard". Hunap.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  7. "Shinnecock Woman First Native American Female To Graduate From Oxford University". October 10, 2012.
  8. Kelsey Leonard, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo


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