Kathleen (Kate) Leslie is an associate professor at Athabasca University and an adjunct professor at Western University. Dr. Leslie is a registered nurse and lawyer whose research program focuses on professional regulation, health law and policy, and governance of the health workforce. Dr. Leslie has been the principal investigator on three recent tri-council grants focused on workforce policy (SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant, 2020-2021, SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2021-2023; CIHR Catalyst Grant, 2022-2023) and is a co-investigator on multiple other major grants. Dr. Leslie was also the principal investigator on an international grant (2020-2022) that examined regulatory responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and is one of two Canadian researchers on a team reviewing health workforce regulation review for the World Health Organization. Dr. Leslie is the governance and regulation lead for the Canadian Health Workforce Network and a member of the Standards Council of Canada National Standards for Mental Health Services project.