Leslie earns doctorate

In recent graduation ceremonies held at the University of West Alabama, Chanel Vaughan Leslie was conferred with her doctorate of education degree in rural education and counseling. Leslie’s dissertation examined the impact of COVID-19 on student behavior in rural-urban fringe elementary schools. The research grew out of what she witnessed firsthand in her own classroom and school community. A graduate of Cumberland High School, Leslie earned a bachelor of science in liberal studies from Longwood College and completed a master’s in elementary education at Alabama A&M University. Before entering the classroom, Leslie spent a decade with NASA. She was appointed a NASA Louis Stokes Fellow and served as a minority education coordinator for the Office of Equal Opportunity.

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