Dr. Leslie Stanaland
University of North Texas
Multidisciplinary Innovation
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Education

PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2020.
Major: Public Policy and Political Economy

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Professor, Collin College. (January 1, 2011July 31, 2023).

Development Activities Attended

Workshop,"CETO," UNT, United States of America. (January 2024May 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
BAAS 3020, Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery, 5 courses.
PSCI 2306, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, 1 course.
SPDA 3221, Connections II: Team Creativity Workshop, 1 course.

Research

Presentations Given

Demonstration

Stanaland, L. (Presenter), DMI department meeting, Using Gruepr to Generate Teams, DMI, United States of America. (20232023).

Paper

Stanaland, L. (Author & Presenter), Palao Mendizabal, A. (Author & Presenter), DMI Frisco Seminar Series, “The Effects of Democracy on Horizontal and Vertical FDI”, Department of Multidisciplinary Innovation, United States of America. (2024).

Poster

Stanaland, L. (Author & Presenter), Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, A New 80-20 Rule: Using Constraint Optimization in Grading to Eliminate Late Work, Virginia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America. (20242024).

Awards and Honors

Research Funding, Department of Multidisciplinary Innovation. (January 31, 2024 – Present).

Funding, DMI. (September 15, 2023 – Present).

Service

University Service

Member, Institutional Effectiveness Plan Review. (February 14, 2024 – Present).

Member, Committee of Student Conduct. (October 20, 2023 – Present).

Member, Hiring Guide Committee. (August 31, 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, PBL Symposium Committee. (November 10, 2023May 15, 2024).

Student Recruiter, DMI. (October 5, 2023February 21, 2024).

Professional Service

Member, THECB Texas Transfer Framework Political Science Subcommittee, Austin, TX. (February 1, 2022August 31, 2025).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Risk, Hazards, and Crisis in Public Policy. (20232023).

Public Service

Committee Member, Frisco ISD, Frisco, TX. (October 2023August 2025).