Biography
Dr. Leslie Whitcomb is serving as an international student inclusion specialist for the Einaudi Center, Cornell University. She is working to support international students through the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs and the Office of Global Learning. Leslie assesses and responds to international student inclusion needs across disciplines and service networks. She works to strengthen student identification with Cornell communities of learning while respecting studentsʻ home culture values. Leslie holds a B.A. in Multicultural Counseling. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Development with research and practice in International Education and Global Professional Development. Prior to Cornell University, Dr. Whitcomb built inclusion focused, co-curricular learning programs for Indigenous, Asian, Latin X and Southeast Asian populations for schools such as the University of Massachusetts and Portland State University . Dr. Whitcomb facilitates co-curricular global workforce, soft skills learning in partnership with the Systems Engineering program at Cornell University. She consults internationally, facilitating professional skills development for initiatives across engineering disciplines and in Indigenous communities.
Leslie is proud to be a first-generation, college-attending, low-income, dual-heritage professional. Her work has been dedicated to building community through the integration of home culture contexts in a broad spectrum of educational settings. Dr. Whitcombʻs research practice focuses on the impact of communication micro skills on studentsʻ path/goal success as members of a culturally competent global workforce. She is obtaining a second doctoral degree (December 2024) in international education and social equity policies in higher education at Niagara University.