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Kathleen Leslie

ResearcherNursingAthabasca University

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Kathleen Leslie

Researcher

Nursing

Health Sciences

Athabasca University

Athabasca, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Health Workforce Regulation Nursing Health Policy Implementation Science Internationally Educated Nurses Licensure Policy Analysis

Latest papers

Responsive Policy Making and Implementation: An Analysis of Ongoing Licensure Reforms for Internationally Educated Nurses in Canada.
Healthcare management forum · 2026 · senior author
Co-developing an inclusive interprofessional health workforce minimum data standard for enhanced planning and decision-making: A Canadian case with international relevance
Health Policy · 2026
Standardizing Health Workforce Data in Canada: Legal and Regulatory Levers for Harmonized Collection and Sharing
Healthcare Management Forum · 2026

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Professional Governance Systems that Work: Managing risks and ensuring regulatory effectiveness in a global and digital age
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$14,698
Co-creating a Pan-Canadian Nursing Regulation Research Agenda to Achieve the Quadruple Aim and Health Equity
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Strengthening the Canadian Oncology Nursing Workforce to Support the Acceleration of Genomics-Informed Oncology Health Services
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$14,893

All 16 grants and awards

34 publications.

Responsive Policy Making and Implementation: An Analysis of Ongoing Licensure Reforms for Internationally Educated Nurses in Canada.

Thiessen NJ, Chiu P, Li R, Sharma G, Leslie K

Healthcare management forum2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08404704261470452 PMID: 42695940

Co-developing an inclusive interprofessional health workforce minimum data standard for enhanced planning and decision-making: A Canadian case with international relevance

Zagrodney K, Bourcier D, Gupta N, Simkin S, Ashcroft R, Bath B, Ben-Ahmed HE, Crown N, Gamble B, Leslie K

Health Policy20264 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105485

Standardizing Health Workforce Data in Canada: Legal and Regulatory Levers for Harmonized Collection and Sharing

Lyn A, Leslie K, Sweetman A, Sharma G, Lazin S, Feeny G, Bourgeault IL

Healthcare Management Forum20262 citations

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251403158

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces

Chiu P, Thiessen NJ, Alostaz N, Li R, Hermosisima A, Nelson S, Bourgeault I, Salami B, Iduye D, Ben-Ahmed HE

Health Policy20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105708

Performance measurement and evaluation of health practitioner regulation: A scoping review protocol.

Chiu P, Leslie K, Jang G, Adams TL, Thiessen N, Kung JY

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319507 PMID: 40096151

Nursing regulation in Canada: Insights from a scoping review.

Chiu P, Thiessen NJ, Idrees S, Leslie K, Kung JY

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323716 PMID: 40378384

Policy options for a pan-Canadian mental health and substance use health workforce strategy

Atanackovic J, Bartram M, Slipp M, Myles S, Bourgeault IL, Fraser C, Leslie K

Healthcare Management Forum20254 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251329040

Re-imagining approaches for mental health and substance use health workforce regulation in Canada: Making room for dynamic tensions

Slipp M, Myles S, Atanackovic J, Garner G, Bartram M, Bourgeault IL, Leslie K

PLoS Mental Health20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000168

Scope of practice of primary care nurses: a protocol for an umbrella review of international literature

Lukewich J, Mathews M, Myles S, Dufour É, Asghari S, Rioux-Dubois A, Martin-Misener R, Halcomb EJ, Chiu P, Poitras M-E

BMJ Open20252 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103319

Building a Genomics-Informed Nursing Workforce: Recommendations for Oncology Nursing Practice and Beyond.

Limoges J, Puddester R, Gretchev A, Chiu P, Calzone K, Leslie K, Pike A, Letourneau N

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32010014 PMID: 39851930

Professional Governance Systems that Work: Managing risks and ensuring regulatory effectiveness in a global and digital age

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Adams, Tracey L.

Keywords: professional governance; health services; migration; digitalization; performance assessment

$14,698

Co-creating a Pan-Canadian Nursing Regulation Research Agenda to Achieve the Quadruple Aim and Health Equity

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Chiu, Patrick

Keywords: Health Professions Regulation; Health Services And Policy Research; Health Workforce; Nursing Workforce; Patient Safety

$10,000

Strengthening the Canadian Oncology Nursing Workforce to Support the Acceleration of Genomics-Informed Oncology Health Services

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Limoges, Jacqueline M; Carlsson, Lindsay; Chiu, Patrick

Keywords: Genomics; Health Workforce; Interprofessional Collaboration; Nursing

$14,893

Strengthening the Health Workforce by Scaling Innovative Solutions: Examining how best to organize, finance, manage and deliver health care to achieve the Quadruple Aim, improve equity, and accountability to patients, populations and providers

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Bartram, Mary; Myles, Sophia

Keywords: Health Workforce

$10,000

Digital Ageism and Smart Home Technologies to Care for Older Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Chu, CHARLENE H

Keywords: Ageism; Artificial Intelligence; Consent; Digital Ageism; Geriatrics; Privacy; Sensor Technology; Smart Home Technology; Technology

$47,655

Developing Strategic Directions for Genomics-Informed Nursing: A Pan-Canadian Approach for Education, Policy, Research and Practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Chiu, Patrick; Limoges, Jacqueline M

Keywords: Genomics; Health Workforce; Interprofessional Collaboration; Nursing

$14,913

Advancing equitable and ethical regulatory policy: Evaluating the implementation of new licensure and integration pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2023Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce:Rural and Remote Health Workforce

Principal investigators: Leslie, Kathleen; Bungay, Douglas A; Carlson, Ashley; Elliot, Elizabeth; Luke, Sabrina; Peacock, Joy; Tilley, Erin; Chiu, Patrick; OLANLESI-ALIU, ADEDOYIN D; Salami, Bukola O

Keywords: Health Workforce; Implementation Science; Internationally Educated Nurses; Licensure; Nursing; Policy Analysis; Registration; Regulation

$1,105,831

Unseen effects of discrimination: Evaluating rejection sensitivity through an intersectional approach

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Shen, Jenny

Keywords: cultural sensitivity; minority stress; intersectionality; mental health disparities; social determinants of health

$65,828

Policy Options for a Pan-Canadian Mental Health and Substance Use Health Workforce Strategy

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- Canadian Healthcare Workforce

Principal investigators: Leslie, Kathleen; Bartram, Mary

Keywords: Health Equity; Health Policy; Health Workforce; Mental Health And Substance Use Health; Service Delivery; Support And Retention; Workforce Planning

$149,842

Designing Engagement Strategies for Genomics-informed Oncology Nursing: Comparative Prospective Cross-Jurisdictional Policy Analysis [DESIGN: Policy]

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat. Gr: Policy Research for Health System Transformation - ICR - Cancer Control

Principal investigators: Limoges, Jacqueline M; Flaming, Donald; Leslie, Kathleen; Pike, April D

Keywords: Genomics; Health System Transformation; Healthcare Delivery; Interdisciplinary Collaboration; Nursing; Oncology; Policy Development; Scope Of Practice; Training And Support; Workforce Development

$124,930

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Workforce Dear Professor Leslie, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Responsive Policy Making and Implementation: An Analysis of Ongoing Licensure Reforms for Internationally Educated Nurses in Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Advancing equitable and ethical regulatory policy: Evaluating the implementation of new licensure and integration pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Kathleen Leslie

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Responsive Policy Making and Implementation: An Analysis of Ongoing Licensure Reforms for Internationally Educated Nurses in Canada.

Co-developing an inclusive interprofessional health workforce minimum data standard for enhanced planning and decision-making: A Canadian case with international relevance

Standardizing Health Workforce Data in Canada: Legal and Regulatory Levers for Harmonized Collection and Sharing

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces

Performance measurement and evaluation of health practitioner regulation: A scoping review protocol.

Nursing regulation in Canada: Insights from a scoping review.

Policy options for a pan-Canadian mental health and substance use health workforce strategy

Re-imagining approaches for mental health and substance use health workforce regulation in Canada: Making room for dynamic tensions

Scope of practice of primary care nurses: a protocol for an umbrella review of international literature

Building a Genomics-Informed Nursing Workforce: Recommendations for Oncology Nursing Practice and Beyond.

Professional Governance Systems that Work: Managing risks and ensuring regulatory effectiveness in a global and digital age

Unseen effects of discrimination: Evaluating rejection sensitivity through an intersectional approach

Frequent collaborators

Patrick Chiu

Ivy Bourgeault

Sioban Nelson

Jelena Atanackovic

Mary Bartram

Sophia Myles

Amanda Grenier

Jacqueline Limoges

April Pike

Amanda M Grenier

Andria Bianchi

Gina Martin

Arthur Sweetman

Danielle Rice

Sarah Simkin

Jill Bruneau

Jacqueline Limoges

Natalie Crown

Lindsay Hedden

Nicole Letourneau

Karen Cook

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Ruth Martin-Misener

Jacob Shelley

Shabnam Asghari

Julia Lukewich

Angela Mashford-Pringle

Maya Gislason

Maria Mathews

Ivy Bourgeault

Charlene Chu

Shehroz Khan

Brenna Bath