About Dr. Michael Leslie
Dr. Michael Leslie, Ph.D., is a tenured professor at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, Florida, where he teaches intercultural communication and leadership skills.
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Recent Engagements
Speaker: "The Role of the Media in Advocating a Multicultural Census in Colombia." U.S. State Department, Cartagena, Colombia, December, 2009, in Spanish.Speaker: The Obama Phenomena: The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on Voting and Democracy in the United States." U.S. State Department, Maputo, Mozambique and Luanda, Angola, March-April, 2009, in Portuguese.
Speaker: "Como Vivir la Vida de Tus Suenos (How to Have the Life You Really Want)." Centro Unity de Santiago de Guzman, Dominican Republic, July 26, 2008, in Spanish.
Speaker: "Live the Life You Love." Unity of Gainesville, Florida, June 8, 2008.
Speaker: "Race, Class and Gender in Media." Universidad Santiago de Cali, Colombia, May 5- 9, 2008, in Spanish.
Speaker: "Media, Ethnicity and Participatory Development in Latin America." 57th Annual Latin American Studies Conference, Florida, on February, 2008, in Spanish and English.
Speaker: "Comparing Race and Politics in Cuba and the United States." U.S. State Department Interest Section, Havana, Cuba, February 28 and March 13, 2008, in Spanish.
Seminar Leader/Coach: "Interpersonal Communication in Interracial Relationships." University of Florida, Gainesville, March 2008.
Seminar Leader/Coach: "Intercultural and Diversity Communication for International Business." Business Communication Program for Brazilian Business Executives, University of Florida, February 2008, in Portuguese and English.
Seminar Leader/Coach: "Finding Your Passion." Black Student Leadership Cabinet, University of Florida, March, 2008.
Seminar Leader/Coach: "Effective Communication for Job Success." The DC Courts, Washington, D.C., January 24, 2008.
Speaker: "Intercultural Communication for Journalists. "Inaugural Meeting of the Association of Afro-Colombian Journalists, in Cali, Colombia, sponsored by the USAID and the International Organization for Migration, in October, 2007, in Spanish.
Seminar Leader/Coach: "Effective Communication Across the Gender Divide." Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, Texas, December 7, 2007.
Speaker: "Keys to Effective Intercultural Communication." First Coast Diversity Council (Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Federal Reserve Bank, Convergys Corporation, Jacksonville Fire Department, etc.), Jacksonville, Florida, September 2007.
Speaker: "The U.S. Civil Rights Movement and the Legacy of Martin Luther King." U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Caracas, Venezuela, February, 2006, in Spanish.
Trainer/Coach: "Effective Business Communication Across Cultures." Universidade Casper Libero, Sao Paolo, Brazil, August, 2004, in Portuguese and English.
Seminar Leader: "Lecture series on Intercultural Communication," Fulbright Senior Specialist, University of Mons-Hanault, Belgium, July-August, 2002; April-May, 2004, in French and English.
Seminar Leader: "Journalism Ethics." Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique. U. S. State Department, June-July, 2001, in Portuguese and English.
Seminar Leader: "Race , class and gender in marketing communications." Seminar for Brazilian Professionals in Mass Communications. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, July, 2000, in Portuguese and English.
Trainer/Coach: "Advanced Workshop for Angolan Journalists." World Learning, Inc, July, 1998, in Portuguese in Luanda, Angola, in Portuguese.
Trainer/Coach: "Using the Internet for Research." University of Zambia, June 1996 for Danish Aid.
Trainer/Coach: "Communicating Across Cultures." Edea, Cameroon, 1989 for the Peace Corps.
Trainer/Coach: "Time Management and Productivity." Padmozi Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia, 1986 (Public Seminar).
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Evaluator: ALO (USAID) Alexandria Institute of Technology/Georgia State University Program for Continuing Education Capacity Development: A Partnership for International Marketing and e-Commerce Education in Egypt, April 2005.
Independent Investigator: U. of Botswana. Research on launching a mass communications program, June, 2001.
Consultant: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique. Lectured on Ethics and consulted on launching a university program in journalism and mass communications, June-July, 2001 (U.S. State Department), in Portuguese and English.
Evaluator: "Ghana Community Learning Center Evaluation." Prepared for the Academy for Education Development (AED), June, 2000.
OTHER INTERNATIONAL/INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Staff Writer, English and Spanish, 1975
The Associated Press, Mexico City, Mexico
Researched and wrote features and news stories in English and Spanish for worldwide distribution. Gathered information and wrote stories, rewrote and edited work for others.
Business Reporter/Writer, English and Spanish, 1975
Mexican American Review and Expansion Magazines, Mexico City, Mexico
Researched and wrote features stories on American business leaders and current events.
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
International Association for Mass Communication Research
Latin American Studies Association
African Council on Communication Education
African Studies Association
OTHER DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Telecommunication Department,
Sept. 1995- present.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Courses- Telecommunications processes and effects, international communication, intercultural communication, media and society, seminar in online and distance learning, ethics and problems in telecommunication, seminar in race, class, gender and media.
Assistant Professor, Telecommunication Department,
1989-1995.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Courses-Writing for telecommunication, telecommunication processes and effects. Graduate courses: international communication, communication research methods, seminar in communication technology and development.
Senior Fulbright Lecturer, Television Department, 1987-1989
Advanced School of Mass Communication (ESSTI)
University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Graduate Courses-Research methods, advanced newswriting, reporting and editing for television. Undergraduate Courses: introductory and advanced reporting, newswriting, and television production, in French.
Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication,
1984-1987.
University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Courses- Theories of mass communication, advertising, newswriting, research methods, fundamentals of broadcast production.
Instructor, School of Communications, 1977-1979
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Courses-Radio and Television production.