Dr Leslie Cooles

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Communications Lead

Leslie is the Communications Lead working on a range of projects including web content and communications. She holds a PhD in History from Yale University and has worked as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Oxford and City University of New York. Leslie joined the Daphne Jackson Trust in 2024 after a seven-year career break, in which she raised two small children, wrote historical fiction, and lived in the UK, US, and Pakistan.

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