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Biography

Leslie Irvine received her Ph.D. in sociology from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her research focuses on the roles of animals in society. At the graduate level, she teaches Sociological Theory, Qualitative Data Analysis, and Social Psychology. At the undergraduate level, she teaches Animals and Society and is the Director of the Animals and Society Certificate Program. She also teaches Classical Theory, and The Self in Modern Society. She is the recipient of the Excellence in Leadership and Service Award from the Â鶹ӰԺ Faculty Assembly, the Helena Lopata Mentor Excellence Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, and the Marinus Smith Teaching Award from the University of Colorado Parents Association.

Leslie has authored a number of books, including , , and . She is editor of and She is co-author of with Kathy Charmaz and Scott Harris, and the forthcoming second edition of , with Arnold Arluke and Clinton R. Sanders. She is co-editor of with Jennifer L. Pierce and Robert L. Zussman. She also edits Palgrave Macmillan’s book series.

Leslie’s research on animal sheltering, animal abuse, animals in popular culture, animal selfhood, the feminization of veterinary medicine, and other topics has appeared in journals and edited volumes including , Society & Animals, Anthrozoös, Gender & Society, Social Problems, The Sociological Quarterly, Qualitative Sociology, and Symbolic Interaction.