Dr. Leslie Alm received his Ph.D. in Political Science and his M.A. in Educational Administration from Colorado State University. His B.S. in Engineering is from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He joined the faculty at Boise State University in 1991 where he has served as chair of both the Department of Political Science and the Department of Public Policy & Administration, director of the MPA graduate program, and a member of the University’s Northwest Accreditation team. His service outside of Boise State includes chairing the ABC-CLIO Editorial Board for American Government DataBase, serving on the Executive Council of the Western Social Sciences Association, and as a manuscript referee and editorial board member for numerous professional journals.
Dr. Alm’s research on how science informs environmental policy has had significant impact on national policies. His other major interest is in the relationship between the United States and Canada with specific attention to borderlands issues.
In 2011, Dr. Alm was named one of six inaugural Distinguished Professors at Boise State University, one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a faculty member.