Leslie Guelcher is an Instructional Associate Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies at the University of Mississippi's Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, where she has taught since August 2024.
Biography
She previously served on the faculty of Mercyhurst University's Ridge College of Intelligence Studies from 2018 to 2022, teaching more than twenty courses across the graduate and undergraduate curriculum and mentoring over 450 students. As principal investigator on more than a dozen research projects for Fortune 100 companies and government entities, she led work on competitive analysis, climate change impacts, and security operations assessments. Dr. Guelcher's research examines the policy and national security implications of climate change for vulnerable communities, along with best practices for communicating intelligence and security analysis to policymakers. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Security, Intelligence and Resilience Education, and she has presented at conferences including the IAFIE Annual Global Conference and the IAFIE International Conference in Treviso, Italy. She serves as a peer reviewer for the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. She holds a Doctor of Criminal Justice from California University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science in Applied Intelligence from Mercyhurst University, a Master of Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Marymount University of Virginia.
Education
Other Criminal Justice, California University of Pennsylvania (2020)
M.B.A. Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College (2011)
B.A. Communications, Marymount University (1989)