Michelle Leonard is a tenured associate university librarian in the Marston Science Library, and serves as the librarian for CUR.  From 2010-2012, Michelle served as the Principal Investigator for the $298,000 National Science Foundation (NSF)grant project “Gaming Against Plagiarism,” an interactive online game about ethics in the STEM disciplines, and has served as a grant review panelist for NSF. In April 2017 Michelle received a travel award to attend the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Research Integrity Short Course on RCR Instruction (SCoRCRI). She is the co-coordinator for the UF RCR Stakeholders Group, a campus-wide initiative to bring together faculty who teach RCR in their curriculum. Michelle currently teaches the class FUNdamentals of Research Integrity for the Honors Program and co-teaches a CURE class for second semester freshman in business research. 

Michelle is also the Editor for the UF Journal of Undergraduate Research and her knowledge and experience has made her an invaluable partner to the Center.  In addition to being our JUR editor, she has provided resources to create the Responsible Conduct of Research for undergraduate modules taught on CUR e-Learning and in workshops open to all students. 

Thank you for your continued support of our CUR programs!