Dr. Leslie is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, with a primary appointment in the Department of Medicine and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. She is an active faculty member in the Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. She is also the Director of the Program for Aligning Researchers and Communities for Health within the Tufts CTSI. Dr. Leslie's research interests focus on the identification and treatment of developmental and mental health needs of children and adolescents across the health, mental health, and school sectors. Specific areas of inquiry include the impact of guidelines and policy initiatives on youth service use and outcomes and collaborative models of care across sectors that incorporate the child and family as active participants in care.