LESLIE CRANDALL

Leslie Crandall is an Instructor with the University of Utah College of Nursing. She graduated from the University of Utah College of Nursing with a master’s in nursing care management in 2021 and with a magna cum laude bachelor of science in nursing, in 1984. Leslie’s master’s project focused on the application of the Age-Friendly Health System’s 4M Framework in an ambulatory setting and earned the Outstanding Master's Project award. In August of 2025, Leslie earned the Certified Nurse Educator designation and started the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program in organizational leadership. She currently maintains a faculty practice position with the Juvenile Justice Youth Services clinics where she oversees the vaccination program. From 2021-2024 she worked as a nurse care manager in a community clinic serving American Indian/Alaska Native clients through the College of Nursing's Practice and Community Collaboration Divsion. Prior to this she started a private care management company. Her earlier career specialized in heart failure research and coronary/medical intensive care. She also has experience in general acute care, oncology and neurology. 

Leslie currently works with Dr Lisa Taylor-Swanson’s lab on midlife women’s health projects and she was instrumental in adapting a menopause education intervention for Indigenous women.