Leslie McIntosh
Dr Leslie McIntosh PhD, MPH is the VP of Research Integrity at Digital Science and dedicates her work to improving research and investigating and reducing mis- and disinformation in science.
As an academic turned entrepreneur, she founded Ripeta in 2017 to improve research quality and integrity. Now part of Digital Science, the Ripeta algorithms lead in detecting trust markers of research manuscripts. She works around the globe with governments, publishers, institutions, and companies to improve research and scientific decision-making. She has given hundreds of talks including to the US-NIH, NASA, and World Congress on Research Integrity, and consulted with the US, Canadian, and European governments.
Dr. McIntosh’s work was the most-read RetractionWatch post of 2022.
Now based in London, Dr McIntosh holds a Master’s and PhD in public health with concentrations in biostatistics and epidemiology from Saint Louis University, and a Certificate in Women’s Leadership Forum from Washington University Olin’s School of Business.
Articles by Leslie McIntosh
Mind the Trust Gap
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Community Engagement
Global Challenges
Open Research
Research Futures
Research Integrity
Trust. Five letters, multiple meanings, immense power. Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback. Trust is the basis for society, but foundations are fracturing in a world of growing divides.
Trust in research has never been more important in our lifetimes.
In the vast subway system of the scientific world, we must navigate through research integrity. All who create or consume science are on this journey. How do we safely traverse information and hold on to the sanctity of science. How do we mind the trust gap?
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