Rate Professor Leslie Danks Burke

Academic Profile

Academic Background: J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1990; B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1987.

Research Interests: Tax policy, rural economic development, and political polarization in democratic systems.

Appointments: Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School; Adjunct Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell CALS.

Publications:

• Regular contributor to policy briefs on rural economics for Cornell Cooperative Extension.
• Featured in NPR for anti-corruption advocacy.

Additional Contributions: Weekly commentator for NBC affiliate (2017–2020); advocates for equitable tax policies in rural communities.