Margaret de Leon

PhD Research Fellow at the University of Toronto & Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University


Teaching


Winter 2025

WRR103H1S: Writing Essays
Transitional Year Programme (Teaching Assistant)

Pre-baccalaureate course, 30 students in-person
Course Description: Seminar-style course designed to develop students’ academic writing, reading, and analytical skills.

MGID79H3: International Capstone Case Analysis
University of Toronto Scarborough, School of Management (Teaching Assistant)Undergraduate course, 30 students in-person
Course Instructor: Dr. Kristina McElheran, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Course Description: Digitization, management of analytics and impact of artificial intelligence and automation, future of work, management execution, globalization, climate and global sustainability.

Fall 2025

GLA2111: Research Methods for Global Affairs
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (Teaching Assistant)

Graduate course, 140 students in-person
Course Instructor: Professor & Director of Research, Shiri Breznitz
Course Description: Research and project design; constructing research questions, conducting case study analysis from primary and secondary data.

TYP006: English Composition
Transitional Year Programme (Teaching Assistant)

Pre-baccalaureate course, 30 students in-person
Course Description: Seminar-style course designed to develop students’ academic writing, reading, and analytical skills.

GUEST LECTURES
de Leon, M. (2025, November 3). Financial aid and access in higher education. [Guest Lecture]. Transitional Year Programme, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

de Leon, M. (2025, October 6). Translating Between Academic and Public Audiences [Guest Lecture]. Transitional Year Programme, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Summer 2025

INF2202H: Data Governance in the World of Big Data
Faculty of Information (Teaching Assistant)

Graduate course, 30 students in person
Course Instructor: Adjunct Professor, Nazia Shahrin
Course Description: Data governance and management, legislative compliance, accountability, measurement and monitoring.

Fall 2024

PCJ261H: Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice II
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (Teaching Assistant)

Undergraduate course, 100 students in-person
Course Instructor: Isabela Dos Santos
Course Description: This course reviews theories exploring the causes of conflict, the possibilities for the pursuit of peace, and the role of justice in both. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, it offers an introduction to diverse approaches to conflict resolution and peace-building. Case studies and examples are used to help students apply the conceptual tools they acquire to prominent world conflicts. 

GLA2111: Research Methods for Global Affairs
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (Teaching Assistant)

Graduate course, 140 students in-person
Course Instructor: Professor & Director of Research, Shiri Breznitz
Course Description: Research and project design; constructing research questions, conducting case study analysis from primary and secondary data.

Summer 2024

INF2202H: Data Governance in the World of Big Data
Faculty of Information (Teaching Assistant)

Graduate course, 30 students in person
Course Instructor: Adjunct Professor, Nazia Shahrin
Course Description: Data governance and management, legislative compliance, accountability, measurement and monitoring.

Winter 2024

INF1321H: Representing, Documenting and Accessing the Cultural Record
Faculty of Information (Teaching Assistant)

Graduate course, 130 students in-person
Course Instructor: Sessional Instructor, Stephen Abram
Course Description: Epistemological and ontological approaches to creating, organizing, preserving and accessing information and knowledge.

MGID79H3: International Capstone Case Analysis
University of Toronto Scarborough, School of Management (Teaching Assistant)

Undergraduate course, 30 students in-person
Course Instructor: Dr. Kristina McElheran, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Course Description: Digitization, management of analytics and impact of artificial intelligence and automation, future of work, management execution, globalization, climate and global sustainability.

Fall 2023

GLA2111: Research Methods for Global Affairs
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (Teaching Assistant)

Graduate course, 100 students in-person
Course Instructor: Professor & Director of Research, Shiri Breznitz
Course Description: Research and project design; constructing research questions, conducting case study analysis from primary and secondary data.

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