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Leslie Lange (born May 3, 1996) is an American Master Student at Brigham Young University. She currently is directing research on public distrust of science contrasted with actual public knowledge and understanding of science. Leslie has a BS in Environmental Science from Brigham Young University and was the first female undergraduate funded to lead and conduct research in Guayaquil, Ecuador mapping waterborne pathogens in the Estero Salado.

Early Life
Leslie Lange was born in Modesto, California to Dean Vance Lange DDS and Lisa Lange on May 3, 1996. She is the youngest of four children. Her siblings include Loni Lange Waggener (age 35), Geoffrey Keith Lange DO (age 34), and Michael Lange MD (age 25). Leslie's parents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and raised her as a member of that church. She attended Modesto Christian School (K-8) and is a graduate of Joseph A. Gregori High School. Leslie's hobbies included piano, ballet, basketball, volleyball, and track. She was also highly involved in church activities and was a president of the young women class (2008-2014) and seminary class (2013).

Early 20's
While attending Brigham Young University, Leslie served as a volunteer missionary in the Ecuador Guayaquil North Mission for 18 months. While in Ecuador, Leslie became fluent in Spanish. She returned to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Shortly afterward she attended the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.