Leslie Kay R. Corpuz is an Associate Professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, Mariano Marcos State University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Master’s, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Her research interests include local history, cultural history, and gender studies. She specializes in and has developed expertise in local and institutional history research and writing. She currently serves as the Chief of the Center for Iloko and Amianan Studies.