Leilani DeLude, MA

Analyst

Leilani DeLude is a skilled kanaka ʻōiwi researcher specializing in survey drafting, data analysis, recruiting, and data visualization at BSP Research. Her expertise primarily centers on Indigenous identity impacts on political attitudes and behaviors, with a special focus on Native Hawaiians and Native Americans. She is highly skilled in community relations and research, has a proficiency in several programming languages, and has presented at various political science conferences over the years.

Leilani was born and raised in Hawaiʻi and has since moved to New Mexico to pursue her doctorate. Leilani is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at University of New Mexico. Leilani holds a BA in International Studies and Relations with a concentration in Relations and Security and a minor in Spanish from the Hawaiʻi Pacific University and a Master in Political Science form the University of New Mexico.