Dean Shelley Goldman is the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and for Student Affairs at the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She is also a Professor of Learning Sciences & Technology Design at the School of Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by courtesy). Her interest in educational anthropology drives her research on real-world contexts of learning. At Stanfordās d.school K-12 Lab, she leads a project to learn how to effectively implement design thinking as a tool for classroom learning. Dean Goldman is currently a principal investigator for the Stanford Education for Global HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease, and Epidemics project. She holds an Ed.D. from Columbia University.