Kelly Wahl currently serves as UCLA’s Assistant Dean for Summer Sessions and Strategic Initiatives in the Division of Undergraduate Education (College of Letters and Science).  Prior to that, he conducted institutional research for over twenty years at institutions including large research-intensive public institutions (UCLA and the University of Massachusetts Amherst), medium-sized private institutions (Santa Clara University and Loyola Marymount University), and the largest urban community college system in the United States (the Los Angeles Community College District).  He has participated on numerous visiting teams for the WASC Senior College and University Commission, most frequently serving as his team’s Assistant Chair.  His recent publications include work appearing in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.  Kelly earned his bachelor’s degrees in English and Psychology from Stanford University and his MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.