Kelly Bahiraei is the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies at Vanderbilt Law School. At VLS, Kelly provides strategic leadership and oversight for three unique non-J.D. programs within the Law School: the one-year Master of Laws (LL.M.) residential program and the online Master of Legal Studies (MLS), and the undergraduate Legal Studies minor. Kelly holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, an M.L.A.S. from Vanderbilt University, and a B.A. from Middle Tennessee State University. Outside of Vanderbilt, she is a busy mom to two boys and is a lifelong Red Sox fan.