Dawn Dekle is an American international educator serving as the President and Dean of Thomas Jefferson School of Law[1] Dawn Dekle completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, going on to earn a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Dartmouth College, and a J.D.

[2][3][4] After earning her doctorate from Dartmouth, Dekle continued to serve as a visiting faculty member before accepting the position of assistant professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

In 2011 she was named provost of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, where she worked to expand program offerings and to increase recruitment and scholarship opportunities for female students.

A lawyer by training, Dekle worked in both Afghanistan and Iraq to help bring Western-style law programs into the university curricula.

[5][2][6] Currently, Dekle serves as the President and Dean at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California.