Daniel R. Sanford, PhD, is a senior academic leader and scholar focused on teaching, learning, and generative AI in higher education. As Executive Director for Teaching & Learning at Boise State University, he leads institution-wide work in faculty development, curricular innovation, student success, and AI-responsive teaching and assessment.

His scholarship examines assignment design, evidence of student learning, peer-led learning, and institutional decision-making during technological change. He is the lead editor of The Handbook of Peer Tutoring, the author of two Rowman & Littlefield guides on learning centers and peer tutoring, and the author of the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Voices: AI & Assignment Design for Critical Thinking in Higher Education.