Barbara Karlin was appointed Vice President of Academic Affairs at Golden Gate University (GGU) in 2002. She has been with the university since 1983, when she started as an adjunct professor. Her positions at GGU have included Associate Dean and then Dean of the School of Taxation, as well as Dean of the Ageno School of Business. Barbara has written and presented extensively on the subject of tax research and is the author of the textbook entitled Tax Research published by Prentice Hall.