Claire Kulikowski is the Instructional Design Team Lead at Stanford Medicine, where she spearheads high-visibility learning initiatives at the intersection of technology and empathy. As a learning scientist with a Master’s in Learning Design & Technology from Purdue University, her work bridges the gap between complex instructional theory and global-scale implementation. Claire has a proven track record of managing large-scale projects, including a first-of-its-kind technical integration that was named a finalist for the 2025 Gartner Award in Higher Education.

A published researcher and international speaker, Claire is dedicated to breaking barriers in education through inclusive design and innovative integrations, such as delivering data-driven AI training to over 50,000 healthcare employees. By utilizing evidence-based frameworks and robust needs analysis, she transforms engagement data into effective, empathetic learning interventions with assessment and evaluation results to back it up.