Joanne Brzinski

Joanne Brzinski is the Senior Associate Dean and Special Advisor to the Dean in Emory College of Arts and Sciences. In this role, she leads projects related to the Bobby Jones Scholarship Program, Education Abroad and other initiatives of Emory College.

Dean Brzinski completed her Ph.D. at University of Michigan, focusing on elections and political parties in Europe. She has been at Emory since September 1992, initially as an assistant professor in political science and in 1999, became an assistant dean in Emory College. As an assistant and then associate dean in OUE, she worked with National Scholarships and Fellowships advising, directed first-year advising, and established the SIRE Undergraduate Research program. She has previously served as president of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors. Dean Brzinski joined the central College administration in 2008.