Office of Academic Engagement
The Office of Academic Engagement connects students to academic resources and support at Emory Law as well as the larger Emory University campus.
- Academic assistance (including Study Smarter series) »
- Counseling
- Referrals to Emory University resources
- Student discipline
- Professional Conduct Code »
- Student Complaint Procedure »
- Houses program »
Please call our office or visit the Current Student Guide Page for additional information.
Our Staff
Katherine Brokaw, Assistant Dean
Katherine Brokaw is the Assistant Dean for Academic Engagement and Success for Emory Law. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in 1982, with an AB in Classics. She was the principal speechwriter for Governor Thomas Kean of New Jersey before attending Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, articles editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, and a teaching assistant to Dean Jack Greenberg. Dean Brokaw received her JD from Columbia in 1990 and clerked for United States District Judge Robert P. Patterson Jr. in the Southern District of New York. She practiced at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and King & Spalding in Atlanta for several years, in the field of commercial litigation.
404.727.6809
Jennie Geada Fernández, Associate Director for Student Engagement
In addition to being an alumna of Emory Law, Jennie brings over a decade of experience in private legal practice in the Atlanta area to the Office of Academic Engagement and Student Success. She has an understanding of both what it takes to succeed at Emory Law and as a legal professional in the real world. Jennie joined Emory Law as Associate Director for Student Engagement in 2013 and has found deep fulfillment in her role advising students in their academic and other pursuits as they find their path in the law. In addition, Jennie oversees the day-to-day administration of the Dean’s Teaching Fellows program and works closely with Dean Brokaw to design and implement the Study Smarter sessions and Bar preparation programs at the Law School.
jennifer.geada.fernandez@emory.edu»
404.727.5661
Kirsten Schaetzel, English Language Specialist
Kirsten Schaetzel is the English Language Specialist at the law school. She does workshops and has individual student appointments on aspects of English language and American culture. After receiving her doctorate from Boston University, she worked for ten years in Asia. After returning to the US, she began working with international law students at Georgetown Law and has continued to enjoy working with law students after moving to Atlanta two years ago. Working through the Office of Graduate Programs, she is available for all Emory law students.