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 (located in the Student Handbook)
- Student Complaint Procedure
- Houses program
Please call our office or visit the Current Student Guide Page for additional information.
Katherine Brokaw, Assistant Dean

Dean Brokaw has also served in many capacities on various boards and State Bar of Georgia committees, including the Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession, and the Committee on Attorney Wellness. She has a lifelong interest in civil rights and civic engagement. Among other things, she helped Emory Law’s Moot Court Society launch its annual Civil Rights and Liberties moot court competition, the first of its kind, and she was the founding chair of the Atlanta Committee for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, making Atlanta one of the first regions to offer this award to high school students. Dean Brokaw is an active volunteer with Election Protection and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She also spent five years as an Attorney Assistant to Georgia’s Board of Bar Examiners before coming to Emory Law.
Email: kbrokaw@emory.edu
Phone: 404.727.6809
To make an appointment with Dean Brokaw, please email Carma Adams, at carma.adams@emory.edu

Email: kirsten.schaetzel@emory.edu
Phone: 404.727.7096
Bonita Young, Senior Academic Advisor

Young was elected to serve the 8th Judicial Circuit on the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors, where she created programs aimed at quality of life and diversity initiatives within the Florida Bar. She began her career in higher education as a senior academic attorney for LexisNexis and later joined BarBri as a senior staff attorney preparing students in DC and Maryland for the Bar Exam.
Email:bonita.young2@emory.edu
Phone: 404.727.3111