Robyn A. Brown
Lecturer
Robyn Emory is a Criminology Lecturer and researcher on a legislatively mandated study of North Carolina’s Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Courts (JMARCs). She previously served as the Strategic Plan Coordinator for the project and as a Sociology instructor at a community college, where she led the Pride organization. Her work focuses on state and local responses to substance use disorder and justice-system involvement, experiences that inform her teaching in sociology and criminology. Robyn serves on the Executive Council of the North Carolina Sociological Association and is President-Elect for the 2025–2026 term.
Education
M.A. in Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Postbac in Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington
B.A. in Criminology, North Carolina State University
Professional Service
North Carolina Sociological Association (member: 2023, elected council member: 2024, president-elect: 2025)