Robyn A. Brown

Robyn Brown is the Strategic Plan Coordinator for a legislatively mandated study on North Carolina's Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Courts (JMARCs) through UNC-Wilmington. Previously, she served as a full-time Sociology instructor at a community college, where she was actively involved in running the Pride organization and earned nominations for the Marilyn Goodman Anderson Award for Excellence in Teaching. While the nature of her work has shifted from teaching the foundations of our field to examining state and local efforts to address substance use disorder, she remains dedicated to community efforts and continues to examine how inequality persists across various systems. These experiences offer real-world examples for her sociology and criminology students as she continues to teach at local universities.

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)