Dawn Michelle Baunach

As Associate Vice Provost for Faculty, Dawn is dedicated to attracting, recruiting, hiring, retaining, supporting, and advancing Georgia Tech’s distinguished faculty. Her work encompasses faculty affairs and development, including formulating and enforcing policies, creating leadership programs, and leading strategic initiatives. Most recently, Dawn served as interim Associate Provost and Executive Chief of Staff at Georgia Tech, collaborating with the interim Provost on policy compliance and other matters. Before arriving at Georgia Tech in 2021, she held positions at Kennesaw State University, such as interim Associate Dean for Faculty/Student Development and Strategic Initiatives in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, professor of Sociology, and chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. She also spent two decades at Georgia State University in roles such as director of Graduate Studies and interim chair of the Department of Sociology. Dawn holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Sociology from Duke University. Her research explores inequalities within the workplace, health, and family contexts. Among her favorite classes to teach are Social Statistics and the Sociology of Food.