Emory University

Kristen Brahm joins Emory Athletics as an Eagle Edge Student-Athlete Development Graduate Assistant, where she will assist with the holistic development of our student-athletes through programs, services, and training that address academic success.

Brahm is a native of Moline, Illinois and recently graduated in 2025 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism. During her time there, she worked with the Illini-Way Student-Athlete Development program and also worked with Icon for Illini, the NIL coalition at Illinois.

She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Sports Administration at Georgia State University, where she is an ambitious individual, focusing on building and growing in her interests in athletics, most passionately with student-athlete development.