Sophie Landrieux Kartochian Named Assistant Dean for Student Success and Leadership
Posted August 7, 2026
Sophie Landrieux Kartochian has been named the Assistant Dean for Student Success and Leadership, effective Aug. 10. This new position will report to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
The Assistant Dean for Student Success and Leadership will provide strategic leadership for student achievement, retention, and engagement. She will serve as a key resource for students, faculty, and staff to address complex academic concerns, support policy implementation, and foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
“Sophie Landrieux Kartochian’s teaching and research reflect a commitment to student-centered learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and inclusive excellence,” said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Regents’ Professor, and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair. “I’m delighted we’ll have Landrieux Kartochian’s deep expertise in student support in this vital new role.”
The Assistant Dean for Student Success and Leadership will also serve as the College’s lead champion and Progress and Service Fellow for the Leaders in Progress and Service Quality Enhancement Plan in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.
Landrieux Kartochian, lecturer of French in the School of Modern Languages, has extensive experience in higher education, including more than five years at Georgia Tech, spanning teaching, program development, and student success initiatives across international and interdisciplinary contexts.
She specializes in teaching languages for specific purposes (French for Business, French for Professional Communication, French for International Affairs). She has received awards for her teaching, including the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching (Spring 2025 CIOS Honor Roll, Spring 2022 CIOS Honor Roll, and Fall 2022 CIOS Honor Roll) and numerous Thank a Teacher program awards.
Sophie Landrieux Kartochian’s areas of expertise include French for Business, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. She has completed research projects about women in management, career development, and negotiation. She currently focuses her work on Intercultural Management and French for Specific Purposes. She has written or co-written handbooks in management, human resource management, organizational behavior and theories and has published several articles in academic journals.
She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a dual degree in Economics and Business from the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.
