Joann Farrell Quinn is an associate professor at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and the Muma College of Business, the Director of SELECT Competency Assessment, and the Academic Director of the TGH-USF People Development Institute. 

Dr. Quinn is also currently a Fellow of the Academy for Professionalism in Healthcare, and a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. She is also the founding convener of a national group on leadership in medicine and is an active national speaker, providing talks and workshops on emotional intelligence and leadership competencies to a variety of audiences. 

Dr. Quinn’s primary research focus is on emotional and social competencies and leadership development. In addition to teaching emotional intelligence and leadership, Dr. Quinn also teaches introduction to research methods in both business and healthcare. 

Prior to her academic career, Dr. Quinn worked domestically and internationally in the capital markets and investment management industry and is a past president of the Security Traders Association of Florida.

In addition to publishing on topics related to emotional intelligence and leadership in academic journals, she has two editions of Cultivating Leadership in Medicine, and her upcoming book, Emotional Intelligence in Leadership is anticipated for release in Spring 2024. 

Dr. Quinn earned a PhD from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Organization and Management from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from the University of Rochester. 

Dr. Quinn is also a lover of great wine and food, wife to Harold (“Q”), and mother to one human child, Ean, as well as three rescue dogs, and two rescue cats.