Emily is a Ph.D. student in the Anthropology Department with an interest in linguistic anthropology and the impact of dialect discrimination in early elementary school curricula in the Midwestern United States. She completed two bachelor's degrees from Michigan State University in Professional Writing and Comparative Cultures and Politics in 2019. Emily then worked in elementary schools in Michigan for two years before joining the Office of Governor Whitmer as Correspondence Manager. She started her Ph.D. program in the fall of 2022.