Emily completed a wonderful internship in Moorea, French Polynesia with the support of the WDHOF scholarship. While in college she completed her AAUS Scientific Diver certification which helped her to complete her undergraduate thesis on algal ecology. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida. She then attended the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University where she received a master’s in Coastal Environmental Management. After completing policy advising positions at the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service, she received the NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. For her fellowship, she worked at the Engineer Research and Development Center at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Following completion of the fellowship, she joined the Institute for Water Resources at USACE as a biologist. At USACE she serves as a project manager and technical specialist on a number of coastal, environmental and navigation initiatives, primarily focusing on environmental restoration, wetland creation, watershed management, and the use of natural features for storm protection and coastal resilience. Although she doesn’t dive professionally anymore, she still enjoys diving recreationally.