Emma earned her B.S in environmental science and chemistry at Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina; and her M.S. in Environmental Management at Sheffield Hallam University, England where she received a distinction grade and the Martin Doughty award for top graduating student. Emma is currently working on her Ph.D. at Essex University, England and she is also an assistant researcher at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute, Little Cayman. Emma’s research is investigating how corals survive in naturally varying pH environments and whether or not these systems harbor species that are able to tolerate future ocean acidification, and how the fundamental biology of coral species can inform management options for reef systems threatened by ocean acidification.