Emily lives in New Jersey and has taught Fluency Disorders, at SFSU since 2017 as an online lecturer. Originally from California, she attended UC Santa Cruz for her undergraduate studies and went to graduate school at New York University. Emily has had a private practice in New Jersey for 20 years, specializing in working with children and young adults who stutter. Emily speaks annually at the National Stuttering Awareness conferences on topics ranging from stuttering desensitization to supporting parents of children who stutter. Emily also loves to spread the message of stuttering acceptance in as many communities as possible to decrease stuttering stigma around the country. Emily spends her free time listening to eighties music, working in local politics, and visiting California as often as possible.