Emily is a former editor for regional lifestyles publication Marquee Magazine and a lifelong writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In 2022, she completed the Master of Arts degree in Communication and Storytelling Studies at East Tennessee State University. Emily currently splits her time between work as adjunct teacher at ETSU, as Program Assistant at the International Storytelling Center, as an academic qualitative researcher, and as a performing member with the Jonesborough Storyteller’s Guild.