Emily was raised in a military family, splitting her childhood between Texas, Virginia, and Colorado. Growing up, she was continually inspired by the impact that her mother, a Family Medicine physician, had on each community they lived in. She attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, where she earned her bachelors degree in Integrative Physiology with a minor in Leadership Studies. Throughout college, she became interested in the broad scope that Family Medicine has to offer by getting involved in sleep and circadian disruption research, volunteering with a harm reduction coalition, and working with the CU women's soccer team as a sports medicine intern.
After graduating college, Emily continued working in the University of Colorado Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory as a full-time research assistant. There, she coordinated subject recruitment and ran in-laboratory sleep studies for a variety of projects examining the impact of insufficient or disrupted sleep on decision making, metabolic regulation, and cognitive functioning - a topic she would become all too familiar with first-hand when she began medical school the following year.
During her time at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, Emily became a regular volunteer at the TTUHSC Free Clinic, which solidified her passion for making high-quality primary care accessible to historically marginalized populations. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emily volunteered for several months with the Public Health Department at their drive-through testing clinic, as well as developed a research project studying the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of pregnant people. When not at the hospital or clinic during medical school, she enjoyed creating recipes as a teaching assistant for the Culinary Medicine elective, planning class social events for the Medical Student Government, and defeating undergraduate students in intramural sports.
Emily is thrilled to have couple's matched in Boston with her partner (an OB/GYN resident at Brigham and Women's/Massachusetts General) and to continue her medical training at Tufts/CHA FMR. She is excited to join such an enthusiastic group of residents and faculty, and to be surrounded by individuals passionate about health equity and social justice. She is constantly adding to her list of interests within Family Medicine, which includes integrative and lifestyle medicine, reproductive health, and LGBTQ+ care. In her free time, she loves being outside (whether it be snowboarding, hiking, or running), listening to podcasts, discovering new restaurants, and chasing around her two cats, Finn and Remy.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers