Emma grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Tulane University with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. After college, she spent several years working as an outdoor educator with Outward Bound and NOLS, leading backpacking and canoeing expeditions in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming. Hoping to put her EMT training to use during the COVID-19 pandemic, Emma began working for a Montana county health department, helping rural community members access telehealth services. Through this work, Emma became interested in the ways healthcare access shapes individual and community well-being, ultimately inspiring her to pursue medicine. She attended medical school at the University of North Dakota, where she participated in a rural training track and completed her third year rotations at a rural critical access hospital. During medical school, Emma founded her school’s chapter of Medical Students for Choice and advocated for laws protecting abortion access in North Dakota. As a fourth year medical student, Emma was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and received the UND Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Senior Award. Outside of medicine, Emma enjoys canoeing and backpacking, running, celebrity gossip, and going on adventures with her partner and their two dogs.