Emily is currently a second year student in East Carolina University's doctoral Medical Family Therapy program and she attended Oklahoma State University's master's in Marriage and Family Therapy program. Emily is passionate about creating inclusive mental health care for individuals with intellectual disability, and focuses much of her clinical and research efforts in this area. As the student representative for the NCAMFT board Emily wants for students across North Carolina to be aware of the great work the board is doing, and access many of the great resources the board has established for students and future LMFTs.