Emma is a graduate of Kalamazoo College, where she earned her BA in German Studies and Political Science in 2019. During her time as an undergraduate, Emma was involved in varsity athletics, student government, the Offices of Admission and Advancement, and acted as a student advisor in the German Department. In addition to these activities, she spent a semester abroad in Erlangen, Germany, where she attended the Friedrich Alexander University while simultaneously completing an English teaching assistantship at Ohm Gymnasium. Throughout the course of her studies, Emma received two excellence awards in German Studies, the Kalamazoo College Senior Leadership Award, and was inducted in the national German Studies honor society, Delta Phi Alpha, as well as Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating, Emma was awarded a Fulbright grant to work for two years in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, as an English Teaching Assistant at the Coppernicus Gymnasium.
In the past, Emma has researched and written about such topics as the importance of English language course offerings in the German school system, political activism in German youth, and the impact of comprehensive civic education on political and social engagement in American society. She hopes to find intersections in her research as she explores more topics related to education and political engagement in German society and history.