Emily is a Ph.D. student in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Virginia Tech, co-advised by Dr. Ryan Calder and Dr. Jingqiu Liao. She is an IGC fellow and an REH T32 trainee. Her main areas of interest include environmental health, long range flood mitigation impacts, and policy. Currently, she is addressing environmental questions pertaining to the transport of soil pathogens through flood waters.