Hi, I’m Emily!

I am a writer and designer who creates interactive learning experiences in both digital and physical environments.

In all that I do, I aim to eliminate barriers to access and understanding; everyone deserves to feel like they are included and represented in their own learning.

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Emily is smiling with blonde bangs with her hair pulled back. She has a colorful cardigan and is holding a black cat in her lap. Behind her is a farm-like horizon.

Featured Projects

A finger touches a play button on a screen titled "A Boreal Balance"

A Boreal Balance: Gamified Learning at the MSU Museum

An interactive mobile game created to enhance the visitor learning experience of a traveling Smithsonian exhibition.

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Visitors look at panels in the exhibition Knowing Nature.

Knowing Nature: Evaluating Visitor Learning Outcomes

An evaluation report aimed to uncover the visitor learning outcomes of a traveling Smithsonian exhibition.

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Exhibition panel with the title "Serving the mid-Michigan Community" with a timeline in the background.

100 Years of WKAR: Curating and Designing an Exhibition

An exhibition created to mark the centennial celebration for a beloved mid-Michigan broadcasting station.

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Emily is talking and the caption "Everyone deserves to be included in." is below her.

Educational Materials: Making Learning Accessible

Educational materials designed to help students create accessible websites on a popular e-portfolio platform.

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Visuals

Explore my work in graphic design, illustration, collage, and other mediums.

The words "What will you do?" on a paper texture surrounded by illustrations, ranging from a mushroom singing and a bee with a nurse hat.

Brown tabby cat within a moon cut-out, given the name "Catalina." Lists her adoption stats with a purples cloudy sky and constellation background.

A watercolor illustration of a boy who lays on the ground in a pool of blood that travels to houses while a colorful bird flies above him.