Emily received a B.S. in economics from the University of Utah. After receiving her degree she spent 7 years in industry as a software engineer working at a start-up (Lavastorm) a midsize company (EMC) and finally at a large company (HP). She then returned to school to receive a PhD in mathematical sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She joined the mathematics department at BYU in 2011. Her research interests include finite elements for domains with fractal boundaries, biological modeling,computational mechanics and the mathematics of computer animation.