As a graduate student at the University of Northern Colorado, she assisted the research group in project planning, transcribing classroom and interview data, and validating the Creativity-in-Progress Rubric (CPR) on Proving through qualitative coding of student proof data. She co-authored a book chapter and MAA Focus article based on this work. Emilie’s experiences in the creativity research group laid the foundation for her current research interests as a mathematics educator, which include the teaching and learning of mathematical problem-solving habits of mind, examining classroom interactions and norm development, anddesigning classroom communities utilizing student-centered pedagogical practices.