Emily received her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and Master of
Education (Ed.M.) degrees in Music Education from Columbia
University. She also received Master of Music (M.M.) and Bachelor
of Music (B.M.) degrees in Voice Performance from the University
of Arizona and Temple University. 

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She has taught for American University of Sharjah in the

United Arab Emirates, for Boston University’s online graduate music education program as well as for Marian University. Emily is the founder and Executive Director for the non-profit organization, Voicing Futures. 

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Emily has presented, performed and taught in the United States, Cuba, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Azerbaijan, England, China, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Her book, "Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies in Music Education: Expanding Culturally Responsive Teaching to Sustain Diverse Musical Cultures and Identities" will be published by Routledge in September, 2021 and is available for pre-order.

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