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Emma is a graduate student in the dual JD/PhD Law-Psychology and Social Cognitive Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Dr. Eve Brank’s Law and Policy Lab.

Emma received her JD (2022) and MA. (2022) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Law-Psychology Program.

When not working on her dissertation, Emma enjoys unnecessarily complicated board-games, spending time with her dog Fitz and talking about herself in the third-person.

August 2026 (Expected)

PhD in Social and Cognitive Psychology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Law
Lincoln, NE

May 2022

JD (concentration in Constitutional Law)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Law
Lincoln, NE

May 2022

MA in Social-Cognitive Psychology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

May 2014

BA in Psychology

Pomona College
Claremont, CA


Teaching

Courses I’ve taught, workshops I lead, and guest lectures on psychology, law, and research methods.

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Blog-ish

Hodge-podge of notes, tutorials, and things I’ve figured out—mostly for my own reference, but occasionally useful to others.

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Research

Research using social-cognitive psychology to examine the behavioral assumptions embedded in law and legal systems.

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