Welcome!
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)
May 2022
JD (concentration in Constitutional Law)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Law
Lincoln, NE
May 2022
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.
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.