Emily Miller

Master's Student

Emily was born and raised just north of Chicago, a few blocks from Lake Michigan. Prior to coming to OSU, she studied Planning, Public Policy, and Management at the University of Oregon. During her undergrad study, she worked for UO’s Bike Program building and engaging community through bikes. She interned for the City of Eugene’s Office of Equity & Community Engagement where she co-created a community resource toolkit that facilitates educational conversations about preventing and responding to hate and bias while supporting community action. After spending several years in Chicago and San Francisco working in training and development for a global law firm, she returned to Oregon and community development work as a Strategy Development Specialist for the South Central Oregon Economic Development District through the Resource Assistance for Rural Environments program. She is working with Hilary on projects related to public perceptions of offshore wind development. Emily loves riding her bike, playing cards, making soup, looking at art, and jumping into lakes and oceans.