Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Emma Rial is a sophomore at Northern Arizona University, majoring in Political Science (BS) with minors in Women & Gender Studies and Criminology & Criminal Justice. Emma is a Lumberjack Scholarship recipient and has been on the Dean’s List each semester at NAU. Her research interests include political opinion formation and discourse, related to the intersection of gender-based violence and reproductive coercion within domestic relationship frameworks. She studied abroad in South Africa and interned at the Pima County Attorney’s Office in Tucson, Arizona. Emma is preparing to attend law school after she graduates in Spring 2028. Emma has a 4.0 grade point average.