Emilee, originally from Augusta, Georgia, earned her Master's degree from Georgia College in May 2018. During her time at Augusta University, she researched the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cell lines, while her graduate thesis focused on the re-localization of cellular proteins during adenovirus infection. Emilee has been recognized for her research by the American Physiological Society and the Georgia College Department of Biological Sciences. With a strong passion for virology and immunology, her work has been published in theGeorgia Journal of ScienceandMolecular Carcinogenesis.