{"id":8452,"date":"2020-02-02T15:52:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T23:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/?p=8452"},"modified":"2020-08-29T21:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T04:52:01","slug":"faculty-spotlight-on-dr-andrea-emerson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/highlights\/faculty-spotlight-on-dr-andrea-emerson\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty spotlight on Dr. Andrea Emerson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header (no Image)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-story-header aks-story-header-Nimage display-flex aks-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;500ms&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;15%&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-col aks-story-title-col&#8221; 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I am so grateful to be a part of our campus community!<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee class=\"aks\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">When I\u2019m not working, I love to travel abroad, practice yoga, chase my cat ZuZu (she doesn\u2019t like to snuggle), or hike with my family.\u201d<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"facultyContact\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;padding-left: 75px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/resources\/faculty-staff-info\/?u=emersona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fa-external-link\">Contact info for Andrea Emerson<\/span><\/a><\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;aks-story-wrapper aks-story-wrapper-row aks-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;life philosophy&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-mod&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Life Philosophy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"aks\">\u201cI had a good role model in my father, who came to the US from Colombia to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot when he was 18. 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