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Emily Dobrich is an educational researcher whose interdisciplinary scholarship centers on embodied learning, diaspora and transnational studies, social justice, and decolonizing research methods. Broadly speaking, her research aims to promote embodied, experiential and relational learning experiences to help foster community connectedness and solidarity at local and international levels. She earned her Ph.D. in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, where her doctoral research explored how embodied pedagogical practices encourage intercultural community building and developing a relational understanding and connection to place amongst adult migrant learners. A key contribution of this research is to promote the creation and implementation of more diverse, engaged and culturally respectful community-oriented learning opportunities for migrant women. This research, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), has received multiple awards in Canada and internationally. Through her work and research, Emily has a strong focus on international and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Emily is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Western University, where she is involved in research projects that concern the intersections of education, migration, community development, and health. She is actively involved in various scholarly associations in Canada and internationally including her role as the President Elect for the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE).