Counsellor education professor focused on disabled and queer research with expertise in trauma and mental health
Dr. Emily Lund is an assistant professor of counselor education at the University of Alabama. Their primary research interests include interpersonal violence and trauma, suicide and self-injury, graduate training and education, and LGBTQ+ issues, all with a focus on disability. Dr. Lund has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications, two edited books, and numerous book chapters on these and similar topics, using a framework that emphases positive disability identity development, intersectionality, and disability culture competence. They're a non-binary person with a physical disability.