Emma Kline is the Lab Specialist for the Living Art and Ecology Lab in the Department of Art. Her vision for the LAEL is to create a space that fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations and invites students to engage with their local environment through their artistic practices. She contends that there is much to learn from the network of life with which we are directly entangled if we take the time to look and listen. Previous to this position, Emma worked as a field technician on wildlife research and ecosystem restoration projects across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic with organizations including the National Ecological Observatory Network, National Park Service, and Virginia Tech Shorebirds Program.