Emily Chase

Emily Chase serves as an Intermittent Lecturer at the University of Michigan's Residential College within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, while also acting as PCAP Exhibition and Curatorial Manager for the Prison Creative Arts Project. She maintains dual professional credentials as a Limited License Counselor (LLPC) and Provisional Art Therapist (ATR-P), integrating clinical practice with community arts engagement.

Her educational qualifications include:

• B.F.A in Visual Art from Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan
• B.A. in Psychology from College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
• M.S. Ed in Urban Education & Students with Disabilities from Mercy College, Bronx, NY
• M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy from Wayne State University

Chase's professional focus centers on leveraging artistic expression to transform lives in marginalized communities, particularly through prison arts initiatives and disability-inclusive programs. With over 18 years of experience, she emphasizes how creative practice builds individual identity and bridges societal divides, drawing from her early career as a special education teacher for students with emotional impairments, autism, and learning disabilities in New York City.

Her current creative work explores multilayered memories through mixed media manipulation and visual journaling, developed amid her multifaceted roles as therapist, artist, and parent. She actively contributes to the Prison Creative Arts Project's mission of connecting incarcerated individuals with broader communities through artistic collaboration.