Emma Couch

Majoring in Psychology & Spanish, Minoring in English & Communication
Lindsey Wilson University, Class of 2027
From Columbia

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Education

Lindsey Wilson University
North Laurel High School

Emma in the News

Latest 'Alpha Kappa Phi Review' Features Wide Range of Topics Explored by Lindsey Wilson University Students

Christianity and socialism in Western Europe, Appalachian identity, and an analysis of influential children's media are among the topics explored in the latest issue of Lindsey Wilson University's Alpha Kappa Phi Review. The 12th edition of the journa...

April, 21 2026 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Lindsey Wilson University Honors Students Showcase Graduate-Level Research at Spring Symposium

From the economics of jiu jitsu to the effects of ASMR on short-term memory, 13 Lindsey Wilson University Honors students explored a wide range of topics during the R.V. Bennett Honors Program spring symposium on Tuesday, April 14, in the Katie Murrell...

April, 15 2026 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

3 Lindsey Wilson University Honors Students Discuss Their Research at Statewide Meeting

Three Lindsey Wilson University seniors recently discussed their deep dives into three areas of research. The students took part in the Kentucky Honors Roundtable, held Feb. 20-21 at Northern Kentucky University. More than 100 students from Kentucky c...

February, 25 2026 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Emma Couch Named to Lindsey Wilson University 2025 Fall Semester Dean's List

Emma Couch from Columbia has been named to the Lindsey Wilson University Dean's List for the 2025 fall semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a gra...

January, 07 2026 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

12 Lindsey Wilson University Students Inducted into International Psychology Honor Society

Lindsey Wilson University's top psychology students were honored Thursday, Nov. 6, and they also made history in the process. The Lindsey Wilson chapter of Psi Chi, the international psychology honor society, welcomed 12 new members at an evening cere...

November, 08 2025 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Lindsey Wilson University Honors Students Present Research at Statewide Conference

A trio of Lindsey Wilson University honors students took their research "above and beyond" at a recent statewide conference. The three Lindsey Wilson honors students presented research at the fall meeting of the Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, ...

October, 01 2025 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Lindsey Wilson University Student Emma Couch Broadens Her Academic Horizons in Europe

Lindsey Wilson University student Emma Couch '27 got to see and study part of Europe this summer. Couch started her summer in Grantham, England, where she was one of 15 Lindsey Wilson students selected to take part in an immersive study-abroad program...

July, 25 2025 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Emma Couch Named to Lindsey Wilson College's 2025 Spring Semester Dean's List

Emma Couch of Laurel County, Kentucky, has been named to the 2025 spring semster Dean's List at Lindsey Wilson College. Students named to the Dean's List are full-time undergraduates who have achi...

June, 03 2025 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Adair County Student Selected for Lindsey Wilson College Study-Abroad Experience in England

An Adair County student participated in a study-abroad experience at Lindsey Wilson College. Emma Couch '27, a psychology and Spanish double-major from Columbia, was one of 15 Lindsey Wilson students selected to travel to the United Kingdom in May as ...

May, 27 2025 - Verified by Lindsey Wilson University

Work Experience

Writing Center Consultant at Lindsey Wilson College

August 2025 - Present

Work Study at Lindsey Wilson College

August 2023 - Present

Projects + Publications

Lady Gaga and a Marxist Feminist Interpretation of Sex Work in Western Society

The discourse surrounding sex work in western society and, specifically, its effect on female sex workers is neverending, both in academic and non-scholarly spaces. This discourse comes with limitations, however, such as it being dominated by scholars and, therefore, less accessible to those less versed in academic prose. While pop culture is rich with discussions on sex work, this research project focuses specifically on a Marxist feminist analysis of Lady Gaga’s song “Government Hooker,” released in 2011 and the accompanying D-RAY COLSON fan-made music video on YouTube. This project seeks to expand beyond existing limitations in the literature and to move beyond the question of whether sex work is harmful or beneficial to women in western society. Regardless of whether sex work is a source of oppression for women or a way for women to reclaim power from the system, sex work is an inherently capitalistic exchange of the body, and Gaga’s “Government Hooker” is an excellent example of this concept.

November 2025 - Research Projects

The Harm of Single Stories and How to Fight Them in World Literature

Single stories, as defined by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story,” are stereotypes enforced by a culturally-biased agenda which intentionally harms and minimizes already-marginalized communities. Rather than debating whether or not single stories are harmful, this project aims to determine how to remove the (often colonialist) bias from them, analyzing how world literature and raising awareness can combat these single stories and broaden their narrowed lenses. In other words, this project aims to lift up the voices of the oppressed in world literature, which, historically, has been written in the voice of the oppressor. The sources outlined in this project, including Adichie’s TED Talk, Iryna Feofanova’s poem “The Hatred,” Bisan Owda’s TikTok video, and Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings,” and the secondary critiques of these pieces work together to shift from single stories to a more inclusive literary sphere.

April 2024 - Research Projects

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