Emilia Dang
Lead Peer Mentor of the Warrior Queen Project: A Women's Empowerment Program
Biography
Emilia Dang serves as the lead peer mentor for the Warrior Queen Project: A Women's Empowerment Program for the Spring 2025 semester and forward. She is a senior at UNLV majoring in Gender and Sexuality Studies with in biological sciences. She was born and raised in Las Vegas with a specific interest in women's advocacy, outreach, and equity.
During Emilia's time at UNLV, she has been a First Year Seminar Peer Mentor for the College of Liberal Arts, Neon Pacific Initiative Intern, and an Office of Undergraduate Research Undergraduate Research Fellowship Recipient. She is also currently the associate editor of Bio Law and Health Policy Forum and a Young Women's Leadership Academy Intern. As the current lead peer mentor for the Warrior Queen Project: A Women's Empowerment Program, she aims to support women-identifying students in gaining confidence, learning life and higher education skills, and achieving networking opportunities. The Women's Empowerment Program has been running since the Fall of 2022 and has had great success at UNLV.
After graduation, Emilia hopes to apply to law school and provide an intersectional perspective on policy reform. Emilia's core values involve uplifting other motivated students, especially those within marginalized communities. She has enjoyed her journey at UNLV thus far and looks forward to new experiences, connections, and opportunities.