Emily Rosa | |
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 Age 11 in 1998 | |
| Born | February 6, 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, scientist |
| Parent(s) | Linda Rosa, Larry Sarner |
Emily Rosa (born February 6, 1987) is the youngest person to have a research paper published in a peer reviewed medical journal. At age nine Rosa conceived and executed a scientific study of therapeutic touch which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2009 with a major in psychology. Her parents, Larry Sarner and Linda Rosa, are leaders of the advocacy group Advocates for Children in Therapy.