I’m interested in how emotion and arousal systems influence our memories for events.

Right now, I’m investigating how brain differences in PTSD might be related to changes in the structure of everyday memories.

My ACME Lab profile

Publications

Poster presentation at Society for Neuroscience’s 2023 meeting

Awards

  • UCLA Brain Research Institute Neuroscience Philanthropy Essay Contest finalist

  • UCLA Edwin W. Pauley Fellowship recipient

  • UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship award recipient

  • UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship award recipient

  • Honorable mention (2x), NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society member

Teaching Experience

  • Spring 2024 - Teaching Assistant, Cognitive Psychology

    • Median rating: 8.5/9

  • Fall 2023 - Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Cognitive Science

    • Guest lecture on Ethical Issues in Cognitive Science

    • Median rating: 8.5/9

  • Winter 2023 - Teaching Assistant, Introductory Psychology

    • Median rating: 9/9

  • Fall 2020 - Undergraduate Learning Assistant, Foundations of Modern Biology I

“Erin is always willing to help students, super knowledgeable about the course material, and clarifies a lot of my confusions with ease.”
— Student, Introduction to Cognitive Science

Relevant Coursework

Graduate

  • PSYCH 262 - Human Learning & Memory

  • PSYCH M208/NEURO M220 - Biology of Learning & Memory

  • PSYCH 291 - Trauma and Health

  • PSYCH 265 - Computational Methods in Neuroimaging

  • PSYCH 267 - Neuroethics

  • PSYCH 250A/B - Advanced Psychological Statistics

Undergraduate

  • NBB 370/PSYC 302 - Human Learning & Memory

  • NBB 370/PSYC 322 - Biological Basis of Learning & Memory

  • PSYC 424 - Advanced Neuroimaging Practicum

  • NBB 425/PSYC 425 - Brain Imaging

  • NBB 480 - Applied Neuroethics

  • NBB 401W - Perspectives in Neuroscience & Behavior

  • PSYC 563 - Stats II: Predictive Modeling [Graduate level]

  • PSYC 200W - Lab in Experimental Methods