Erin is currently a postdoc in the Stanford Neural Prosthetics Translational Lab (NPTL) with Professors Jaimie Henderson and Frank Willett. Her research focuses on developing high-performance speech neuroprosthesis as well as understanding the neural basis of speech and language.

Erin received her PhD in Electrical Engineering with Professors Shaul Druckmann, Jaimie Henderson and Krishna Shenoy, also at NPTL. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) from UC Berkeley and Master’s in Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Prior to joining NPTL and BrainGate she worked as a software engineer in autonomous vehicle development at General Motors.