Erin Wall, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Erin Wall is a postdoctoral fellow with Raincoast’s Cetacean Research Program. Erin holds a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University where she studied the impact of social bonding on auditory perception, acoustic communication, and neural plasticity in female songbirds. She received her Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Psychology and Editing, Writing, and Media from Florida State University.
She has always been fascinated by communication and expression, from music and language in humans to communication signals and behavior in non-human animals. In her current research, Erin is working with Raincoast, the North Coast Cetacean Society, and the University of Windsor to uncover the factors that shape humpback song learning in the northern Pacific feeding grounds.

Recent articles
Chinook salmon are getting smaller – and one explanation is uncomfortably familiar
Honey, I shrunk the Chinook.
The need for renewed federal commitment to The Wild Salmon Policy
New paper evaluates both the enduring relevance of the Wild…
30 years in the Great Bear Rainforest
How Haíɫzaqv principles and ongoing research will guide our future.
Canada’s Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon
A framework for safeguarding salmon diversity and resilience.
A killer future
By restoring Chinook salmon, reducing underwater noise, and stopping pollution…
Honey, I shrunk the Chinook
Chinook salmon are getting smaller, and one explanation is uncomfortably…






