Erin Wall, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

Erin 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. 

erin [at] raincoast [dot] org

Recent articles

A wolf lies down on a gentle slope in the snow and looks out over the low area.

Episode 2: Wolf social behaviour with Jane Packard 

In our second Of Wolves and Women episode, Jane Packard…

The dorsal fin of the killer whale known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her nose.

A mother’s grief, a population on the brink

This population is on a trajectory to extinction. But trajectories…

Several Southern Resident killer whales surface together gliding quickly through the blue water.

Give your input to DFO on vessel management to protect Southern Residents

Input on recovery of Southern Resident killer whales and potential…

Diane Boyd stands in a cutblock holding a radio antenna up in the air while tracking wolves.

Episode 1: Gray wolf recovery with Diane Boyd

In our inaugural Of Wolves and Women episode, Diane Boyd…

Excerpt from a Woods Island restoration plan.

Habitat restoration occurring in the Woods Island Marsh in the Fraser River Estuary

We are restoring marsh habitats to improve conditions for juvenile…

A crew stands in the Fraser River Estuary planning their next move.

Job posting: Salmon Conservation Technician

The deadline to apply is February 14, 2025.