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
Women-led forest conservation
Celebrating women in science – a new series by Raincoast.
The Pacific herring spawn aboard Achiever
Connecting cultures with our flagship vessel.
Monitoring on the edge: tracking Southern Residents from a Pender Island bluff
Three years observing whales in a vessel-free zone.
A noisier Salish Sea: New research and a public education hub document the acoustic crisis facing Southern Resident killer whales
New findings from Boundary Pass show the underwater soundscape is…
When will Ottawa act to remove salmon-killing chemical from vehicle tires?
The harm caused by 6PPD in tires on the road…
Many hands make light work
Ecological restoration powered by steadfast volunteers.