Principal Investigator
Erin J. Wamsley
Principal Investigator
Furman University Department of Psychology
Johns Hall 206K
Greenville, SC 29613
erin.wamsley@furman.edu
Principal Investigator
Furman University Department of Psychology
Johns Hall 206K
Greenville, SC 29613
erin.wamsley@furman.edu
Dr. Erin Wamsley joined the Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience at Furman University in 2013. In the Furman Sleep Lab, Dr. Wamsley studies how the brain processes memories during sleep and rest, as well as the relationship of sleep-dependent memory processing to dream experiences. Her current work explores how spatial memories are transformed during sleep, how recent experiences are expressed in dreams. and how sleep and eyes-closed, waking rest affect declarative and procedural memory consolidation.
Laboratory Coordinator
Graelyn Humiston
Sleep Lab Coordinator
Neuroscience, '17
graelyn.humiston@furman.edu
Graelyn joined the Furman Sleep Lab in 2015 as a junior neuroscience major, and became the lab coordinator in the fall of 2017. She is running multiple studies exploring memory consolidation, sleep, and eyes-closed, waking rest, two of which are in preparation for publication. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience or psychology, studying the neural underpinnings of biases, beliefs, and information literacy.
Post-Bac Researchers
Gina Cardenas Research Assistant 
Michael Tan Research Assistant Psychology, '17 |
Qinhua Sun Research Assistant Psychology, '17 |
Student Researchers
Katherine Nimchuk Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '19 
Haleigh Kunich Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '18 
Emme Lis Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '19 
Madeline Ray Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '18 |
Piper Powell Undergraduate Researcher Psychology and German, '20 
Kaitlin Marakoff Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '19 
Hailey Napier Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '18 |
Lab Alumni
Ted Summer Lab Coordinator Neuroscience, '16 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing Computer Science MS at University of Chicago 
Nathan Moliterno Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '17 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing Medical Sciences MS 
Yvette Graveline Lab Coordinator After Sleep Lab: Pursuing Neuroscience PhD at University of British Columbia 
Jasmine McMillan Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '17 
Ward Tishler Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '15 
Elaine Parr Undergraduate Researcher After Sleep Lab: Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 
Sara Wood Undergraduate Researcher Philosophy, '17 |
Kate Brokaw Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '16 
Jing Zhang Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '16 After Sleep Lab: Research at Seminowicz Pain Imaging Lab 
Paige Hickey Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '15 
Kelly Hamilton Undergraduate Researcher 
Andrew Gaulden Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '15 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing Neuroscience PhD at Vanderbilt 
Stephanie Manceor Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '16 
Alli Peipert Undergraduate Researcher Psychology, '17 |
Collaborators
Matthew Tucker, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Robert Stickgold, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Payne, University of Notre Dame
Gilles Einstein, Furman University
Robert Stickgold, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Payne, University of Notre Dame
Gilles Einstein, Furman University
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