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Furman University
​Johns Hall 214
Department of Psychology
Program in Neuroscience
​(864) 294-3811

sleepandcognitionlab@gmail.com

Principal Investigator

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Erin J. Wamsley
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

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Lauren Hudachek 
​Lab Coordinator
​Psychology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice, '20
lauren.hudachek@furman.edu

Lauren graduated from Iowa State University in 2020 and became the lab coordinator for the Furman Sleep lab in Fall 2021. She is interested in the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health, and learning how individuals facing health issues in one (or both) these areas are affected and implement coping strategies. Lauren hopes to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology and continue to study sleep in clinical populations. 

​Student Researchers

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Bridget Scalia
​Undergraduate Researcher
Psychology, '23


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Landon Minor
​Undergraduate Researcher
Psychology & Spanish '23

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Justin Barron
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience '23


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Will Livingston
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience & Religion '24


Lab Alumni

Lab Coordinators

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Megan Collins
​Lab Coordinator
​Neuroscience & Japanese Studies, '19
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD in social psychology at the University of Delaware 

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Ted Summer
​Lab Coordinator
Neuroscience, '16
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing M.S. in computer science at University of Chicago

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Matthew Whitmire
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience, '15
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD at University of Texas Austin

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Graelyn Humiston
Lab Coordinator
​Neuroscience, '17
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD at MIT


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Yvette Graveline
​Lab Coordinator
​After Sleep Lab: UX Research Lead at Peapod Digital Labs


Student Researchers

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Meagan Beal
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience '23

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Anna Potash
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience & Philosophy, '22
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing a M.S. in Community Engaged Medicine at Furman University 


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Lauren Omotosho
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience '22


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Katherine Nimchuk
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience, '19
After Sleep Lab: Lab and Research Technician at University of Virginia

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Piper Powell
​Undergraduate Researcher
Psychology, '19
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing an M.Sc. in cognitive science at the ​Universität Osnabrück in Osnabrück, Germany

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Michael Tan
Research Assistant
Psychology, '17
After Sleep Lab: Research Program Coordinator at The John Hopkins University School of Medicine


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Kara Samuels
​Undergraduate Researcher
Biology '23

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Kathryn Trost
​Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience, '22


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Serene Wang
​Undergraduate Researcher
Psychology, '20
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD at Cornell

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Sarah Wood
​Undergraduate Researcher
Philosophy, '17
After Sleep Lab: Global Brand Designer at PepsiCo

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Qinhua Sun
Research Assistant
Psychology, '17
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD in cognitive neuroscience at University of California Irvine


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Jing Zhang
​Undergraduate Researcher
Psychology, '16
After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD in cognitive neuroscience at University of California Irvine


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

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