Principal Investigator
Erin J. Wamsley
Principal Investigator
Furman University Department of Psychology
Johns Hall 206K
Greenville, SC 29613
[email protected]
Principal Investigator
Furman University Department of Psychology
Johns Hall 206K
Greenville, SC 29613
[email protected]
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.
Lab Coordinator
Will graduated from Furman University in 2024 with a double major in Neuroscience and Religion and became the lab coordinator for the Furman Sleep Lab in Summer 2024. He is interested in the relationship between sleep and emotional memory, and studying how sleep not only helps with the consolidation of memory but also may help it change over time. Will plans to pursue a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and continue to study sleep and memory following his time in the Sleep Lab.
Undergraduate Researchers
Yasmin Wali
Neuroscience, '25 
Rachel Hodge
Neuroscience, '25 
Rutu Patel
Neuroscience, '25 |
India Rhaney
Biology, '26 (Morris College) 
Kaia McMullen
Neuroscience, '27 |
Lab Alumni
Lab Coordinators
Lauren Hudachek
Lab Coordinator Psychology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice '20 (Iowa State) After Sleep Lab: 
Megan Collins
Lab Coordinator Neuroscience & Japanese Studies '19 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Delaware 
Ted Summer
Lab Coordinator Neuroscience '16 After Sleep Lab: M.S. in Computer Science from University of Chicago; Software Engineer at Replit |
Graelyn Humiston
Lab Coordinator Neuroscience '17 After Sleep Lab: Master's from MIT (Sloan School of Management); Research Analyst at Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commision 
Yvette Graveline
Lab Coordinator After Sleep Lab: UX Researcher at Meta, Privacy and Data Practices |
Research Assistants
Chadwick Frost
Neuroscience '24 After Sleep Lab: Post-baccalaureate researcher, plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psych 
Justin Barron
Neuroscience '23 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing a MD at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville 
Landon Minor
Psychology & Spanish '23 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University 
Bridget Scalia
Psychology, '23 After Sleep Lab: Organizational Transformation Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton 
Anna Potash
Neuroscience & Philosophy, '22 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing a M.S. in Community Engaged Medicine at Furman University 
Katherine Nimchuk
Neuroscience, '19 After Sleep Lab: Biomedical Sciences PhD at University of Virginia 
Michael Tan
Psychology, '17 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Pennsylvania State University 
Qinhua Sun
Psychology, '17 After Sleep Lab: PhD in Cognitive Sciences at the University of California Irvine 
Jing Zhang
Psychology, '16 After Sleep Lab: PhD in Cognitive Sciences at the University of California Irvine; Postdoctoral fellowship in Dara Manoach's lab at Mass General Hospital |
Meagan Beal
Neuroscience '23 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at Stonybrook University 
Kara Samuels
Biology '23 (UofSC) After Sleep Lab: Pursuing a M.S. in Community Engaged Medicine at Furman University 
Lauren Omotosho
Neuroscience '22 After Sleep Lab: Medical scribe at Oak Street Health 
Kathryn Trost
Neuroscience, '22 
Serene Wang
Psychology, '20 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing PhD at Cornell University 
Piper Powell
Psychology, '19 After Sleep Lab: Pursuing an M.Sc. in cognitive science at the Universität Osnabrück 
Sarah Wood
Philosophy, '17 After Sleep Lab: Senior Designer at PepsiCo 
Paige Hickey
Psychology, '16 After Sleep Lab: PhD in Psychology from Tufts; Postdoctoral fellowship in Dara Manoach's lab at Mass General Hospital 
Matthew Whitmire
Undergraduate Researcher Neuroscience, '15 After Sleep Lab: PhD from University of Texas Austin; Postdoc at UT Austin |
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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