Erika is a student at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Criminology with a minor in Data Science & Analytics, and is concurrently pursuing a Master of Science in Criminology through the submatriculation program. As an undergraduate, she participated in the Penn in Washington program, studying public policy while interning full-time at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She also studied abroad at the University of Oxford, focusing on criminal law, civil rights, social psychology, and perception. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and criminology, with a particular focus on their implications for public policy.