Erica is an Associate Analyst at HFS. Her primary research at HFS includes automation, digital associates, F&A and procurement services, and insurance services.  She is a recent graduate of New York University where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology. Her coursework in computational linguistics combined with her focus in cultural analysis provides her with unique insights on the complex relationship between humans and technology.

Her academic research has led her on a variety of adventures, some of which include: competing in the Miss New York USA 2018 state finals while studying the cultural connotations of unique interactions between contestants, camping in the backwoods of Alaska for a month while excavating early stone tools and mammoth ivory, and most recently participating in the excavation of graves at an early medieval burial site in Poland.

In her free time, she enjoys boxing, volunteering at local animal shelters, and frequenting comedy clubs.