She obtained a B.A. in Biology with Emphasis in Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and a Chemistry Core from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, followed by two years of training as a research technician at the University of Minnesota. Erica received her Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed postdoctoral fellowship training in Clinical Cytogenetcs at the University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories. She is board certificed by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics and is also a fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.