As an HMJ graduate student she was managing editor of the Aesculapian, UGA's College of Veterinary Medicine's news magazine and a research writer for the university's news service, and reported for WUGA, an NPR-affiliate radio station. Erica has previously reported for Atlanta's Creative Loafing and Turner Broadcasting, managed an indie bookstore, and worked as a copy editor for the American Psychological Association. She earned a double B.A. from the University of Southern California, where she studied print journalism and political science. (May 2017)