Erin’s days are filled with reading, coursework and exams, but not long from now she’ll be passing that knowledge on to others.

A native of Leawood, Kan., Erin is a Saint Louis University psychology and biology double major, with a minor in French. She graduates in May 2008, but until then she’s pulling a 19-hour courseload.

“Ten years from now, I’d like to be teaching at a university and performing research in clinical psychology,” Erin says. “I’d also like to work in a clinical setting.” Once she finishes her undergraduate studies, it’ll be on to her doctoral degree, but Erin hasn’t yet decided where she’ll apply. “I’m looking at schools’ research programs and trying to find a good match,” she says. Currently, the Texas-born student is working as a research assistant for a SLU master’s degree candidate.

Erin has been on point as a ballet dancer more than half her life. As a young teenager, she spent at least 30 hours a week practicing her craft. She studied jazz and modern dance as well, played the French horn and was a member of the Somerset Ballet Company in the Kansas City area at an early age.

High school found her captaining the varsity dance team, which took her three times to the Universal Dance Association’s annual national competition. Currently she participates in occasional performances with a local dance company. “I’ll become more involved with that in the spring after graduation,” she says. She also has signed on to teach ballet at an area dance academy.

When she gets an occasional break from her studies, Erin practices yoga, watches French movies and spends time with her pets, two cats and a bird. “I also enjoy bowling,” she says. “My best score is 205.”

Erin is a captain of the Rams cheerleading squad and represented the team at the February 2007 NFL Pro Bowl in Honolulu. “That was incredibly exciting,” she says. “I stayed in Hawaii for nine days.” Already a world traveler, she also has visited western Europe and Japan.