Erin Lindsay is currently a PhD Candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has an MSc in Engineering from ETH Zurich (graduated 2017) and a conjoint BSc/BCA in Geology and Commercial Law from Victoria University of Wellington (graduated 2014). Erin has work experience as a teaching assistant in Landslide Analysis, Soil Mechanics, and Structural Geology courses, as well as student positions and internships with the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU) and GNS Science (formerly New Zealand Geological Survey). Her current research interest includes innovation potential in the Norwegian landslide early warning system and previous, hydrogeology and slope deformation in an alpine catchment. Honours and awards include Masters Scholarship Program at ETH Zurich, Dean's List for Academic Excellence (VUW), and Victoria Excellence Scholarship.