Erin is a versatile costume designer and textile artist who has worked in regional theatre, opera, dance, music videos, and print ads in roles ranging from costume designer, stylist, painter-dyer and breakdown artist, to crafts artisan. She has been a part of over 140 professional productions with several theatre companies, most notably Old Globe Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, La Jolla

Playhouse, and Pioneer Theatre. Her research centers around her most passionate subjects: costume design, textile surface modification, and wearable art. This research ties in with her own book Dyeing for Entertainment: Dyeing, Painting, Breakdown, and Special Effects for Costumes (Focal Press/Routledge 2023). She is an Assistant Professor of Costume Design and the Chair of the KCACTF Design Technology Management Region 7 and an active member of USITT, Costume Society of America, and USA 829.