Dr. Crump earned her Ph.D. in psychology, emphasizing cognitive neuroscience, from UCLA in 2012. While at UCLA, she served as a teaching assistant and instructor for undergraduate courses in Sensation & Perception, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Introductory Psychology in the Psychology department, and for Research Methods in both the Psychology and the Communications Studies departments. She completed postdoctoral training at UCLA before becoming a Human Factors scientist at the scientific consulting firm Exponent, Inc. At Exponent, Dr. Crump’s work aimed to explain human errors in perception, decision-making, and movement in complex, real-world situations such as pedestrian injuries, auto accidents, and consumer product use. Her role was to educate decision-makers – including corporations, government agencies, juries, and judges – about the science of human behavior in these contexts. Most recently, she has transitioned to work with a startup that trains perceptual and decision-making expertise for professionals who must perform under extreme stress.