Getting "Error: subscriber must be an EventEmitter"

[cBoss1029]

react native info:
System:
OS: macOS 10.15
CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 360.70 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 12.12.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
npm: 6.11.3 - /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 12.2, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 26, 27, 28
Build Tools: 28.0.3
System Images: android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.4 AI-183.5429.30.34.5452501
Xcode: 10.2.1/10E1001 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.9.0 => 16.9.0
react-native: 0.61.2 => 0.61.2
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native-cli: 2.0.1

I followed all installation steps and am getting this error on app load. My team and I have been unable to reproduce this on another machine and are unsure why.

[cBoss1029]

UPDATE: This problem was solved by deleting node_modules and running yarn install instead of npm install.