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Amy Newman is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph. She holds a B.Sc. from Queen's University and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. As an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, she has focused her research on comparative animal physiology, specifically on how early life stress and environmental factors affect physiological and behavioral outcomes in natural populations. Newman's lab utilizes wild songbirds and small mammals as model systems to investigate the interactions between stressors and physiological development, including the neuroendocrine system and its long-term effects on fitness. Her research areas encompass the effects of glucocorticoids on the development of the nervous system and the mechanisms underlying the relationship between genetics and environment through ecological epigenetics. She is passionate about mentoring graduate students and encourages independent and creative research within a multidisciplinary framework.
Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).