Dr. Amy Newman

Biography

Amy Newman is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph. She specializes in comparative animal physiology and has a strong interest in ecological and physiological aspects of stress biology. Her research focuses on the effects of early life environments on physiology, behavior, and fitness, using large-scale manipulations and experiments on wild populations. Newman's work particularly investigates the impacts of stressors at the neuroendocrine level, highlighting the intersection of ecology and physiology. With a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Guelph, she has developed an integrative approach combining field and laboratory techniques to understand the biological implications of stress. Newman's lab examines the long-term impacts of early-life stress exposure on systems such as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the epigenetic connections between genes and the environment, particularly in the context of wild songbirds and small mammals.

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