Student Information
Graduate Student
Environmental Life Sciences
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Sydney’s research integrates nutritional ecology, insect immunology, and life history theory to investigate how resource availability and population density shape physiological tradeoffs in traits such as reproduction, migration, and immune defense in locusts. Using both laboratory and field approaches, she examines how factors like nutrition and population density influence immune responses and allocation to life history traits. She is seeking postdoctoral positions beginning summer 2027 in entomology, physiology, ecology, or evolutionary biology, with the goal of advancing insect pest management through research that integrates insect physiology with sustainable agricultural practices.