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Phoebe Edwards is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her research focuses on understanding how environmental and social conditions shape animal life-history traits, particularly in small mammals like voles, mice, and eusocial naked mole-rats. She integrates population ecology, animal behavior, endocrinology, and epigenetics to study phenotypic plasticity and its population-level consequences.
Edwards holds a B.A. in Evolutionary Biology from Case Western Reserve University (2013) and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Toronto (2019). Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining field studies with lab-based molecular techniques. The Population Ecophysiology Lab she leads at Iowa State University investigates stress physiology, social behavior, and population dynamics in wild mammal populations.
Her research trends span stress-axis modulation in response to environmental challenges, hormonal mechanisms driving social behavior in eusocial species, and conservation physiology of endangered mammals. Articles highlight innovative methods like viral vectors in mole-rats and non-invasive stress assessments in primates. She has contributed to special issues on hormones and social hierarchies, emphasizing evolutionary and ecological applications.
Edwards’ lab collaborates with conservation groups and wildlife agencies, focusing on species like black-footed ferrets and little brown bats. While no formal awards are listed, her work reflects impactful contributions to understanding ecological and evolutionary processes in mammalian systems.
