Dr. Athey contributes to the understanding of non-chemical insect control within specialty crops systems. Her research combines field research with molecular gut content analysis to study practical insect control applications and arthropod food webs.

Education

• PhD. Entomology, University of Kentucky, 2017
• M.S. Entomology, University of Kentucky, 2010
• B.S. Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2007

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sept. 2020-present
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Washington State University, 2019-2020
• Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky, 2017-2018
• Senior Laboratory Technician, University of Kentucky, 2010-2016