Brock A. Hedges

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I am currently a Research Fellow undertaking a two-year Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. I am being hosted by Professor Hiroshi Yajima at the Estuary Research Centre, and Shimane University.

During this fellowship, I am investigating the climate vulnerability of the Japanese basket clam (Corbicula japonica) in Lake Shinji and Lake Nakaumi, which are being affected by rising sea levels and increasing salinity.

I am also a research affiliate with the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab at the University of Adelaide. As part of this team, I continue my own freshwater ecology research, as well as contribute to collaborative projects including: The application of environmental DNA techniques to subterranean ecosystems, the conservation of groundwater-dependent ecosystems in the Great Artesian Basin, and cave cricket taxonomy and systematics.

I use a combination of traditional ecological methods, environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques, and ecological and climate modelling to explore threats to ecosystems, and make recommendations for their management.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Research fellow, Shimane University
  • 2023–present
    Research Affiliate, The University of Adelaide

Education

  • 2023 
    The University of Adelaide, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2018 
    The University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Sciences (Honours)
  • 2017 
    The University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Sciences

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • 2021
    Justin Costelloe Scholarship
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Government
  • 2020
    Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Ecological Society of Australia
  • 2019
    Roy and Marjory Edwards Scholarship
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Nature Foundation

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