Professor Corey Bradshaw
Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology
College of Science and Engineering
I joined Flinders University in January 2017 as the Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology. I am the Director of the Global Ecology Laboratory and a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, and I lead its Modelling Node here at Flinders. In 2024, I will be lead Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures.
From 2008-2015 I was at the University of Adelaide (Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change 2015-2016), and from 2004-2008 I was Senior then Principal Research Fellow at Charles Darwin University. I was an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tasmania from 1999-2004.
My research is mainly in the area of global-change ecology — how human endeavour and climate fluctuations have altered past, present and future ecosystems. My most important contributions have been in the area of applied ecology, biodiversity conservation, theoretical ecology, extinction dynamics, human demography, species responses to climate change, disease ecology, and applying ecological theory and modelling techniques to hindcast prehistoric ecosystems. My work has provided environmental policy advice around the world, and my papers are highly cited.
- PhD, University of Otago, New Zealand 1999
- MSc, University of Alberta, Canada 1994
- BSc, Université de Montréal 1992
- Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Conservation Medicine, Murdoch University 2005
- Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Leadership, Flinders University (2023)
- Chief Editor (Global Biodiversity Threats) for Frontiers in Conservation Science (2020-2021)
- Australian Research Council College of Experts (2019)
- co-Head of Faculty (Ecology) in the Faculty of 1000 (2019)
- Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (2017)
- Bellagio Academic Writers Residency Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation, Italy (2017)
- BNP-Paribas Visting Fellowship, Université Paris-Sud, Paris (2015)
- Fudan University Visiting Fellowship, Shanghai (2013)
- Mid-career Research Excellence Award, University of Adelaide (2012)
- ARC Future Fellowship Level III, University of Adelaide (2011)
- Australian Ecology Research Award, Ecological Society of Australia (2010)
- Scopus Young Researcher of the Year (Life Sciences), Elsevier (2010)
- HG Andrewartha Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (2009)
- Young Tall Poppy Science Award, Australian Institute of Policy and Science (2008)
My position is primarily research-focussed.
Current/recent research fellows:
- Dr Louise Barnett: eco-epidemiological modelling for rabbit control (completed; in conjunction with Biosecurity SA & Dr Thomas Prowse)
- Dr Julian Beaman: koala genetic rescue
- Dr John Llewelyn: paleo-ecological modelling
- Dr Cristián Monaco: (completed; co-supervised by Prof Ivan Nagelkerken)
- Dr Caitlin Mudge: trait databasing & analysis
- Dr Cody Nitschke: human eco-epidemiological modelling
- Dr Katharina Peters: palaeo-data analysis (completed)
- Dr Frédérik Saltré: palaeo-ecological modelling
- Dr Farzin Shabani: palaeo-ecological vegetation modelling
Current/recently completed postgraduate student supervisions
- Bruno Carturan: coral reef dynamic modelling (PhD, UBC, Canada)
- Antoine Champreux: palaeo-vegetation models (PhD Flinders University)
- Sofie Costin: population viability analyses for re-introduced native mammals (Honours Flinders University; starting in 2021)
- Felicity Coutts: palaeo-ecology of the Ediacaran (PhD Univ Adelaide/South Australian Museum; completed)
- Seamus Doherty: ecological networks for modelling climate change in the Australian wet tropics (PhD Flinders University)
- Dr Ben Heard: energy modelling (PhD Univ Adelaide; completed)
- Fiona Laviano: human/megafauna interactions (PhD Flinders University)
- Dr Jarod Lyon: river restoration for fish (PhD Univ Adelaide/Arthur Rylah Institute; completed)
- Kealyn Madden: climate-change effects on arid-land vegetation (Honours, Flinders University)
- Rupert Mathwin: frog ecology (PhD Flinders University)
- Claire Moore: habitat selection of regent parrots (MSc Flinders University)
- Claire Perry: Global relationships between availability and quality of family planning services and fertility rates (Honours Univ Western Australia)
- Madeline Riley: assessing shark bite risks and mitigation measures (PhD Flinders University)
- Kathryn Venning: feral cat population models (Honours Flinders University; Higher Distinction; recently completed)
- Kathryn Venning: koala population dynamics (PhD Flinders University)
Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence - JUN 2014
Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence - OCT 2014
Dean's Commendation for Master by Thesis Research Excellence - NOV 2016
Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence - JUN 2012
PhD conferred - MAR 2018
PhD conferred - AUG 2018
I have a strong commitment to and capacity for communicating the implications of my science to the broader public via traditional media (television, radio, newspaper, etc.). Also see the media influence of some of my top Altmetrics-score papers. I am an avid proponent of public engagement via social media and blogging (ConservationBytes.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), and I give many public lectures each year. I also contribute regularly to The Conversation.
I am also:
- College member, Australian Research Council
- co-Head of Faculty (Ecology) in H1 Connect
- member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee for Flinders University
- former member of the Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour Assessment Panel, Marsden Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand
- Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
I can be reached at +61 (0)400 697 665
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- Climate
- Conservation
- Demography
- Ecology
- Ecosystems
- Energy - Nuclear
- Energy - Renewable
- Environment
- Mammals
- Palaeontology
- Science
- Statistics
- Sustainability
- Wildlife
- Zoology
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