Contact Information

Email: ghedgpet@nd.edu​

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Education

B.S. Biology with special distinction, University of Oklahoma, 2023

B.A. Sociology/Criminology with special distinction, University of Oklahoma, 2023

 

Research

As a third-year PhD student in the Rohr lab, my research examines novel disease interventions and host-parasite interactions of one of the most vulnerable vertebrate taxa on the globe: amphibians. I also utilize my multidisciplinary background to examine unresolved questions about amphibian conservation through a new sociobiological lens, with a special emphasis on the socio-economic impacts of global amphibian population decline. 

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Leadership

Founder and Event Coordinator, Notre Dame's Frog Fest, 2024-2026

President, Notre Dame's Biology Graduate Student Organization, 2025–2026 Graduate Student Representative, Notre Dame’s College of Science Council, 2025–2026

Graduate Student Representative, Notre Dame’s College of Science Global Visibility Committee, 2025–2026

Outreach Chair, Notre Dame’s Biology Graduate Student Organization, 2024–2025 Biology Department Representative, Notre Dame’s Association for Women in Science, 2024–2025

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Social Science Publications

Worthen, M.G.F., Leverso, J., Hess, C., & Hedgpeth, G. (2025). "Dude, you're a bitch!" Gang members' internet banging masculinity via bitch discourse. Deviant Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2025.2464182

 

​Hedgpeth, G. (2023).  "YouTube Family Channels." The South Oval Review, 3(1): 105-113.

​Hedgpeth, G. (2023). "Susan Wojcicki: Does YouTube Realize the Cost of Selling Your Family?" The South Oval Review, 3(1): 114-120. 

​Hedgpeth, G. (2023). "An Open Letter to YouTube's CEO." The South Oval Review, 3(1): 121-130. 

​Hedgpeth, G. (2023). "Engaging with Social Media Families." The South Oval Review, 3(1): 131-138.