Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
If you are interested in the following topics, feel free to reach out to Wan.
• Integrative taxonomy and systematics of fireflies
• Digitisation and archival of biodiversity heritage data
• Ecology and conservation of tropical biodiversity
• Conservation assessment of threatened taxa
Research activity per year
Wan F.A. Jusoh is currently a Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity and Conservation at the School of Science, Monash University Malaysia. Before joining Monash University, Wan worked as a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore for five years. Between 2015 and 2017, she worked as a Senior Programme Officer at WWF-Malaysia, lobbying for the protection of Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu.
Wan conducts research at the intersection of biodiversity research and historical natural heritage – from studying flashing fireflies to reconstructing timelines of how ecosystems have evolved. Her primary research aims to develop a comprehensive species database using combined approaches from field, laboratory, museum, library and archives.
Firefly beetles (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) comprise over 2,000 species globally. The subfamily Luciolinae—all of which are exclusively flashing fireflies—represents a diverse subfamily distributed across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific islands. With her collaborators, Wan seeks to explore the systematics of fireflies and other bioluminescent beetles of SE Asia and the Australopacific region. Her research team uses various analyses derived from morphological and molecular data, behaviour, and ecology, culminating in taxonomic revisions.
On minor but significant research, Wan is keen on developing and mobilising species-based digital data from museum collections, particularly material collected from SE Asia in former colonial museums. In collaboration with historians and museum curators, she explores the history of collections, collectors and taxonomists to digitally 'repatriate' original specimens (historical and type specimens) collected from Singapore, Malaysia and other countries in SE Asia.
With the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) – Firefly Specialist Group, Wan assesses fireflies' conservation status in SE Asia. She also assesses fireflies' conservation status for Singapore's Red Data Book 3rd edition.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Entomology, PhD, Universiti Putra Malaysia (University Putra Malaysia)
Environmental Quality & Conservation, MSc, Universiti Putra Malaysia (University Putra Malaysia)
Environmental Science, BSc, Universiti Putra Malaysia (University Putra Malaysia)
Co Chair IUCN SSC Firefly Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission
2022 → 2025
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Wan F. A. Jusoh (Associate editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh (Contributor)
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Wan F. A. Jusoh (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference