Curriculum Vitae

DR. TANIA ESMERALDA IVORRA CAZORLA

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Parasitology
    Faculty of Medicine
  • tania
  • 0379674745

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
    Applied Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Forensic Biotechnology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY), (FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY)
    University of Alicante
  • M.Sc (FORENSIC ANALYSIS), (FORENSIC ANALYSIS)
    University of The Basque Country, Spain
  • B.Sc (BIOLOGY), (BIOLOGY)
    University of Alicante

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Course Coordinator, MQG7010 Forensic Entomology, Master of Medical Parasitology and Entomology
    02 Sep 2025 - 01 Sep 2026 (Department)
  • Committee member, 8th Intervarsity Parasitology Quiz & Oratorical Competition (IPQOC 2025)
    18 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator, MQG7010 Forensic Entomology, Master of Medical Parasitology and Entomology
    02 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 (Department)
  • Committee member, 5th International Malaria Workshop: Current Tools to Combat Malaria
    28 Jul 2025 - 01 Aug 2025 (Department)
  • Chairperson, Forensic Entomology Workshop 2025: Diptera Identification for Forensic Investigations
    27 May 2025 - 27 May 2025 (Department)
  • Committee member, Parasite World 2025
    14 Feb 2025 - 14 Feb 2025 (Department)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ESA), MEMBER
    2025 to 2025 (International)
  • NORTH AMERICAN FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY ASSOCIATION (NAFEA), MEMBER
    2019 to 2025 (International)
  • SPANISH ENTOMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (AEE), MEMBER
    2011 to 2025 (International)
  • EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY (EAFE), MEMBER
    Since 2010 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Jones, Abby K.; Ivorra, Tania; Heo, Chong Chin (2025). Potential Sludge Consumption by Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) After Fresh Waste Pretreatment, WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION. . doi:10.1007/s12649-025-03159-6
  2. Martinez-Sanchez, A.; Ivorra, T.; Velasquez, Y.; Cerda-Ortega, L.; Ibanez, C.; Rojo, S. (2025). Dietary and competition effects on life history attributes of Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in south-west Europe, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE. . doi:10.1007/s00414-025-03425-1
  3. Martinez-Sanchez, Anabel; Ivorra, Tania E.; Roberts, Leticia C.; Giner, Salvador; Beringola, Luisa M.; Cano, Pedro M.; Rojo, Santos (2025). The oriental latrine fly Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as a new forensic indicator in SW Europe, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE. . doi:10.1007/s00414-025-03489-z
  4. Nur-Aliah, Natasha Azmi; Ivorra, Tania; Tabatabaei, Meisam; Mohsin, Hannis Fadzillah; Heo, Chong Chin (2025). Assessing landfill wastes as a sustainable feeding substrate for black soldier fly larvae, ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY. . doi:10.1093/ee/nvaf079
  5. Zaini, Nur Adilla; Ivorra, Tania; Rosman, Norhidayah; Kurahashi, Hiromu; Heo, Chong Chin (2025). A preliminary study of insect, bacterial, and fungal communities associated with Sus scrofa carrion in a tropical rainforest, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE. . doi:10.1007/s00414-025-03598-9
  6. Ivorra, Tania; Rahimi, Razuin; Goh, Thary Gazi; Azmiera, Nurul; Nur-Aliah, Natasha Azmi; Low, Van Lun; Heo, Chong Chin (2024). First record of Diamesus osculans (Vigors, 1825) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) colonization on a human corpse, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE. . doi:10.1007/s00414-023-03023-z
  7. Ling, Min Hao; Ivorra, Tania; Heo, Chong Chin; Wardhana, April Hari; Hall, Martin Jonathan Richard; Tan, Siew Hwa; Mohamed, Zulqarnain; Khang, Tsung Fei (2023). Machine learning analysis of wing venation patterns accurately identifies Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Muscidae fly species, MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY. . doi:10.1111/mve.12682

RESEARCH PROJECT

University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Investigating the Effects of Fire and Chemicals Agents on Postmortem Interval Estimation Through a Forensically Important Fly, Synthesiomyia nudiseta ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Exploring the use of black soldier fly larvae in organic waste reduction at landfills in Selangor, Malaysia, Asian Insect Industry & Research Forum, AFFIA & Universiti Malaya (International) (18 Jun 2025 - 20 Jun 2025)
  2. Forensic entomology cases in Europe: my experience in Spain, Global Classroom - Forensic Sciences and Entomology 2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA & National University of Singapore (International) (24 Feb 2025 - 28 Feb 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Phd Viva-voice Examination - Monica Abellan Zarate (university of Alicante, Spain), International, (External Examiner)
  2. (2025) Phd Thesis Examination - Monica Abellan Zarate (university of Alicante, Spain), International, (External Examiner)
  3. (2025) Phd Viva-voice Examination - Jaime Lopez Garcia (university of Alcala, Spain), International, (External Examiner)
  4. (2025) Phd Thesis Examination - Jaime Lopez Garcia (university of Alcala, Spain), International, (External Examiner)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2025) Invited Researcher - National University of Singapore (singapore), International, (Resource Person)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2022) Management of Fresh Waste, Decomposed Waste, and Sludge from Landfills using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) and Optimization of Chitin Production from Its Exoskeleton, NUR ALIAH NATASHA BINTI AZMI (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM))
Master
  1. (2025) INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF FIRE AND CHEMICALS AGENTS ON POSTMORTEM INTERVAL ESTIMATION THROUGH A FORENSICALLY IMPORTANT FLY, SYNTHESIOMYIA NUDISETA, SASHA KERRIDGE KIMBROUGH
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2025) NUR SYAFIQA BINTI RAKHIDIN - The impact of submersion in different water types on pupal survival and adult emergence of Chrysomya megacephala, FYP Biomedical Science
  2. (2025) NUR NAJIHAH AL-ASHARI BINTI SAIFUL NIZAM - Ecological study of larval competition between Chrysomya rufifacies and Chrysomya megacephala under controlled coexistence conditions in Malaysia, FYP Biomedical Science
  3. (2025) FARHANAH AFRINA MAISARAH BINTI FAWZY - List of forensically important insects collected from carcasses in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, FYP Biomedical Science

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2025) FSC4207 - Forensic Entomology, National University of Singapore (NUS) 
  2. (2025) FSC4203 - Forensic Toxicology and Poisons, National University of Singapore (NUS) 
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2026) GGM0100 - Parasites in Our Everyday Lives
  2. (2025) MIC1016 - Parasitology and Entomology
  3. (2026) MIC3020 - Advanced Parasitology and Entomology
  4. (2025) MQG7010 - Forensic Entomology

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. ADVANCING SCHOLARS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ASCEND) S1/2025, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (UM), KUALA LUMPUR (06 Jan 2025 - 16 Jan 2025)
  2. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY (ICRS 2024), THE MANDARIN HOTEL, BANGKOK, THAILAND (05 Nov 2024 - 09 Nov 2024)