Erinn Fagan-Jeffries

Erinn is dedicated to discovering and describing new species of parasitoid wasp; her work combines cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods with traditional taxonomic approaches to better document and understand our biodiversity.

Erinn completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2019, and holds a Master of Science Communication Outreach and a Graduate Certificate of Museum Studies. She gives numerous public lectures and workshops, and currently runs a school-based citizen science project for students to become involved in entomology. Erinn’s project ‘Insect Investigators’ collaborates with regional schools to survey their local insects and name new species.

Erinn is currently an Australian Biological Resources Study funded researcher at The University of Adelaide, where she is leading a growing lab group, continuing the critical work of documenting Australia’s wasp biodiversity.