Rate My Professor Lian Yeap

Lian Yeap is a Lecturer in Wildlife and Conservation Medicine at Murdoch University, within the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability at the Harry Butler Institute. She earned her BSc and BVMS (Hons) from Murdoch University's School of Veterinary Medicine between 1993 and 1996, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the same institution in 2022. Her doctoral research focused on the development and optimisation of tracking methods to capture fine- and landscape-scale movement in black-cockatoos, supervised by Kristin Warren and Jill Shephard. Yeap's academic career at Murdoch University has progressed from wildlife veterinarian to Associate Lecturer and now Lecturer, emphasizing practical and research-driven contributions to veterinary education and conservation.

Yeap's research specializations center on wildlife veterinary medicine and conservation, including advanced tracking technologies for avian species, necropsy data analysis for disease surveillance, and ecological risk assessments in endangered populations. Notable publications include her 2022 PhD thesis, 'Development and optimisation of tracking methods to enable capture of fine- and landscape-scale movement in black-cockatoos'; 'Application of tri-axial accelerometer data to the interpretation of activity-specific energy expenditure of Carnaby’s cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)' in Wildlife Research (2021); 'Accelerometry reveals limits to use of an energy-saving soaring strategy by a long-distance migrating shorebird' in Ecology and Evolution (2023); 'Enabling near real time use of wildlife necropsy data' in PLOS ONE (2025); and 'Evaluation of a text-mining application for the rapid analysis of wildlife necropsy data' (2025). She has co-authored studies on lumpy jaw epidemiology in captive macropods (2019), bornavirus prevalence in birds (2022), sea turtle health and disease status (2022), and case studies on endangered Carnaby's Cockatoos (2025). As a supervisor, Yeap has guided PhD research on topics such as necropsy reviews and disease surveillance on Dirk Hartog Island. Additionally, she leads the Conservation Medicine Namibia Field Trip, a One Health initiative collaborating with the Cheetah Conservation Fund, providing hands-on training for veterinary students in wildlife health. Her work has garnered 98 citations on ResearchGate, contributing to advancements in wildlife conservation management, particularly for threatened species in Western Australia.