Dr. Faruhana Abdullah

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology
The Maldives National University
faruhana.abdullah@mnu.edu.mv

Bio:
Faruhana Abdullah completed her PhD studies at Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2023 in Education for Sustainable Development. She obtained a Master of Science in Biomedical Research from King’s College, University of London in 1993 and a Bachelor of Science (Biology) and Diploma in Education (Secondary) from American University of Beirut in 1987.
At present, she is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology of the Maldives National University (MNU) and has been teaching at MNU since June, 2003. She specializes in teaching Biology and related subjects, Science Education, and Teaching and Learning of Biology at the undergraduate level. She has also taught pedagogy and research units for post graduate students at MNU.
Her research interest lies in biodiversity conservation, impacts of climate change on biodiversity and conservation education. Consequently, her PhD research investigated direct nature experiences, biodiversity knowledge, attitudes and conservation willingness among Maldivian children.
Currently she and colleagues are working on an MNU research grant project on STEM education in collaboration with Universiti Sains Malaysia.


Some of her publications include;

  1. Abdullah, F., Ahmad, M. Z., & Ishak, N. A. (2022). From children’s direct nature experiences to conservation willingness: Mediating effects of biodiversity knowledge and affective attitudes. Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education, 37(1), 193–212. https://doi.org/10.21315/apjee2022.37.1.10
  2. Abdullah, F., Ishak, N. A., & Ahmad, M. Z. (2022a). An exploration into direct nature experiences ( DNE ) and biodiversity knowledge amongst island children. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 19(2), 660–683. https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2022.143
  3. Abdullah, F., Ishak, N. A., & Ahmad, M. Z. (2022b). Transforming children’s live experiences with species into conservation willingness: The mediating roles of biodiversity knowledge and affective attitudes. European Journal of Educational Research, 11(4), 2057–2067.https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.11.4.2057
  4. Abdullah, F., Ishak, N. A., & Ahmad, M. Z. (2022c). Unpacking determinants of middle-school children’s direct nature experiences (DNEs): An island perspective. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 21(10), 19–49. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.21.10.2
  5. Abbott, N. J., Mitchell, G., Ward, K. J., Abdullah, F., & Smith, I. C. H. (1997). An electrophysiological method for measuring the potassium permeability of the nerve perineurium. Brain research, 776(1-2), 204-213.