GRETCHEN COFFMAN
Dr. Coffman is a wetland restoration ecologist and Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore. She teaches wetland restoration ecology, biogeography, applied ecology and research methods in Physical Geography. From 2010 – 2019, she taught field ecology courses in the Environmental Science Department, Masters of Science in Environmental Management graduate program, and Environmental Studies program at the USF.
Her research focuses on scientific questions with high relevance to management problems, mainly related to riparian plant ecology, restoration, and invasive plant biology in wetlands and river systems of Mediterranean-type and tropical climates. Current projects investigate experimental wetland revegetation and restoration strategies, mechanisms of plant invasion, and restoration monitoring to improve performance standards. She has on-going research projects along rivers and watersheds in coastal southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley of California, and Southeast Asia.
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