Felisa A. Smith

Dr. Felisa A. Smith is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. She holds a Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of California-Irvine. Her research examines the effects of climate change on mammals through paleoecological and evolutionary perspectives.

Her work integrates historical ecology with contemporary conservation challenges, focusing on mammalian responses to environmental shifts across geological timescales. Recent publications investigate extinction impacts on ecosystem structure and species distribution modeling under climate change scenarios.

Dr. Smith leads collaborative research projects examining the lasting ecological consequences of Pleistocene megafauna extinctions.