Paula M Schiffman

Paula M Schiffman is a Professor in the Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge. She has taught courses in evolutionary biology, plant ecology, and conservation biology, and her research focuses on ecological systems in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Owens Valley, and other regions.

• Education: B.S. from UC Riverside, M.S. and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech

Her research interests include biodiversity, disturbance ecology, habitat restoration, invasive species, rare species conservation, plant-animal interactions, climate change impacts, and environmental history. She combines fieldwork with ecological analysis to study grassland systems and human-environmental influences.

While no scientific awards are listed in the provided text, her work has been conducted through the Department of Biology at CSUN, with a focus on linking historical environmental changes to contemporary ecological patterns.