Dr. Coffman is a wetland restoration ecologist and Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore. She teaches conservation biogeography, aquatic ecology, wetland restoration ecology, intro to geography, and research methods in Physical Geography.

She is member of the Tropical Environmental Change (TEC) research group at NUS and engaged in research projects in Singapore and throughout the Southeast Asian Region. Her research focuses on the study of conservation biogeography of endangered species, the exploration of factors that limit ecosystem recovery through the community-based ecosystem restoration, the development of conservation and restoration strategies in tropical ecosystems including, mangroves, rivers and coral reefs.

Dr. Coffman’s research employs a variety of study designs, methods, and scales to answer scientific questions that to tackle a spectrum of conservation and restoration challenges. She actively engages undergraduate and graduate students in her field research, including travel to research locations throughout the Southeast Asia.

For more information visit my website: gretchencoffman.org

Publications

Biodiversity Record: Sunda Pangolin at the Botanic Gardens, Nature in Singapore, 2022

Capturing the Majestic Mai Hing Sam of Laos, Harvard University Arnold Arboretum, 2021