Education
- PhD, Botany, University of California, Davis
- MS, Botany, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- AB, Mathematics, Amherst College
Courses Taught
- BIOL 121: Botany
- BIOL 247: Biometrics
- BIOL 275: Plants and People
- BIOL 275: Conservation Biology
- BIOL 372: Ecology
Research Interests
- Plant carbon allocation
- Plant growth analysis and modeling
- Sustainability
- Restoration ecology
Yaffa L. Grossman
Professor of Biology
Associate Dean of Curriculum
Registrar
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Email: grossman@shaba-sports.net
Phone: 608-363-2219
Schedule an Appointment
Office: Registrar’s Office, 2nd floor, Pearsons Hall and Room 332, Sanger Center for the Sciences
I am a physiological plant ecologist with research interests in plant carbon allocation, growth analysis, modeling, and sustainability. I am a Professor of Biology, a faculty member in the Environmental Studies Program, and currently serve as Registrar and Associate Dean of Curriculum.
I enjoy working with students in the classroom and on research and applied projects. I have received the Underkofler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and served as co-Principal Investigator of the Pathways to Sustainability Leadership Program and Director of the Sustainability Fellows Program.
I invite students to meet with me to talk about biology, environmental studies, campus trees, native plants, career plans, and whatever else is on their minds. In my role as Registrar, I often meet with student for a “degree audit” to determine what graduation requirements they have met.