Paul is an Extension Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Paul teaches courses in the Forest Ecology and Land
Conservation major and is co-director of the Family Forest Research Center,a partnership of the US Forest Service and UMass Amherst. Paul's research is focused on gaining a better understanding of the decisions private landowners make about the future ownership and use of their land. His research-based extension work provides land conservation and forest stewardship options to landowners. Paul's outreach efforts include the Massachusetts Keystone Project, www.MassWoods.org, conservation-based estate planning, and forest resiliency.