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Josh currently teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses as a Lecturer at Princeton University.
EEB 308: Conservation Biology (UG, offered F25)
Course Description:
In this class, we explore the major ecological and policy issues surrounding the conservation of biodiversity in an increasingly crowded, hungry, and hot world. Topics include the causes and consequences of species extinction; contemporary conservation strategies; and the role of species in providing important ecosystem services.
EEB 521: Tropical Ecology (G, offered AY 25-26)
Course Description:
This is an intensive 3-week field course in a suitable tropical or subtropical zone. Recent field sites where Josh was the instructor include coastal (2024) and interior (2025) Dominican Republic. Students go into the field with a faculty member and take part in readings, discussions, and complete individual or group projects. Bi-weekly meetings in the fall and as-needed follow-up meetings in the spring take place, leading to a final research presentation at the Integrated Behavioral Research Group seminar late in the spring semester. Previously taught in 23-24 and 24-25 AYs.
EEB 334: Topics in Tropical Field Research
(UG, offered S25; next offered S26 to be co-taught with Dr. Gerry Carter)
Course Description:
This is an intensive 3-week field course comprising one of the four modules in Princeton's Semester in the Field Panama program. Students learn to identify, develop, and pursue scientific questions rooted in tropical natural history (e.g., behavior, ecology, and/or evolution) by combining (1) their firsthand, original field observations, (2) application of knowledge from preceding modules of the Tropical Ecology Program (and other relevant courses), and (3) application of different research approaches (e.g., manipulative vs. mensurative studies) for class, group, and individual projects. This intensive field course entails two hours of lecture/discussion, six hours of laboratory, and two hours of data analysis daily. Limited to students in the Tropical Ecology Program.
Past courses:
BioNB 1220.101 Freshman Writing Seminar - From Nature to Knowledge- Natural History’s Role in Science (UG, offered F15; taught as instructor of record)
Course Description
How did a med-school drop-out’s opportunistic observation of birds forever change our understanding of life? How did two men accidentally discover the first known poisonous bird? In its rawest form, science begins with careful observation and description of phenomena. At a time when budget cuts lead to heated political debates that threaten exploration-driven science, this course will provide students with the opportunity to better understand natural history’s role in the progress of biological science. We will read (1) various forms of primary and secondary scientific literature, and (2) popular accounts of scientific discovery, including podcasts, social media, and books by authors such as Charles Darwin and Niko Tinbergen. Writing will emphasize cogency and will engage various audiences, including scientists, the public, and policy-makers.
BioNB 2210 Introduction to Behavior (TA F11, F17; F13 - WIM*; F16 - Head TA)
Course Description
General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include evolution and behavior, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, communication, orientation and navigation. (Instructor-in-charge: F11- Dr. Paul Sherman; F13, F16 - Dr. Robert Raguso; F17- Dr. Michael Webster)
BioNB 4340 Advanced Behavioral Ecology (TA: F12, F14)
Course Description
Lectures and discussion; a writing in the majors course. A writing-intensive course for upper-division undergrads and beginning grad students interested in behavioral ecology and sociobiology. Lectures, discussions, and student presentations examine topics including adaptation, communication, life-history strategies, mating systems, optimal foraging, sexual selection, sex ratios, inbreeding and outbreeding, altruism, kin recognition, and conflict and cooperation in animal societies. (Led by Dr. Walter Koenig)
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