Josh_Neufeld

Josh D. Neufeld

University of Waterloo

<jneufeld AT uwaterloo DOT ca>

Phone: 519.888.4567 x38344

My background:

As of July 1, 2007, I started as an Assistant Professor position at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Biology. In 2012, I was promoted to Associate Professor. My focus is on microbial ecology of aquatic, terrestrial, and host-associated environments.

I earned my BSc and MSc at McGill University, my PhD at the University of British Columbia, and my postdoc was at the University of Warwick (UK).

More info is available on my webpage:

https://uwaterloo.ca/biology/people-profiles/josh-d-neufeld

What I teach:

Every Fall, I teach Biol240 (Fundamentals of Microbiology). This course has ~900 students across two sections.

Although I have developed and taught Biol466 (Biogeochemical Microbiology) for several years, this course has been retired now in order to allow me to adopt Microbial Ecology.

I will begin teaching Biol346 (Microbial Ecology) every winter beginning in 2016. This will be a lecture/lab course and I am very excited about this new opportunity.

Why I'm an oCUBEist:

I love research, and teaching, and often feel most at home in the classroom with my students.

Although I have learned what I know about teaching through trial and error, and by experimentation, I am thrilled by opportunities to watch others teach or to discuss teaching with other educators. oCUBE is the perfect opportunity to foster a local community of educators committed to enriching their in-class experience.

New to oCUBE, I look forward to its potential impact on my teaching skills. In addition, I look forward to offering my own insights and leadership to this group.

Teaching recognition

My teaching has been recognized by the Professor Jack Carlson Teaching Excellence Award (Department of Biology; 2013), the Excellence in Science Teaching Award (Faculty of Science; 2014), the Federation of Students (FEDS) Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (University; 2014), the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Award for Teaching Excellence (Ontario; 2014), and Waterloo Region’s Top 40 under 40 award (primarily for teaching contributions; 2013).