Biography
Joshua Millspaugh
A University of Missouri faculty member since 1999, Dr.
Joshua Millspaugh serves as associate professor and director
of graduate studies in the Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife Sciences. He teaches courses in wildlife research
and management techniques, animal population dynamics,
and quantitative methods.
His active research program involves undergraduate and
graduate students and focuses on movements, habitat
choices, and stress physiology of wildlife, particularly large
mammals such as elephants, bison, and elk. His research
has been featured on the NBC Today Show, Animal Planet,
and the History Channel, and in hundreds of newspapers,
including the New York Times and USA Today.
To date, he has published three books and more than 100
peer-reviewed papers and has co-presented approximately
20 interactive workshops about active learning strategies.
He annually serves as academic advisor to 25 to 30
undergraduate students, a member on approximately 20
graduate student committees, and as director of the Thomas
Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center. He is also
actively involved in outreach activities that serve state and
federal natural resource agencies, such as the National
Park Service.
Millspaugh received the Provost Outstanding Junior Faculty
Teaching Award, the William T. Kemper Fellowship for
Excellence in Teaching, the Outstanding Faculty Member
Award from the School of Natural Resources Student
Council, and numerous other teaching awards.
He earned a B.S. from the State University of New York at Syracuse, M.S. from South Dakota State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington.