Josh is a writer, reporter, instructor, and storyteller. In addition to his role with the Department of Anthropology and Geography, he also leads the online Graduate Certificate in Communications for Conservation and teaches writing and communications classes at CSU through the Department of Journalism & Media Communication and the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources.

His journalistic work has appeared in High Country News, Audubon, Yale Environment 360, Slate, Wired, Scientific American, Hakai Magazine, Nature Conservancy, and many other print and digital publications.