Dr. Joshua Linder

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Office Location: Sheldon 202
Phone: (540) 568-6900
E-mail: linderjm (at) jmu (dot) edu

Education:

BA - Washington University in St. Louis
MSc - Hunter College, New York
Ph.D. - City University of New York / New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology

Teaching:

Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Primate Evolutionary Ecology, Primate Conservation Biology, Human Evolutionary Psychology

Research:

Primate ecology and conservation, Hunting in the tropics and the bushmeat trade, Protected area management, Human use and perception of wildlife, Conservation biology

Recent Publications:

Linder, J.M. and Oates, J.F. 2011. Differential impact of bushmeat hunting on monkey species and implications for primate conservation in Korup National Park, Cameroon.  Biological Conservation 144: 738-745.

Linder, J.M. 2009. Review of Monkeys of the Taï Forest: An African Primate Community. Edited by McGraw, Zuberbühler, and Noë. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 140:595-596.

Oates, J.F.,  Bergl, R.A., and Linder, J.M.  2004.  Biodiversity and Conservation in the Gulf of Guinea.  Advances in Applied Biodiversity Science, no. 6.  Conservation International Center for Applied Biodiversity Science Press, Washington, D.C.

Oates, J.F., McFarland, K.L., Groves, J., Bergl, R.A., Linder, J.M. and Disotell, T.R.  2003.  The Cross River gorilla: a neglected and critically endangered subspecies.  In Gorilla Biology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective.  Taylor, A. & Goldsmith, M. (eds).  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Grants

2008 - Conservation International Primate Action Fund, grant to support research reconnaissance trip in Cameroon