These courses include:

• WIS 2920 Wildlife Colloquium
• WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management
• WIS 3404 Natural Resource Ecology
• WIS 4554 Conservation Biology
• WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
• WIS 4945 Wildlife Techniques (pending)

Johnson, a professor and wildlife biologist, also presented to students regarding the Managing Invasive Vertebrates field course and a Natural Resource Ecology class that he is developing solely for UOG and NMC students for the summer of 2025. Students will compare invasive vertebrate management in Guam, Hawaii, and Florida, with a portion of the course set to take place on Oahu.

Additionally, students can opt for a semester abroad, studying wildlife biology at UF, Utah State University, or University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.

While at UOG, Johnson also served as a guest lecturer in Dr. Rachel Jolley’s Biometrics (BI-412) class and spent time in the field with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s brown tree snake team and visited the USDA research facility on island.

His visit to establish course-sharing opportunities for UOG and NMC students was the first among the COMPASS partner universities, which also include Utah State University and University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Course-sharing is a central component of the COMPASS program in its aim to increase student qualifications for careers in the sciences and agriculture.

Register for University of Florida courses

To register for the UF courses listed above, for a semester abroad, or for Dr. Johnson’s summer 2025 "Managing Invasive Vertebrates" field course, students can contact Dr. Rachel Jolley at rachel.jolley@triton.uog.edu.