Josh Perkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas State University and Ph.D. from Kansas State University. His research program focuses on freshwater fishes affected by conservation challenges such as water shortages, habitat loss, and invasion of non-native species. He and his students work with fishes in rivers, streams, and springs across Texas and the United States. Josh teaches courses on the principles of fisheries management and statistical analysis and programming. He serves on the editorial boards of Fisheries Magazine and the journal Ecology of Freshwater Fish and is a member of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee. Josh was named the Texas Chapter American Fisheries Society (AFS) Outstanding Worker of the year for Research in 2023 and Teaching in 2022, and in 2022 he was the recipient of the Early Career Fisheries Education Award by the AFS Education Section and Texas A&M University Dugas Early Career Award for Research Excellence. In 2024 Josh was elected as the next President of the Texas Chapter AFS.