I'm seeking textbook recommendations for an undergraduate, infectious-disease ecology course.
1. What textbook or other materials do you use and would you recommend, especially for undergraduates? Previous informal surveys mentioned these: Collinge, S. K., & Ray, C. (2006). Disease ecology: community structure and pathogen dynamics. Oxford University Press. Ostfeld, R. S., Keesing, F., & Eviner, V. T. (2008). Infectious disease ecology: effects of ecosystems on disease and of disease on ecosystems. Princeton University Press. Smolinski, M. S., Hamburg, M. A., & Lederberg, J. (2003). Microbial threats to health: emergence, detection, and response. National Academies Press. 2. However, some instructors solely use peer-reviewed articles. Are there specific articles you’d recommend for undergraduates? 3. Finally, do you have any additional resources, websites, activities, etc. you'd recommend? As background, I have been developing a course over the past two years catering to undergraduates broadly, not just pre-health students. It has few pre-requisites. Course components include presenting/discussing articles, lectures, simple R exercises, and in-class worksheets. I'm interested in incorporating a half-semester project. Anecdotally, our course in infectious disease ecology has grown in popularity, and I'm wondering if other campuses have had this as well. Thanks so much for any input or suggestions you might have! Shelby Williams Loberg University of Minnesota swlo....@umn.edu
