TEACHING
Teaching and training are at the core of my professional activities. In addition to the courses described below‚ I endeavor to provide individualized‚ directed learning opportunities to all of my students.
Epidemiology. This course covers the principles and uses of epidemiology and biostatistics in the practice of veterinary medicine. The goal of the course is to equip veterinary students with the basic tools necessary to evaluate the validity of statistically based scientific results‚ to understand health and disease in an ecological context‚ to understand and evaluate disease occurrence rates and diagnostic testing strategies‚ and to understand the principles on which causal inference and risk analysis are based.
Introduction to Conservation Medicine and Ecosystem Health. This course provides students with an introduction to the use of medical reasoning and technology in the investigation of problems related to conservation biology and ecosystem health. Topics include such issues as the biology and evolutionary origins of emerging pathogens‚ vector-borne disease ecology and control‚ global amphibian population declines‚ ecological toxicology‚ and wildlife and zoological medicine.
Health and Disease in Uganda. This course introduces students to key concepts of global health in less economically advantaged nations, with an emphasis on Uganda. The course focuses on nutritional disorders, maternal and child health, and major infectious diseases. The course is followed by an intensive field experience that provides students in health-related disciplines the opportunity to travel to Uganda to spend time in community-based health care centers, hospitals, nutritional units, schools, and field sites. In addition, students interact with faculty, staff, and students from Makerere University, Mulago Hospital, and other institutions and non-governmental organizations.
