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Lesson Materials
May 4: Pandemics of the Past
Dr. Ellen Arnold continues the discussion that started in the first panel session on how we can use what we know of past pandemics and disasters to guide and inform our actions in this current crisis.
Video Lecture
Assigned Readings
May 6: Modeling COVID-19
Dr. Barbara Andereck and Dr. Heather Fair join the course to present on how scientists are modeling the progress of the disease. They will delve into what factors to include, how to present data and trends, assumptions, correlations (population density, air pollution, etc.), and comparisons across geographic and demographic groups.
Video Lecture
Assigned Readings
Additional Resources
Want to learn more? Below are other articles, videos, infographics, etc. that will provide further information on this week's topics.
May 4th: Pandemics of the Past
- The great mortality : an intimate history of the Black Death, the most devastating plague of all timeNote. You will need to create an account to download this eBook.
May 6th: Modeling COVID-19
Recommended Databases
Can't get enough? These databases have up-to-date scientific and academic research that can help you dig much deeper into any topic. Please note that OWU login credentials are required unless the resource is marked as open access. Please check your local public library for more resources.
May 4th: Pandemics of the Past
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to the back issues of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, some of which date back to the 1800s. Supports such disciplines as biological sciences, business and economics, education, history, language and literature, mathematics and statistics, music, political sciences and sociology.
*Please note that issues from the last 3 to 5 years for the majority of JSTOR's journals are not available. - America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts the research literature from 2,100 journals for all aspects of United States and Canadian history. - Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowCovers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly, and creative thought.
May 6th: Modeling COVID-19
- bioRxiv (Open Access)Open access repository for unpublished preprints/articles in the life sciences before peer review completion and certification by a journal.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowPubMed comprises more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900.
Search Terms
Knowing what terms to use to search for resources on COVID19 is half the battle. For this week's lectures, we would recommend starting with the following keywords.
May 4th: Pandemics of the Past
- Black Death
- History of epidemics
- Bubonic Plague
- Miasma
- Yersinia Pestis
May 6th: Modeling COVID-19
- Virus Mitigation
- Agent-Based Models
- Computational Epidemiology
- Basic Reproductive Number
- Basic Reproduction Number
- Coronavirus AND Mathematical Models