Dr. David Waltner-Toews

Professor - Retired June 30, 2011
Dr. David  Waltner-Toews

 

Email: dwaltner@ovc.uoguelph.ca

Office: 207A - Clinical Research
Ext: 54745
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Profile

Community-based ecosystem approaches to health and agriculture, particularly internationally; climate change and infectious diseases of people and animals. Further details on David's teaching and research activities can be found at ecosystem web site.

Education

BA - Goshen College, Indiana
DVM - University of Saskatchewan
PhD - University of Guelph

Research
  • Recently completed projects on agro- and urban ecosystem health in Nepal, Peru, Kenya, Honduras
  • Ongoing collaboration on community based ecosystem approaches to heath in several countries
  • Climate change and infectious diseases of people and animals
  • Research reports can be found on the website of the Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (www.nesh.ca), of which I am president
Teaching
  • Epidemiology of Foodborne Diseases (undergraduate, non-DVM)
  • Epidemiology of Zoonoses (graduate)
  • Ecosystem approaches to health (graduate; taught on demand basis)
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Professional Experience & Honours
Selected Publications