{"id":29,"date":"2014-03-16T23:38:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T23:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:51:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ecological Society of America welcomes all ecologists, supporters and enthusiasts as members, as do our many sections and chapters. There are no restrictions on membership nor participation in our programs.<\/i><\/div>\n
The purpose of this Section shall be to promote research and education regarding epidemiology, evolution, and ecology of host-pathogen and host-parasite interactions (hereafter referred to as host-parasite) and disease. This shall include:<\/span><\/div>\n
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  1. Encouragement of research regarding the ecology of parasites and pathogens<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Fostering interactions among ecologists with interests in host-parasite and disease ecology<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Facilitating collaborative links among members through symposia, organized oral sessions, special sessions, and social events<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Promoting the integration of host-parasite and disease ecology into the general study of ecology<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Cross-fostering studies on interactions between microbial, animal and plant hosts and interactions with their parasites<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Educating scientists and the general public regarding the pivotal role parasites and pathogens play in ecological systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Section shall act as a liaison among investigators, practitioners, societies, and other groups interested in these subjects, including but not limited to the One Health Initiative, EcoHealth Alliance, and the American Society for Parasitologists.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Want to read our bylaws? Here you go!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    2023-2024 Section officers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Chair: <\/strong><\/em>Catherine Searle<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Purdue University<\/span><\/p>\n

    Vice Chair:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Jessica Hite<\/a>, University of Wisconsin Madison<\/span><\/p>\n

    Secretary-Treasurer:<\/strong><\/em> Alex Strauss<\/a>, University of Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n

    Student Liaison:<\/strong><\/em> Lauren Holian<\/a>, University of South Carolina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Ecological Society of America welcomes all ecologists, supporters and enthusiasts as members, as do our many sections and chapters. There are no restrictions on membership nor participation in our programs. The purpose of this Section shall be to promote research and education regarding epidemiology, evolution, and ecology of host-pathogen and host-parasite interactions (hereafter referred to as host-parasite) and disease….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":711,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/disease\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}