Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues -- Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText Access Code

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For courses in human biology. This ISBN is for the Modified Mastering access card. Pearson eText is included.
Guide today’s students in becoming smart consumers of science Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues sparks student interest in human biology by connecting basic biology to real-world issues that are relevant to their lives. Award-winning instructor and author Michael D. Johnson is joined by Suzanne Long who brings her active teaching experience and expertise in pedagogy to the 9th Edition. The storytelling approach with digitally integrated content demystifies how the human body works and drives students to become smarter consumers of health and science information. New content, updated pedagogy, and expanded interactive media guide students in evaluating claims they see in the media or products they use everyday
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About the Author
Dr. Michael D. Johnson spent most of his youth in the fields and forests of rural Washington, observing nature. He earned his B.S. degree in zoology from Washington State University and then moved east to earn a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Michigan. After completing a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School, he joined the faculty of West Virginia University, where he remained for most of his career.
In 2001, Dr. Johnson moved to the Middle East, where he served first as the founding dean of Oman Medical College in the Sultanate of Oman and then as associate dean for premedical education at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. In both positions, he directed the premedical education of students from more than 25 countries. He returned to the United States in 2011 to focus on his writing. Dr. Johnson received several teaching awards during his career, including the West Virginia University Foundation Outstanding Teacher award and the Distinguished Teacher Award of the School of Medicine. Whether teaching undergraduates or medical students,
Dr. Johnson has always had a keen interest in instilling in students an appreciation of science. He seeks to show students how the advancement of scientific knowledge sometimes raises unforeseen ethical, political, economic, and social issues for all of us to discuss and solve. Through this book, he encourages students to become scientifically literate so that they will feel comfortable making responsible choices as consumers of science.
Suzanne Long earned a B.S. degree in zoology at North Carolina State University. She then completed certification as a medical technologist, working in a large, hospital microbiology laboratory in New York for 20 years. During her tenure as a medical technologist, she taught many students rotating through the microbiology laboratory and realized how much she enjoyed teaching. To pursue a career in teaching, she attended graduate school at the University of Rochester, New York, and while there, began tea