The zombie is more than just a fictional monster intended to scare us. It is also a vehicle that can help students get a better grasp of their subject material. Take, for instance, the way Dr. Tara Smith, a professor at Kent State University, teaches epidemiology. She makes her lessons on how infectious diseases spread more exciting by illustrating zombie outbreaks in popular culture stories. Smith uses media including "The Walking Dead," "28 Days Later" and "World War Z" as a way to explain infections to her students. Smith is also a member of the “Zombie Research Society,” an organization created by authors, filmmakers and scientists as a means of collaboration between the three fields. “We help writers and filmmakers make their zombie movies as realistic as they can be, considering the circumstances,” she said. “We don’t really research zombies, of course, but we do help people write realistic stories about them.”Read the original report on Prof. Smith's syllabus at kentwired.com.
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