Raised on a cotton farm near Bakersfield, California, Eberle became interested in insects as a youngster. While teaching in graduate school, Eberle discovered that he liked to talk to people about the “things that interested him.”
“Microbiology is my favorite course to teach because I get to be *plague doctor, read from “Huckleberry Finn” about scarlet fever and wax indignant about the misuse of antibiotics,” says Eberle. “My students are delightful people, and it’s a real privilege to work with them.”
He also teaches the human anatomy and physiology and anatomy and function series. To help students be successful, Eberle has developed “course paks” that contain lecture notes, lab guides and sample exams. These packets, he says, allow more class time for multi-media presentations and computer work.
*What is a Plague Doctor?