Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.
Yellow vest protests come to Canada
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, race, research methods, social change, social movements.
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.
Oil and gas sector gets Federal funding boost, but impact on industry unclear
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Alexander Engau, Associate Professor, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties: Multiple criteria decision analysis, operations research, management science, supply chain management, transportation logistics, mathematical modeling, business analytics.
Contact: alexander.engau@dal.ca and 902-494-1797.
Report indicates close to 100,000 medical errors at Nova Scotia pharmacies
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. James Barker, Professor, Rowe School of Business, Report Co-Author.
Research Specialties: Organizational safety, high-risk organizations, leadership theories, organization theories, complexity theory, organizational behaviour, symbolic management, organizational change.
Contact: j.barker@dal.ca and 902-494-1799.