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January 22, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on January 22, 2019

Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Tuesday, January 22, 2019

MNP survey says almost half of Canadians within $200 of insolvency
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics. 
Research specialties: Labour economics, income and wealth distribution.
Contact: lars.osberg@dal.ca and 902-494-6988.

Canada’s new food guide released 
Dalhousie Expert: 
Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.

Many Canadians don't have the money or time to follow new national food guide 
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.
Research Specialties: Socio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy, weight bias and weight-based teasing.
Contact: sara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.

Expect U.S. to formally request extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada soon – China accuses both countries of abusing system
Dalhousie Expert: 
Robert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties: International criminal law, international litigation, international law, extradition, civil procedure, criminal law. 
Contact: robert.currie@dal.ca and 902-494-1012.

KonMari Method of decluttering can be beneficial to your mental health
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry. 
Research Specialties: Clinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems.
Contact: Simon.Sherry@dal.ca and 902-494-7719.

Legendary great white shark found in waters off Hawaii – water previously thought to be too warm for great whites
Dalhousie Expert
: Dr. Frederick Whoriskey, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Ecology and marine biology. 
Contact: fr362427@dal.ca and 902 494-6741.