Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, January 30, 2019.
Bell Let's Talk Day aims to end stigma around 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.
Substance use a key factor when discussing mental health
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Niki Kiepek, Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy.
Research Specialties: Health professional education, mental health, therapeutic relationships, addiction, substance use.
Contact: niki.kiepek@dal.ca and 902-452-3365.
Crop farmers could be the big winners of Canada’s new food guide
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.
Protests expected in Venezuela after self-declared interim president hit with legal sanctions
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties: Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
Contact: huish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
Did Nova Scotia’s top doctor violate province’s social media policy with Lyme disease retweet?
Dalhousie Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
Contact: Wayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.
New study links high levels of screen time to slower child development
Dalhousie Expert: Hélène Deacon, Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Research Specialties: Reading and spelling development, bilingualism, reading difficulties.
Contact: Helene.Deacon@dal.ca and 902-494-2538.
Poll indicates three-of-four Western Canadians feel unfairly treated by Federal Government
Dalhousie Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.