Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, February 22, 2019.
In times of great tragedy, grief brings us together and helps us heal
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 902-494-7719/902-466-2789.
Research indicates it’s safer to consume marijuana with friends than it is alone
Dalhousie Expert: Toni Spinella, Substance Use and Addictions Lab.
Research Specialties: Substance misuse and dependence, addictive behaviour, facilitating relapse in humans.
Contact: toni.spinella@dal.ca and 613-219-6698.
2019 could be a year filled with fraudulent olive oils, according to food experts
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. 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.
Could the gig economy actually be hurting Canadian workers?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Eddy Ng, Professor, F.C. Manning Chair in Economics and Business, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties: Compensation policies, aging workforce, diversity and inclusion, human resource management, cross-cultural management.
Contact: edng@dal.ca 902-494-8998.
New carbon tax will cost some families more than it will cost others
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Larry Hughes, Professor and Founding Fellow, MacEachen Institute.
Research Specialties: Energy systems analysis, energy security, low-carbon economy.
Contact: Larry.Hughes@Dal.ca and 902-494-3950.
Unvaccinated teens and young adults taking it upon themselves to be inoculated
Dalhousie Experts: Dr. Scott Halperin, Division of Infectious Diseases, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; and Dr. Noni MacDonald, Professor, Department of Pediatrics.
Research Specialties: Vaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine pain mitigation, bacteriology, vaccinology, pertussis, clinical trials, immunization, meningococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine.
Contact: scott.halperin@dal.ca and 902-449-8502; Noni.MacDonald@Dal.Ca and 902-470-8799.
Researcher says it’s too early to declare a baby boom for endangered right whales
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Christopher Taggart, Professor, Department of Oceanography
Research Specialties: Oceanography, Biological oceanography, Evolution and Ecology
Contact: chris.taggart@dal.ca 902-494-47144.
Can consumers trust lab-grown meat?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. 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.