Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, February 25, 2019.
Grief, compassion and hope behind community support for Barho family
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.
Jagmeet Singh’s political future could be decided in B.C. byelection tonight
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.
Crown concludes evidence portion of Dennis Oland murder trial; defence portion to start in early March
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.
Increased international pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after troops destroy foreign aid
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties: Cuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators, Spanish translation.
Contact: kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-1082/902-494-2544.
Michael Wernick’s testimony presents questions and answers in SNC-Lavalin affair
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.
Measles outbreak in B.C. concerning on multiple levels
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Scott Halperin, Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University.
Research Specialties: Bacteriology, vaccinology, pertussis, clinical trials, immunization, meningococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine.
Contact: scott.halperin@dal.ca and 902-470-8498.