Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, February 28, 2019.
Jody Wilson-Raybold delivers explosive testimony before House Justice Committee
Dalhousie Experts: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; and howard.ramos@dal.caor 902-402-9893.
Michael Cohen unleashes major allegations at his former boss, President Trump
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.
Cold snap presents dangerous conditions for homeless, adds stress to homeless shelters
Dalhousie Expert: Jeff Karabanow, Professor, School of Social Work.
Research Specialties: Homelessness and poverty, housing, international social work, homelessness and trauma, street youth, and street culture.
Contact: jeff.karabanow@dal.ca and 902-449-1426.
Talks between United States and North Korea break offafter dispute over 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.
Ontario healthcare overhaul could lead to mega-mergers and privatization
Dalhousie Expert: Katherine Fierlbeck, Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian political thought, Canadian social union, comparative health policy, health care politics, healthcare governance, human rights (theory, institutions, politics), network governance, new or experimental governance.
Contact: K.Fierlbeck@dal.caand 902-494-6631.
India-Pakistan tensions soar
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Brian Bow, Director, Centre for the Study of Security and Development, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Policy coordination, U.S. foreign policy, Canada-U.S. relations, international security and defence policy, network governance.
Contact: brian.bow@dal.ca and 902-494-6629.