Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
Gerald Butts testifies on SNC-Lavalin affair
Dalhousie Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605.
New law intended to empower sexual assault survivors could have limited ability to make real change in courtrooms
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Elaine Craig, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Law.
Research Specialties: Sexual assault law, criminal law ethics, constitutional law, feminist legal theory.
Contact: elaine.craig@dal.ca and 902-494-1005.
Saskatchewan canola farmers caught in middle of Canada-China tensions
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.
Now close to 2.5 million vegetarians in Canada
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.
Research indicates sonar signals can disrupt feeding times for blue whales
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Hal Whitehead, Professor, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Behaviour, ecology and evolution.
Contact: hal.whitehead@dal.ca and 902-494-3723.
Healthcare will soon look vastly different in Ontario
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. 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.ca and 902-494-6631.
Planning and adapting key for coastal regions as ocean levels rise
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Boris Worm, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Marine biodiversity, its causes, conservation, marine sanctuaries, management of marine ecosystems.
Contact: bworm@dal.ca and 902-494-2478/902-210-8330.