Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, April 4, 2019. 

Expect low voter turnout this fall in wake of political controversies in Ottawa
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics. 
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.

Canada’s Arctic feeling effects of climate change quickly and dangerously 
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Andrew Medeiros, Assistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies. 
Research Specialties: Water security, community-based research and engagement, freshwater sustainability, paleoecology, biogeography, conservation Science, Arctic ecosystems.
Contact: andrew.medeiros@dal.ca and 902-494-6355.

Dozens of young women turn backs on Prime Minister during address to Daughters of the Vote 
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.

Diet, food choices killing more people than tobacco, according to recent report
Dalhousie Experts: Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance; and Dr. Catherine Mah, Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health.
Research Specialties: Population health intervention, food and nutrition, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention.
Contact: sara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440; or catherine.mah@dal.ca and 902-494-1110.

Change to Nova Scotia’s organ donation law drawing praise and criticism 
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Jocelyn Downie, James S. Palmer Chair in Public Policy and Law; Professor of Law. 
Research Specialties: Public policy and law, health law, health care ethics, health policy, end-of-life law. 
Contact: jocelyn.downie@dal.ca and 902-494-6883.

Consequences aplenty if Trump follows through on threat to close border with Mexico
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.