Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, May 2, 2019.
IAAF accused of over-stepping medically and ethically with Caster Semenya ruling
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sherry Huybers, Instructor, School of Health and Human Performance.
Research Specialties: Fundamental movement skills and physical literacy, gender practices in alternative sports, marginalization in sport and coaching, competition and gender practices, sport injury.
Contact: shuybers@dal.ca and 902-494-1151.
Greenhouse industry a labour of love with no guarantees of profits
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Lord Abbey, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences.
Research Specialties: Health-based sustainable food systems, food security, vegetable and fruit production, domestication of native and wild plants in diversified systems, soil nutrient management systems, greenhouse production and technology.
Contact: labbey@dal.ca and 902-893-6683.
What to expect from meeting between Alberta Premier Kenney and Prime Minister Trudeau
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.ca or 902-402-9893.
One dead, dozens injured during violent protests in Venezuelan capital of Caracas
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties: Cuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
Contact: kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-1082/902-494-2544.