Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, May 17, 2019.

Game of Thrones fans prepare to say goodbye after eight eventful seasons
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Jason Haslam, Professor and Department Chair, Department of English.
Research Specialties: 19th-century American literature, gender studies, race studies, science fiction, popular culture, prison studies.
Contact: jason.haslam@dal.ca and 902-441-0514. 

In midst of vaccination debate, some have forgotten diseases such as diphtheria, measles and whooping cough are life-threatening
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Joanne Langley, Division Head, Infectious Diseases.
Research Specialties: Vaccines, infectious diseases, child health, infections in children, evidence-based immunization policy, communicable disease control.
Contact: joanne.langley@dal.ca and 902-470-8762.

Philippines recalls ambassador to Canada in escalating dispute over garbage
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.

NDP accuses Conservative candidate of Elections Act violation in lead-up to Sackville-Cobequid byelection
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.

Federal Government taking criticism over way carbon tax has been implemented 
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Larry Hughes, Professor and Founding Fellow, MacEachen Institute.
Research Specialties: Energy systems analysis, energy security, low-carbon economy.
Contact: Larry.Hughes@Dal.ca and 902-494-3950.