Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, June 17, 2019.
Quebec passes secularism bill that bans religious symbols for state workers
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.
Health Canada releases regulations on cannabis edibles, with products hitting market in mid-December
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.
Halifax enjoying economic boom, record population increase and GDP growt
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Melvin Cross, Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics.
Research Specialties: Environmental economics, history of economic thought
Contact: mlcross@dal.ca and 902-494-6868.
Experts concerned about the long-term effects of excess screen time on children
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Michael Ungar, Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience; Professor, School of Social Work.
Research Specialties: Child and adolescent mental health, family therapy, ecological social work, program evaluation, cross-cultural diversity research, delinquency, child development, social constructionism.
Contact: michael.ungar@dal.ca and 902-229-0434.
Structural shift in Canadian economy could lead to shortage of quality employment opportunities
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Eddy Ng, Professor, F.C. Manning Chair in Economics and Business, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties: Compensation policies, aging workforce, diversity and inclusion, human resource management, cross-cultural management.
Contact: edng@dal.ca and 902-266-8398.