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June 26, 2019

Posted by Communications and Marketing on June 26, 2019

Below you will find suggested Dalhousie University experts who can speak to current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, June 26, 2019.

Global Implications of US sanctions against Iran
Dalhousie Expert:
Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

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

Opioid use in Canada: According to Statistic’s Canada’s Canadian Community Health Study, one in ten report problematic use of opioid medications
Dalhousie Expert:
Dr. Fiona Martin, Associate Professor; Graduate Coordinator, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology 

Research Specialties: Critical health studies, body and embodiment, drug use, gender, knowledge, science and expertise, personhood, poverty and social marginalization, reproduction and mothering
Contact: F.martin@dal.ca or 902-817-7105

Adult obesity rates in Canada: 1 in 4 Canadians over the age of 18 (approximately 7 million adults) classified as obese in 2018
Dalhousie Expert:
Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor Health Promotion, School of Health and Human Performance

Research Expertise: 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 or 902-949-8440