Below you will find suggested Dalhousie University experts who can speak to current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, July 9, 2020.

Federal Deficit
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. 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.

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics.
Research Specialties: Labour economics, income and wealth distribution.
Contact: lars.osberg@dal.ca and 902-494-6988.

Culturally Specific COVID-19 Response Strategy for African Nova Scotians in the Prestons
Expert: Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Chair, Dalhousie Black Faculty & Staff Caucus
Research Specialties: Medical sociology, sociology of health and illness, mental illness in black Canadian, Immigrant and Indigenous communities and environmental health inequities
Contact: iwaldron@Dal.ca and 902-494-4267

Racism and Health and Institutional Racism
Expert: Dr. Barbara Hamilton-Hinch, Assistant Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, School of Health and Human Performance
Research Specialties: HIV testing, institutional racism, racism and health, prostate cancer, and diversity
Contact: b.hamilton-hinch@dal.ca or (902) 494-3391