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

Global Security and Governance
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Marion Laurence, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: International relations, global Security governance, internal organizations, and qualitative and interpretive research methods
Contact: marion.laurence@dal.ca

European Union, Canada-EU relations
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ruben Zaiotti, Professor, Director, Jean Monet European Centre for Excellence, Jean Monet Chair in Border Control, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: European governance and policy, migration and border control, public diplomacy, international relations, international security, transatlantic relations, and social media
Contact:  R.Zaiotti@Dal.Ca

Trumps comments on the future of Gaza
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Department of History
Research Specialties: Colonial, Postcolonial, and decolonial studies, modern/colonial South Asia, Global Development and political economy, global history and international relations, and political ontology and pluriversality
Contact: parasram@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies
Research Specialties: Sanctions, international relations, activism and social justice, and COVID-19 Stigma
Contact: huish@dal.ca

Border Security/Control
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ruben Zaiotti, Professor, Director, Jean Monet European Centre for Excellence, Jean Monet Chair in Border Control, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: European governance and policy, migration and border control, public diplomacy, international relations, international security, transatlantic relations, and social media
Contact:  R.Zaiotti@Dal.Ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

Consumer Behaviour and the boycott movement
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Dean Research, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Interests: Economy, work and development, knowledge, science and expertise, political economy, research methods, rural communities, social policy, social statistics, and Atlantic Canada
Contact: karen.foster@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Mohammed El Hazzouri, Associate Professor, Acting Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Management
Research Interests:  Diversity in advertising, public health advising, social identity, consumer debt, and Evolutionary basis of consumption
Contact: melhazzouri@dal.ca

DEI policies/initiatives and businesses
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Stephane Mechoulan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management
Research Interests:  Law and economics, health economics and public policy, unintended consequences of policy changes
Contact: S.Mechoulan@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Mohammed El Hazzouri, Associate Professor, Acting Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Management
Research Interests:  Diversity in advertising, public health advising, social identity, consumer debt, and Evolutionary basis of consumption
Contact: melhazzouri@dal.ca

DEI Initiatives, Social Justice, Women’s Rights
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Margaret Denike, Associate Professor; Department of Political Science, cross-appointed with Law, Justice and Society and Gender and Women's Studies; Cross-Appointed with Law, Justice and Society, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Research Specialties: Biopolitics and genealogical inquiry, feminist and queer philosophies, human rights (theory, institutions, politics), political activism of sexual and racial minorities, politics of terror, and state-sanctioned discrimination
Contact: M.Denike@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

Immigration Policies
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ruben Zaiotti, Professor, Director, Jean Monet European Centre for Excellence, Jean Monet Chair in Border Control, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: European governance and policy, migration and border control, public diplomacy, international relations, international security, transatlantic relations, and social media
Contact:  R.Zaiotti@Dal.Ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

US Immigration policies and the US-Mexico Border
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Kate Swanson, Professor, Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and Children, Department of International Development Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Research Specialties: Migration, asylum and refugees, children and youth, immigration detention, violence and human rights, and Latin America and US/Mexico border
Contact: Kate.Swanson@dal.ca

Nationalism brought on by tariff threats (Canadian and American) – Is it a good thing?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Department of History
Research Specialties: Colonial, Postcolonial, and decolonial studies, modern/colonial South Asia, Global Development and political economy, global history and international relations, and political ontology and pluriversality
Contact: parasram@dal.ca

Trade Tariffs
Dalhousie Expert: Stephane Mechoulan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management
Research Interests:  Law and economics, health economics and public policy, unintended consequences of policy changes
Contact: S.Mechoulan@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

Trade diversification and global relations
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Department of History
Research Specialties: Colonial, Postcolonial, and decolonial studies, modern/colonial South Asia, Global Development and political economy, global history and international relations, and political ontology and pluriversality
Contact: parasram@dal.ca

Global Gag Rule
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Heather Tasker, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Gender Violence, transitional justice, international criminal law, and human rights
Contact: Heather.Tasker@dal.ca

Trans Rights and Health
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

A post-US world order
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Department of History
Research Specialties: Colonial, Postcolonial, and decolonial studies, modern/colonial South Asia, Global Development and political economy, global history and international relations, and political ontology and pluriversality
Contact: parasram@dal.ca

Canadian Governance during a volatile time in Canadian politics
Dalhousie Expert: Lori Turnbull, Professor, Faculty of Management, Public & International Affairs Department
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems and public engagement
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca and (902) 225-8757

International Criminal Court
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Heather Tasker, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Gender Violence, transitional justice, international criminal law, and human rights
Contact: Heather.Tasker@dal.ca

The impact of tariffs on the tourism industry
Dalhousie Expert: Lorn Sheehan, Professor, Rowe School of Business, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Management  
Research Specialties: Tourism and travel, destination management, stakeholder management, and Sustainable development.
Contact: Lorn@dal.ca

Impacts of the massive cuts to foreign aid via USAID and the effects these are likely to have on current humanitarian crises
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. David Black, Professor, Interim Director for CSSD 2024-25 / Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Development Studies, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Canada’s role in Sub-Saharan Africa, development assistance, global governance, human security, and politics of sport
Contact: David.Black@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Heather Tasker, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Gender Violence, transitional justice, international criminal law, and human rights
Contact: Heather.Tasker@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

The impact of tariffs on the tourism industry
Dalhousie Expert: Lorn Sheehan, Professor, Rowe School of Business, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Management  
Research Specialties: Tourism and travel, destination management, stakeholder management, and Sustainable development.
Contact: Lorn@dal.ca

Tariffs and their impact on Canada-US relations
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Bardall, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Comparative politics, democratization & authoritarian resurgence, international democracy assistance, gender and politics, technology-facilitated gender-based violence and disinformation, violence against women in politics, and women, peace and Security
Contact:  gabrielle.bardall@gmail.com
Note – Can conduct interviews in both French and English

Dalhousie Expert: Lori Turnbull, Professor, Faculty of Management, Public & International Affairs Department
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems and public engagement
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca and (902) 225-8757

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 
Research Specialties: Sanctions, international relations, activism and social justice, and COVID-19 Stigma
Contact: huish@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Brian Bow, Chair, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 
Research Specialties: Policy coordination, US foreign policy, Canada-US relations, international security and defense policy 
Contact: brian.bow@dal.ca and 902-494-6629

Local Economic Development
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Dean Research, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Interests: Economy, work and development, knowledge, science and expertise, political economy, research methods, rural communities, social policy, social statistics, and Atlantic Canada
Contact: karen.foster@dal.ca

Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics
Research Specialties: Labour economics, income and wealth distribution
Contact: Lars.Osberg@Dal.Ca

How US imposed tariffs will impact the Canadian economy
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics
Research Specialties: Labour economics, income and wealth distribution
Contact: Lars.Osberg@Dal.Ca