Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, January 30, 2019.Ìý
Bell Let's Talk Day aims to end stigma around mental health
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Clinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýSimon.Sherry@dal.ca and 902-494-7719.Ìý
Substance use a key factor when discussing mental healthÂ
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Niki Kiepek, Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Health professional education, mental health, therapeutic relationships, addiction, substance use.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýniki.kiepek@dal.ca and 902-452-3365.
Crop farmers could be the big winners of Canada’s new food guide
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.Ìý
Protests expected in Venezuela after self-declared interim president hit with legal sanctions
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties:Â Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
Did Nova Scotia’s top doctor violate province’s social media policy with Lyme disease retweet?
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.Ìý
New study links high levels of screen time to slower child development
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Hélène Deacon, Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Reading and spelling development, bilingualism, reading difficulties.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýHelene.Deacon@dal.ca and 902-494-2538.
Poll indicates three-of-four Western Canadians feel unfairly treated by Federal GovernmentÂ
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:Â Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.
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