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Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, February 20, 2019.Ìý

Genetic secrets of great white sharks revealed by researchers – results could help treat cancer and age-related diseases in humans
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Frederick Whoriskey, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Ecology and marine biology.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýfr362427@dal.ca and 902 494-6741.Ìý

Protesters in Haiti demand resignation of President Moise – unrest now in second week with no end in sight
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties: Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.

Truck convoy lands at Parliament Hill, protests federal oil and gas policies
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhoward.ramos@dal.ca 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.

Jody Wilson-Raybould will testify in probe of SNC-Lavalin scandal; how much she’ll be able to say remains unclear 
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
Research Specialties: 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.

Prime Minister losing chief advisor on policy and strategy with resignation of Gerald Butts 
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.Ìý

February is Psychology Month, a chance for people to gain awareness of role psychologists play in the community
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.Ìý
Research Specialties: Clinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýSimon.Sherry@dal.ca and 902-494-7719/902-466-2789.