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March 1, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on March 1, 2019

Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýFriday, March 1, 2019.Ìý

March is Nutrition Month, time to look at how we eat and how we can make it exciting
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýSocio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy, weight bias and weight-based teasing.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.

Arsenic levels too high in some cereals and snacks for infants
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.

Opponents say the Trudeau brand is broken afterÌýJody Wilson-Raybould testimony
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Experts:Ìý
Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; andÌýhoward.ramos@dal.caÌýor 902-402-9893.

Canada expected to announce extradition hearing for Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou can proceed
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýGlobal health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.

Three federal ministers get new jobs as Prime Minister shuffles cabinet
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:Ìý
Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.

Ontario undergoing biggest healthcare reform in 50 yearsÌý
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:
Dr.ÌýKatherine Fierlbeck, Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Political Science.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian political thought, Canadian social union, comparative health policy, health care politics, healthcare governance, human rights (theory, institutions, politics), network governance, new or experimental governance.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýK.Fierlbeck@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6631.