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Please find below suggested HÂþ»­ University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýTuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.Ìý

AddressingÌýhomelessness as winter sets in
HÂþ»­ Expert: Jeff Karabanow, Professor, School of Social Work
Research Specialties:ÌýHomelessness and poverty, housing, international social work, homelessness and trauma, street youth, and street culture.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjeff.karabanow@dal.ca and 902-494-1193.Ìý

Nova Scotia implementing Voluntary Exclusion from Casinos
HÂþ»­ Expert: Dr.ÌýIgor Yakovenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.
Research Specialties:ÌýChange determinants across additive behaviours, transdiagnostic addiction and comorbidity, cannabis use and disordered gambling, online substance use interventions.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýIgor.Yakovenko@dal.ca and 902-494-1074.

An Ontario police force ‘naming and shaming’ impaired drivers: will it deter drinking and driving?
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýJennifer Llewellyn, Professor of Law; Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law, Schulich School of Law.Ìý
Research Specialties: Restorative justice, human rights, international criminal law, constitutional law, international human rights law.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjennifer.llewellyn@dal.ca and 902-494-1013.

Province releases its response to the Lahey review on forestry practices
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Karen Beazley, Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýBiodiversity, ecosystems, protected area system planning, conservation biology, and landscape ecology.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýkaren.beazley@dal.ca and 902-494-1383.

Average Canadian family facing increase of $400 for groceries in 2019
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýSylvain Charlebois, Professor, Rowe School of Business.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-494-7822.