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January 22, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on January 22, 2019

Please find below suggested HÂþ»­ University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Tuesday, January 22, 2019.Ìý

MNP survey says almost half of Canadians within $200 of insolvency
HÂþ»­ Expert: 
Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics.Ìý
Research specialties: Labour economics, income and wealth distribution.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlars.osberg@dal.ca and 902-494-6988.

Canada’s new food guide released 
HÂþ»­ Expert: 
Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.

Many Canadians don't have the money or time to follow new national food guide 
HÂþ»­ Expert: 
Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.
Research Specialties: Socio-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.

Expect U.S. to formally request extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada soon – China accuses both countries of abusing system
HÂþ»­ Expert: 
Robert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties: International criminal law, international litigation, international law, extradition, civil procedure, criminal law.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýrobert.currie@dal.ca and 902-494-1012.

KonMari Method of decluttering can be beneficial to your mental health
HÂþ»­ 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.

Legendary great white shark found in waters off Hawaii – water previously thought to be too warm for great whites
HÂþ»­ 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