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Please find below suggested HÂþ»­ University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, February 14, 2019.Ìý

Valentine’s Day often leads to breakups for couples on the edge
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýClinical 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.

Exploring the impact of age, frailty and sex hormones on heart health
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Susan Howlett, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, 
Research Specialties:ÌýAging, frailty, hormonal regulation of cardiac function, estrogen, cardiac excitation-contraction coupling, myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, patch voltage clamp, calcium imaging.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsusan.howlett@dal.ca and 902-494-3552.Ìý

Sexual health key in connecting with your partner, on Valentine’s Day and every day after
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Natalie Rosen, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýClinical psychology, health psychology, human sexuality, pain.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýNatalie.Rosen@dal.ca and 902-494-4044.Ìý

Solicitor-client privilege a major plot point in SNC-Lavalin scandal
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýWayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian 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.

Jody Wilson-Raybould no longer in Cabinet, but her impact on Canadian politics will continue to be felt
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýLori 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.

Miss your favourite song on the radio? Probably because pop songs are getting shorter, thanks to the economics of streaming 
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Jacqueline Warwick, Director, Full Professor, Musicology.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýMusicology, music and culture, popular music, American music, performance studies, celebrity studies, child prodigies.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjwarwick@dal.ca and 902-494-1142.Ìý

‘El Chapo’ is on his way to an American prison, but impact on Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel remains to be seen
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. 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.

Netherlands using ‘monster’ mascot to make point that Brexit could deliver a major blow to Dutch businesses
HÂþ»­ Experts:ÌýJerry White, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in European Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýInternational trade, international finance, European Studies.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýJerry.White@dal.ca and 902-469-2027/ 902-494-3628.