мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ has compiled a list of experts who are able to speak on the many impacts of COVID-19. We will continue to add to this list in the coming days and weeks.
Employer and employee change - shorter workweeks, productivity, basic income and the Canadian Employee Resource BenefitÌý
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Specialties: Economy, work and development, knowledge, science and expertise, political economy, research methods, rural communities, social policy, social statistics and Atlantic Canada
Contact:Ìýkaren.foster@dal.ca
Impacts of COVID-19 on businesses, pandemic marketing strategies and business recovery
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert:ÌýDan Shaw, Senior Instructor, Director of MBA Programs, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties:ÌýGlobal marketing, impact of labour disputes on consumer spending and consumer habits.Ìý
Contact:ÌýDan.Shaw@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6146.Ìý
Legal impacts and questions related to COVID-19
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
Contact: Wayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.
Impacts of COVID-19 measures onÌýcriminalized individuals
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert:ÌýDr. Adelina Iftene, Assistant Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Health Law Institute.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýPrison law and prisoners’ rights, criminal law and criminal justice, sentencing, evidence, charter rights.Ìý
Contact:Ìýaiftene@dal.caÌýand 902-494-1296
Political impacts of COVID-19 (Canadian and American)
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ 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.
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595
Effects on travel industry
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Lorne Sheehan, Professor, Rowe School of Business,ÌýSchool for Resource and Environmental StudiesÌý
Research Specialties: Tourism and travel, Destination management, Stakeholder management, and Sustainable development.
Contact: Lorn@dal.ca or 902-402-8067
Food sovereignty,Ìýsecurity,Ìýand sustainability
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Kathleen Kevany, Associate Professor, Business and Social Sciences Faculty of Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food sovereignty and sustainability, Sustainable diets and individual and community well-being
Contact:ÌýÌýkkevany@dal.caÌýand 902-986-8477
Food security, food supply chains and food trade
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Rural well-being
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Kathleen Kevany, Associate Professor, Business and Social Sciences Faculty of Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Community building, appreciative problem solving and fostering mental, emotional and physical well-being
Contact:ÌýÌýkkevany@dal.caÌýand 902-986-8477
Economic Impacts
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics.
Research Specialties: Labour economics, income and wealth distribution.
Contact: lars.osberg@dal.ca and 902-494-6988
Mental wellness (youth and adult) – Psychology and Psychiatry
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.
Research Specialties: Clinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems.
Contact: Simon.Sherry@dal.ca and 902-494-7719/ 902-789-9419.
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Michael Ungar, Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience; Professor, School of Social Work.
Research Specialties: Child and adolescent mental health, family therapy, ecological social work, program evaluation, cross-cultural diversity research, delinquency, child development, social constructionism.
Contact: michael.ungar@dal.ca and 902-229-0434.
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. E. Adriana Wilson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Research Specialties: Positive psychiatry, mindfulness, emotions, attachment, psychotherapy
Contact: adriana.wilson@dal.ca or 902-407-6600
Social and Cultural Implications and Activism
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ 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.
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Tari Ajadi, doctoral student, MacEachen Institute Junior Fellow
Student Research Scholar, Healthy Populations Institute, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Canadian politics, social justice and inequality, marginalized communities, health policy and social movements.
Contact:Ìýtariajadi@dal.caÌýor (778) 230-0020
Implications of COVID-19 on vulnerable and marginalized communities and populations
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ 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.
Contact: huish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Associate Professor, James R. Johnston (JRJ) Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Research Specialties: Black Canadian studies, Black health equity, anti-Black racism and health outcomes, blood donation systems, HIV & AIDS, medical education and health humanities, and Black Feminist/Black Queer diasporic analytics.
Contact: omisoore.dryden@dal.ca
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Tari Ajadi, doctoral student, MacEachen Institute Junior Fellow
Student Research Scholar, Healthy Populations Institute, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Canadian politics, social justice and inequality, marginalized communities, health policy and social movements.
Contact:Ìýtariajadi@dal.caÌýor (778) 230-0020
Maintaining physical wellness during COVID-19
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Lori Dithurbide, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, School of Health and Human Performance
Research Specialties: Psychosocial aspects of sports, group dynamics, teammate efficacy, team performance, and group behavior.
Contact: lori.dithurbide@dal.ca
Emergency preparedness plans (municipal, provincial and federal)
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. Kevin Quigley, Professor, Director, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance.
Research Specialties: Public sector risk and crisis management, strategic management and critical infrastructure protection.
Contact: Please contact Warren MacDougald at 647-823-3309 or Warren.McDougald@Dal.Ca to set up an interview with Dr. Quigley.
General comment on data, tracking, apps, and privacy (not epidemiological or legal)
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ 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.
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595
Pharmacy practices during COVID-19
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert: Dr. James Barker,ÌýProfessor; Herbert S. Lamb Chair in Business Education; Research Lead мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Safe Assured; Founding Fellow, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy & Governance, Rowe School of Business
Research Specialties:ÌýOrganizational safety, high-risk organizations, leadership theories, organization theories, complexity theory, organizational behavior, symbolic management, and organizational change
Contact:ÌýJ.Barker@Dal.ca´Ç°ùÌý902-222-5237
Dental practices/care during COVID-19
Dental hygiene and nutrition
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ expert:ÌýDr. Leigha Rock, director and associate professor, School of Dental Hygiene
Research specialties: Preventative oral health care, nutrition, oral cancer
Contact:ÌýPlease contact Cheryl Bell at 902.266.9403 orÌýcheryl.bell@dal.caÌýif you would like an interview with Dr. Rock.
Emergency dental care and new pandemic protocol
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ expert:ÌýDr. Chris Lee,Ìýassistant professor and director, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences
Research specialties:ÌýEmergency dental care,Ìýdental care of medically complex patients, access to dental care for underserviced populations
Contact:ÌýPlease contact Cheryl Bell at 902.266.9403 orÌýcheryl.bell@dal.caÌýif you would like an interview with Dr. Lee.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ expert:ÌýDr. Ben Davis, dean of the Faculty of Dentistry and professor
Research specialties:ÌýOral and maxillofacial surgery, oral sedation, emergency dental care
Contact:ÌýPlease contact Cheryl Bell at 902.266.9403 orÌýcheryl.bell@dal.caÌýif you would like an interview with Dr. Davis.
Cuban healthcare system and the exportation of medical services
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert:Dr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties:Cuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
Contact:Ìýkirk@dal.caand 902-494-1082/902-494-2544.
Machine learning needed for contact and other tracing technologies
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert:ÌýDr. Thomas Trappenberg, Professor, Faculty of Computer ScienceÌý
Research:ÌýComputational neuroscience and machine learning.
Contact:Ìýtt@cs.dal.caÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý902-494-3087
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Expert:Dr. Sageev Orre, Professor, Faculty of computer ScienceÌý
Research Specialties:ÌýMachine learning, deep learning, computational creativity, and deep learning models and tools for music, art & text generation
Contact:sageev@dal.caÌýor 902-494-1498
If you are looking to speak with one of our researchers directly working on COVID-19 research, please note that their schedules are extremely full and we will do our best to fill your request or direct you to the best point of contact.
We ask that you please keep in mind that it is at the faculty member’s discretion as to whether they have the availability to accommodate your request.Ìý
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