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Holiday Experts 2010

December 2, 2010

The fol­low­ing is a list of Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to experts who can com­ment on a vari­ety of issues relat­ed to the hol­i­day sea­son.

RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS:

Reli­gion
Spir­i­tu­al­i­ty
Reli­gious rit­u­als around the hol­i­days
Richard Cham­bers
Direc­tor
Mul­ti-Faith Cen­tre
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Office: 416–946-3119
Home: 416–323-9751
Richard.chambers@utoronto.ca

Chris­tian­i­ty
John S. Klop­pen­borg
Pro­fes­sor & Chair
Depart­ment & Cen­tre for the Study of Reli­gion
St. George
Office: 416–978-6493 or 416–978-4949
Chair.religion@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Only avail­able after Decem­ber 8.

Chanukah
Jew­ish affairs
Derek Jonathan Penslar
Samuel J. Zacks Pro­fes­sor of Jew­ish His­to­ry
Direc­tor, Jew­ish Stud­ies Pro­gram
Depart­ment of His­to­ry
Depart­ment of Jew­ish Stud­ies Pro­gram
St. George
Office: 416–978-0339
Cell: 416–200-2849
derek.penslar@utoronto.ca

Chris­tian­i­ty and Judaism in the Roman world
Peter Richard­son
Pro­fes­sor Emer­i­tus Depart­ment and Cen­tre for the Study of Reli­gion
Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege; Jew­ish Stud­ies Pro­gram
St. George
Home: 416–463-3746
prchrdsn@chass.utoronto.ca

Reli­gion
Scott Schie­man
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Soci­ol­o­gy
St. George
Office: 416–946-5905
scott.schieman@utoronto.ca

Spir­i­tu­al­i­ty and health
Dr. Chan­drakant Shah
Pro­fes­sor Emer­i­tus
Dal­la Lana School of Pub­lic Health
Fac­ul­ty of Social Work
St. George
Office: 416–360-0486
Home: 905–990-5111
c.shah@utoronto.ca or cshah@aht.ca

Cana­di­an Bud­dhism
Buddha’s Enlight­en­ment
Suwan­da Sug­u­nasiri
Adjunct Pro­fes­sor
Trin­i­ty Col­lege, Reli­gion
St. George
Office: 416–782-8227
suwanda.sugunasiri@utoronto.ca

Islam
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of His­to­ry
Near & Mid­dle East­ern Civ­i­liza­tions
St. George
Office: 416–978-5039
Cell: 416–951-2495
m.tavakoli@utoronto.ca

CONSUMERISM, SPENDING & SAVING DECISIONS, RETAIL:

Retail­ing
Ser­gio Meza
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
Rot­man School of Man­age­ment
UTM, Depart­ment of Man­age­ment
Office: 905–569-4962 or 416–978-5445
sergio.meza@rotman.utoronto.ca
Note: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Con­sumerism
Nature of con­sumerism
Dr. Trevor Nor­ris
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
The­o­ry and Pol­i­cy Stud­ies
OISE/UT
Office: 416–978-1201
trevor.norris@utoronto.ca
Note: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Con­sumer sav­ing and spend­ing deci­sions
Behav­iour­al eco­nom­ics
Con­sumer psy­chol­o­gy and deci­sion mak­ing
Dilip Soman
Pro­fes­sor
Rot­man School of Man­age­ment
Office: 416–946-0195
dilip.soman@rotman.utoronto.ca
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Con­sumer affairs
Jacob Ziegel
Pro­fes­sor of Law Emer­i­tus
Fac­ul­ty of Law
Office: 416–978-3717
Home: 416–920-4934 (No calls before 8 a.m. and none after 10 p.m.)
j.ziegel@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Not avail­able from Novem­ber 29 to Decem­ber 6.

HOLIDAY ADVERTISING AND MARKETING:

Glob­al mar­ket­ing
Andrij Myroslaw Bry­gidyr
Affil­i­ate Pro­fes­sor and Lec­tur­er
Rot­man School of Man­age­ment
St. George
Office: 416–503-3343, ext. 102
Cell: 416–930-3944
andrijb@aamerch.com

Mar­ket­ing, adver­tis­ing, brand­ing
David Dunne
Adjunct Pro­fes­sor
Rot­man School of Man­age­ment
St. George
Office: 416–978-8643
Cell: 416–666-0687
dunne@rotman.utoronto.ca

Adver­tis­ing
Cin­e­ma
Pop­u­lar cul­ture
Gar­ry Mar­tin Leonard
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Eng­lish
Lit­er­a­ture and Film Stud­ies
UTSC
Office: 416–287-7141
Home: 416–466-6962
Leonard@utsc.utoronto.ca

MOOD AND EMOTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS:

Stress reduc­tion, mind­ful­ness med­i­ta­tion
Susan Eliz­a­beth Abbey
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Psy­chi­a­try
St. George
Office: 416–340-4447 or 416–340-3155 (hos­pi­tal loca­tor- page her-emer­gency only)
Cell: 416–805-8517
susan.abbey@uhn.on.ca

Resilience in chil­dren and fam­i­lies
Aging resilience
Mood dis­or­ders
Tatyana Barankin
Con­sul­tant psy­chi­a­trist, child and fam­i­ly
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Aca­d­e­m­ic Edu­ca­tor, CFD
Office: 416–223-9635
Tatyana_Barankin@camh.net

Depres­sion
Anx­i­ety and stress
Sea­son­al affec­tive dis­or­der
Hap­pi­ness
Mark Berber
Psy­chi­a­trist
Lec­tur­er
Depart­ment of Psy­chi­a­try
UTM
Office: 905–472-5733
Cell: 416–801-0991
mberber@cnsmedicine.com

Health ben­e­fits of vaca­tions
Man­ag­ing stress over the hol­i­days
Deal­ing with grief and loss over the hol­i­days
How to keep laugh­ing and play­ing on vaca­tion
Mel Borins
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Fam­i­ly and Com­mu­ni­ty Med­i­cine
Office: 416–533-6488
Home: 416–782-4530
Oth­er (from Decem­ber 10 to Jan­u­ary 7): 808–879-6010
melborins@hotmail.com

Emo­tion reg­u­la­tion and cop­ing
Work stress
Stephane Cote
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
Rot­man School of Man­age­ment
Depart­ment of Psy­chol­o­gy
St. George
Office: 416–978-5704
scote@rotman.utoronto.ca
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Depres­sion
Greg Dubord
Lec­tur­er
Psy­chi­a­try
Toron­to Cen­ter for Cog­ni­tive Ther­a­py
St. George
Office: 416–777-6699, ext. 2
Greg.dubord@gmail.com
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Ado­les­cent depres­sion, sex­u­al­i­ty, body image/eating
Miri­am Kauf­man
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Pae­di­atrics
Office: 416–813-6657
Home: 416–658-1411
Miriam.kaufman@sickkids.ca

Child/adolescent depres­sion and sui­cide
Mar­shall Koren­blum
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Psy­chi­a­try
Temer­ty Temer­ty Fac­ul­ty of Med­i­cine
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Office: 416–972-1935, ext. 3316
Office: 416–972-1935, ext. 3309
mkorenblum@hincksdellcrest.org

Sea­son­al depres­sion
New Year’s res­o­lu­tions
Par­ent­ing and rela­tion­ship stress
Fam­i­ly stress
Dou­glas Saun­ders
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
Dal­la Lana School of Pub­lic Health
St. George
Office: 416–597-2614, ext 2
douglas.saunders@utoronto.ca

Stress over the hol­i­days
Scott Schie­man
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Soci­ol­o­gy
St. George
Office: 416–946-5905
scott.schieman@utoronto.ca

Depres­sion
Zin­del V. Segal
Cameron Wil­son Chair in Depres­sion Stud­ies
Pro­fes­sor of Psy­chi­a­try
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Cen­tre for Addic­tion and Men­tal Health
Office: 416–979-6856
Zindel_segal@camh.net
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

FOOD AND ALCOHOL DURING THE HOLIDAYS:

Food cul­ture
Food and hol­i­day rituals/celebrations
Shy­on Bau­mann
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Soci­ol­o­gy
Cen­tre for the Study of the Unit­ed States
Office: 416–946-5900
Home: 416–530-1680
Shyon.baumann@utoronto.ca

Alco­hol use pat­terns
Susan Bondy
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
Dal­la Lana School of Pub­lic Health
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Office: 416–978-0141
Sue.bondy@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Dri­ving under the influ­ence of drugs/alcohol
Michael R. Cor­bett
Coor­di­na­tor; Instruc­tor
School of Con­tin­u­ing Stud­ies
Office: 905–785-9977
Michael.corbett@utoronto.ca or michaelcorbett@rogers.com

Food pol­i­tics and cul­ture
Josee John­ston
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Soci­ol­o­gy
UTM
Office: 905–569-4282
Josee.johnston@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY EATING, DIETING:

Role of nutri­tion in obe­si­ty and Dia­betes
Dr. Khos­row Adeli
Depart­ment of Bio­chem­istry
Depart­ment of Lab­o­ra­to­ry Med­i­cine and Patho­bi­ol­o­gy
St. George
Office: 416–813-8682
Cell: 416–587-5195
k.adeli@utoronto.ca
Oth­er lan­guages: Per­sian

Phys­i­cal activ­i­ty and exer­cise
Guy Faulkn­er
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor
Fac­ul­ty of Phys­i­cal Edu­ca­tion and Health
St. George
Office: 416–946-7949
Cell: 416–633-4674
guy.faulkner@utoronto.ca

Nutri­tion and health eat­ing
David Jenk­ins
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Nutri­tion­al Sci­ences
Depart­ment of Med­i­cine
Cana­da Research Chair in Nutri­tion and Metab­o­lism
St. George
Office: 416–978-4752
SMH : 416–867-7475
Cell : 416–732-8705
Cyril.kendall@utoronto.ca

New Year’s res­o­lu­tions
Diet­ing, eat­ing
Janet Polivy
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Psy­chol­o­gy
Depart­ment of Psy­chi­a­try
UTM
Office: 904–828-3959
polivy@psych.utoronto.ca
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: POLITICS

Cana­di­an pol­i­tics and polit­i­cal his­to­ry
Robert Both­well
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of His­to­ry
Inter­na­tion­al Rela­tions Pro­gram
St. George
Office: 416–946-8948
bothwell@chass.utoronto.ca
Note: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Cana­di­an pol­i­tics
Stephen Clark­son
Pro­fes­sor
Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege, Polit­i­cal Econ­o­my
St. George
Office: 416–978-2682 (also gets him at home when not in office)
stephen.clarkson@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Away Decem­ber 8 to 12.

Cana­di­an pol­i­tics (par­ties, vot­ers, lead­ers, elec­tions)
Provin­cial pol­i­tics (Ontario, the West, Que­bec)
Nel­son Wise­man
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Polit­i­cal Sci­ence
St. George
Office: 416–978-3336 (home/office)
nelson@chass.utoronto.ca

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: TECHNOLOGY

Com­pe­ti­tion law, intel­lec­tu­al prop­er­ty law and e‑commerce
Ariel Katz
Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor; Inno­va­tion Chair-Elec­tron­ic Com­merce
Fac­ul­ty of Law
Cen­tre for Inno­va­tion Law and Pol­i­cy
St. George
Office: 416–978-8892
ariel.katz@utoronto.ca

Tech­nol­o­gy
Tom Vas­sos
Instruc­tor
Rot­man School of Man­age­ment
St. George
Office: 416–436-8431
Cell: 416–478-8579
Home: 905–770-8968
tomvassos@yahoo.ca

FAMILY AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Impact of sep­a­ra­tion and divorce on chil­dren
Fam­i­ly medi­a­tion
Dr. Andrea Lit­vack
MSW Pro­gram Direc­tor
Fac­ul­ty of Social Work
St. George
Office: 416–978-5826
Home: 647–226-5212
andrea.litvack@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Only avail­able Decem­ber 1 to 16.

Sib­ling con­flict
Michal Perl­man
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Ontario Insti­tute for Stud­ies in Edu­ca­tion (OISE)
St. George
Office: 416–978-0956
Cell: 416–831-3245
mperlman@oise.utoronto.ca

VACATIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS:

Trav­el med­i­cine
Ian E. Cran­dall
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Lab­o­ra­to­ry Med­i­cine and Patho­bi­ol­o­gy
Phar­ma­cy
St. George
Office: 416–978-6627
Home: 416–590-0212
MICrandall@rogers.com or Ian.crandall@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Email is best to arrange inter­views.

Travel/tropical med­i­cine
Jay Key­stone
Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Med­i­cine
Divi­sion of Infec­tious Dis­eases
St. George
Office: 416–340-3671
Jay.keystone@utoronto.ca

CHILDREN’S TOYS/EDUCATIONAL GIFTS:

Toy research
Gen­der issues
Par­ent­ing
Ear­ly child­hood edu­ca­tion and ear­ly lit­er­a­cy
Lin­da Cameron
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Cur­ricu­lum, Teach­ing and Learn­ing
Ontario Insti­tute for Stud­ies in Edu­ca­tion
St. George
Home: 416–489-2822
Cell: 416–219-7796
l.cameron@utoronto.ca

Child lan­guage acqui­si­tion
Rena Helms-Park
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Lin­guis­tics
UTSC
Grad­u­ate Sec­ond Lan­guage Education/Graduate Lin­guis­tics
St. George
Office: 416–287-7142
rhelms@utsc.utoronto.ca
NOTE: In Aus­tralia for part of Decem­ber. Email best to arrange inter­views.

Ear­ly child devel­op­ment and edu­ca­tion
Ear­ly lit­er­a­cy devel­op­ment
Janette Patri­cia Pel­leti­er
Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor
Depart­ment of Human Devel­op­ment and Applied Psy­chol­o­gy
Ontario Insti­tute for Stud­ies in Edu­ca­tion
Direc­tor, Insti­tute of Child Study
St. George
Office: 416–934-4506
Cell: 647–990-4455
Janette.pelletier@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Unavail­able after Decem­ber 17. Email is best to arrange inter­views.

CHARITIES/NON-PROFITS:

Non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tions, co-oper­a­tives
Jack Quar­ter
Pro­fes­sor and Direc­tor
Social Econ­o­my Cen­tre
Adult Edu­ca­tion & Coun­selling Psy­chol­o­gy
Ontario Insti­tute for Stud­ies in Edu­ca­tion
St. George
Office: 416–978-0820
Home: 416–694-4614
Jack.quarter@utoronto.ca
NOTE: Unavail­able Decem­ber 11 to 18 and Decem­ber 22 to 26.

For more infor­ma­tion, please con­tact:

Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to Media Rela­tions
416–978-0100
Media.relations@utoronto.ca