McGill Expert Alert: Holiday Sources

We suggest the following sources for your holiday stories:

The Tradition of Gift Giving

Conrad Graham
Curator, Visual Arts Collection, McCord Museum of Canadian History
Expertise: History of gift giving, historic gifts
conrad.graham [at] mccord.mcgill.ca
Available until Dec. 18

Consumer/Shopping

Ashesh Mukherjee
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: consumer behavior and marketing research
ashesh.mukherjee [at] mcgill.ca

Robert Soroka
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: Retailing, marketing and consumer psychology
robert.soroka [at] mcgill.ca

‘Over-gifting’/Appropriate Gifts for the Holidays

Jeffrey Derevensky
Professor, Faculty of Education, Co-Director, International Center for Youth Gambling Problems & High-Risk Behavior
Expertise: Child development, developmental psychopathology, addiction, gambling
jeffrey.derevensky [at] mcgill.ca

Donating to Charity Rewards the Brain

Dr. Alain Dagher
Neurologist, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital; Professor, Department of Neuroscience, McGill University
Expertise: The function of dopamine

Contact via Sandra McPherson, Communications Officer, MNI
sandra.mcpherson [at] mcgill.ca

Toy Safety/Recalls

Joe Schwarcz
Professor, Department of Chemistry; Director, McGill Office for Science and Society
Expertise: Health issues and the application of chemistry in everyday life
joe.schwarcz [at] mcgill.ca
Unavailable: Dec. 25-Jan. 1

Spirituality

Ellen Aitken
Dean, Faculty of Religious Studies
Expertise: The spiritual meaning of the holiday season beneath the commercialism
ellen.aitken [at] mcgill.ca

Grieving during the Holidays

Estelle Hopmeyer
Director, McGill Centre for Loss and Bereavement
Expertise: How to deal with the loss of a loved one despite constant reminders of holidays past
estelle.hopmeyer [at] mcgill.ca

Food Chemistry

Ariel Fenster
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Expertise: The chemistry behind alcoholic hangovers and ‘turkey hangovers’; the effect of eating chocolate on mood
ariel.fenster [at] mcgill.ca

Holiday Weight

Baerbel Agnes Knaeuper
Professor, Department of Psychology
Expertise: How individuals make food-related judgments, compensatory behaviour, whether post-holiday crash diets work
baerbel.knaeuper [at] mcgill.ca

Catherine Sabiston
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Expertise: physical activity, body image/self-esteem, and social support
catherine.sabiston [at] mcgill.ca

Food Safety

Anne-Marie Stelluti
Recent graduate, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Expertise: How to prepare food safely, contamination risks
anne-marie.stelluti [at] mail.mcgill.ca