McGill University holiday story sources
HOLIDAY FAMILY STRESS:
Coping with family interaction — visiting relatives, gatherings, divorce/visitation — when pre-existing issues may be exacerbated by stress. Post-holiday letdown/stress.
Dr. Michael Spevack
Director, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex
514-485-7772 ext. 811
450-224-4363 (after December 22)
STRESS AND ALCOHOLISM:
Connection between biological responses to stress and alcoholism at the most stressful, and socially active, time of the year.
Co-author of Nov. 2005 McGill study on stress and alcoholism:
Christina Gianoulakis, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry
514-761-6131 ext. 5929
christina.gianoulakis [at] mcgill.ca (email)
Maurice Dongier, MD
Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Psychiatry
514-761-6131 ext. 3419
maurice.dongier [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (email)
GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS:
How to deal with the loss of a loved one despite constant reminders of holidays past.
Estelle Hopmeyer
Director, McGill Centre for Loss and Bereavement
514-398-7067
estelle.hopmeyer [at] mcgill.ca (email)
HOLIDAY DEPRESSION/SUICIDE RATES:
The phenomenon of "holiday blues" brought on by stress, fatigue, unrealistic expectations, commercialization and financial concerns.
McGill Group for Suicide Studies at the Douglas Hospital:
Dr. Johanne Renaud
514-761-6131 ext. 3301
CONSUMER/SHOPPING:
Marketing and the psychology of shopping: What influences consumer behaviour? The impact of Internet shopping.
Prof. Ulf Bockenholt
Desautels Faculty of Management
514-398-4039
ulf.bockenholt [at] mcgill.ca (email)
Prof. Demetrios Vakratsas
Desautels Faculty of Management
514-398-2052
demetrios.vakratsas [at] mcgill.ca (email)
OVERSPENDING:
How students on an already limited budget can avoid overspending during the holidays.
Graham McWaters and Winthrop Sheldon
McGill grads and co-authors, The Canadian Student Financial Survival Guide
Graham McWaters: heloc [at] rogers.com (email)
HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN:
How individuals make food-related judgments, compensatory behaviour, whether post-holiday crash diets work.
Prof. Baerbel Agnes Knaeuper
Dept. of Psychology
Recent study: "Efficacy of Self-Dieting Rules"
514-398-8186
baerbel.Knaeuper [at] mcgill.ca (email)
The role of comfort foods in alleviating negative emotions; which ones men choose, which ones women choose and why.
Prof. Laurette Dube
Desautels Faculty of Management
Recent study: "Affect Asymmetry and Comfort Food Consumption"
laurette.dube [at] mcgill.ca (email)
FOOD SAFETY/POLICY
"What are we Eating? — Towards a Canadian Food Policy" will be the theme of the next McGill Institute for the Study of Canada annual conference, February 15-17, 2006.
Cynthia Lee
University Relations
514-398-6754
cynthia.lee [at] mcgill.ca (email)
SPIRITUALITY:
The spiritual meaning of the holiday season beneath the commercialism.
Professor Jim Kanaris
Faculty of Religious Studies
514-398-2908
jim.kanaris [at] mcgill.ca (email)
NEW RELEASES BY AND ABOUT MCGILL PROFESSORS:
Urdu for Children, the Complete Collection by Sajida Alvi, professor, McGill Institute of Islamic Studies. McGill-Queen's University Press
