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We suggest the following sources for your holiday stories:

Spirituality

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

Grieving during the Holidays

estelle.hopmeyer [at] mcgill.ca">Estelle Hopmeyer
Director, 9I制作厂免费 Centre for Loss and Bereavement
Expertise: How to deal with the loss of a loved one despite constant reminders of holidays past

The Tradition of gift giving

shirley.steinberg [at] mcgill.ca">Shirley Steinberg
Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
Expertise: The culture of "re-gifting"

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

Donating to Charity Rewards the Brain

Dr. Alain Dagher
Neurologist, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital; Professor, 9I制作厂免费 Dept. of Neuroscience
Expertise: The function of dopamine
Contact via sandra.mcpherson [at] mcgill.ca">Sandra McPherson, Communications Officer, MNI

"Over-gifting"/Appropriate gifts for the holidays

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

Toy safety/recalls

joe.schwarcz [at] mcgill.ca (Joe Schwarcz)
Professor, Department of Chemistry; Director, 9I制作厂免费 Office for Science and Society
Expertise: Health issues and the application of chemistry in everyday life

Consumer/Shopping

robert.soroka [at] mcgill.ca (Robert Soroka)
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: Retailing, marketing and consumer behaviour, cross-border shopping

Holiday weight gain

laurette.dube [at] mcgill.ca (Laurette Dub茅)
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management; internationally respected professor in consumer and lifestyle psychology and marketing, food and health specialist
Expertise: The role of comfort foods in alleviating negative emotions; which ones men choose, which ones women choose and why

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

Food chemistry

ariel.fenster [at] mcgill.ca (Ariel Fenster)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Expertise: The chemistry behind alcoholic hangovers and "turkey hangovers"; the effect of eating chocolate on mood; the safe way to "snack" over the holidays

9I制作厂免费 Health Centre (MUHC) experts:

Winter weather safety and the ER

Dr. Joe Nemeth
Director of MGH Emergency Department, MUHC

Expertise: What symptoms warrant a visit to the ER and are there other options? How does the ER prioritize their patients and what are the expected waiting times? Tips on avoiding this unwanted experience, including: avoiding injury when enjoying winter sports, avoiding slips and falls on the ice, frostbite, shoveling snow safely, etc.
Contact via rebecca.burns [at] muhc.mcgill.ca">Rebecca Burns, Communications Coordinator, MUHC
(514) 934-1934 ext. 71443

Eating right over the holidays

Jonathan DiTomasso
Clinical Nutritionist, MUHC
Expertise: Healthy food choices during the holidays, holiday weight gain, food safety
Contact via rebecca.burns [at] muhc.mcgill.ca">Rebecca Burns

Holiday Depression/Suicide rates

Dr. Karine Igartua
Psychiatrist, and Director of Emergency Psychiatric Services, MUHC
Contact via rebecca.burns [at] muhc.mcgill.ca">Rebecca Burns

Keeping kids safe over the holidays

Debbie Friedman
Director, Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH) Trauma

Carlo Galli
Coordinator, MCH Trauma
Expertise: keeping kids safe over the holidays - including avoidable injuries such as ingestion of small objects, sport-related injuries, eye injuries, cranial traumas (bumps on the head), and frostbite.

Contact via lisa.dutton [at] muhc.mcgill.ca">Lisa Dutton, Communications Manager, MCH