This Friday (March 11) marks the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a global pandemic following worldwide outbreaks of COVID-19.
With Ontario expected to lift most mask requirements in the coming weeks, the following experts from Western University are available to media for comment about the past, present and future of the coronavirus disease.
Professor, Department of Sociology
Director, Centre for Research on Social Inequality
Areas of Expertise: Social inequality of COVID-19, racial and socioeconomic disparities
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Industry Expert-in-Residence, Faculty of Science
Areas of Expertise: Contact tracing privacy, online medical tool effectiveness
Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Professor, Master of Public Health and Global Health Systems
Areas of Expertise: Mask requirements, infectious disease surveillance, data collection
Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Koerner Fellow and Co-Director, CIFAR Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness
Areas of Expertise: Effects of COVID-19 on the brain, long covid
Professor, School of Health Studies
Co-Director, Health Ethics, Law and Policy (HELP) Lab
Areas of Expertise: Mask requirements, public health ethics, population-level bioethics, infectious disease ethics
Professor, Faculty of Education
Areas of Expertise: Mask requirements, provincial, national and global education, global development
Professor, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Canada Research Chair in Mobilizing Knowledge on Gender-Based Violence
Areas of Expertise: Gender-based violence during a pandemic and lockdowns, health equity & social justice
A feature story about the two year-anniversary of the WHO declaring a global pandemic, including expert commentary from many of these researchers, can be read here.
Western also has experts available for media interviews on topics including vaccine delivery and supply, global education, clinical impact, women’s issues, and community-based epidemiology.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jeff Renaud, Senior Media Relations Officer, 519-520-7281 (mobile), jrenaud9@uwo.ca
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