Paris attacks (November 13, 2015)
Many people were reported dead聽Friday night following several separate attacks聽in and around聽Paris.
Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret,聽Associate Professor and聽Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, 91社区
He can comment on the legal ramifications such as the national emergency and border implications. (English, French)
frederic.megret [at] mcgill.ca, cellphone available
Rex Brynen, Professor, Political Science, 91社区
His aread of expertise is in Middle East politics, intelligence and聽counterterrorism. (English)
rex.brynen [at] mcgill.ca, cellphone available.
, psychologist, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, 91社区 and former Vice-President, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
His聽area of expertise is post-traumatic stress disorder. (English, French)
"To blame, or fear, refugees is absolutely mistaken. Historically, the resettlement of refugees has not led to the admission of dangerous criminals or unwanted individuals, except in extremely rare cases (e.g. a single incident during the Indochinese refugee crisis)."
- Laura Madokoro
Laura Madokoro, Assistant Professor, History, 91社区
She鈥檚 interested in the histories of refugees, humanitarianism, human rights and race relations. (English, French)
laura.madokoro [at] mcgill.ca, cellphone available
Ken Lester, Adjunct Professor in Finance at the 91社区 Desautels Faculty of Management
He can comment on the economic consequences for France after the Paris terror attacks. He鈥檚 also president and CEO of Lester Asset Management Inc, a portfolio management firm in Montreal.
514-849-5566. klester [at] lesterasset.com (English)
Dr. Duncan Pedersen, Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, 91社区 and Associate Scientific Director (International Programs) at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute
He works on mental health research; political violence (i.e., torture) and mental health outcomes, including war trauma-related disorders; PTSD; complex emergencies, humanitarian interventions. My focus has been on civilian populations affected by armed conflict and war in countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region and South Asia (i.e., Guatemala, Nepal, Peru, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Jamaica).
He's available November 19 after 12:00 PM, and November 20 all day. After such date, he鈥檒l be travelling abroad returning on November 27.
duncan.pedersen [at] mcgill.ca (English, Spanish)
Charles Boberg, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, 91社区
He's a specialist of language variation and change, dialectology, and North American English. He can discuss speach features, native fluency, linguistic indicators and pronunciation.
charles.boberg [at] mcgill.ca
For media requests: Vincent Allaire, vincent.allaire [at] mcgill.ca, 514-398-6693
