News & Events

November 19, 2012

RYERSON UNIVERSITY EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT

Business

Marketing campaigns during holidays
Brynn Winegard
Assistant Professor
Ted Rogers School of Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 6741
brynnwinegard@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/biographies/bwinegard.html
Available Nov. 19 to Dec. 25


Holiday retail trends
Hélène Moore
Assistant Professor
Ted Rogers School of Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 6745
helene.moore@ryerson.ca
Other languages spoken: French
Not available after Dec. 21, 2012


Online retail trends
Steve Tissenbaum
Instructor
Ted Rogers School of Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 4506
Alt: 416-526-4626
stissenb@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/biographies/sTissenbaum.html
Not available after Dec. 21 and onwards


Popularity of gift cards as presents
Rob Wilson
Ted Rogers School of Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 6731
Alt: 416-505-0645
rbwilson@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/biographies/rWilson.html


Trimming your budget to avoid a credit-card hangover
Alan Kaplan
Associate Professor
Ted Rogers School of Business Management
Interim Law and Business Chair
Office: 416-979-5000  x 2429
akaplan@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/biographies/aKaplan.html
Not available after Dec. 14. Not in office on Mondays


Re-gifting: social faux pas or great way to save money and recycle presents?
Randy Boyagoda
Chair
Department of English
Office: 416-979-5000 x 4745
Alt: 416-201-2838
boyagoda@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/english/faculty-staff/directory/boyagodar.html
Available through the holidays


Safety and Security

Preventing identity and cyber theft during holiday season
Avner Levin
Director, Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute

Ted Rogers School of Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 7690
avner.levin@ryerson.ca
ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/privacy
Bio: ryerson.ca/biographies/aLevin.html
Not available Dec. 15 onwards


Airport security, safety
Gabor Forgacs
Associate professor
Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 6693
Cell: 416-301-5885 (preferred)
gforgacs@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/biographies/gForgacs.html
*not available between Dec. 13 and 27


Travel

Eco-friendly holiday destinations
Sonya Graci
Associate Professor
Ted Rogers School of Management
Office: 416-979-5000 x 6696
sgraci@ryerson.ca (preferred)
Co-author of Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations (2010, Earthscan)
Not available after Dec. 21/2012


Nutrition and Wellness

Prepping a turkey safely
Marilyn Lee
Professor
School of Occupational and Public Health
Ryerson University
Office: 416-979-5000 x 7048
Alt: 519-836-7196
marilyn.lee@ryerson.ca
Bio: www.ryerson.ca/sophe/facultystaff/Marilyn_Lee.html
*not available Nov. 22 to Nov. 26 and after Dec. 19, 2012


Healthy eating, staying active for adults and children during holidays
Janet Chappell
Associate Professor
School of Nutrition
Office: 416-979-5000 x 7072
jchappel@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/nutritionandfood/contactus/bio_listing/j_chappell.html


Managing sugar intake, appetite control
Nick Bellissimo
Assistant Professor
School of Nutrition
Office: 416-979-5000 x 3026
nick.bellissimo@ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/nutritionandfood/contactus/bio_listing/n_bellissimo.html


Family

Enjoying your holiday with older family members
Rheta Rosen
Coordinator
Interpersonal Skills Teaching Centre
Ryerson University
416-979-5000 x 6339
rrosen@ryerson.ca
Not available after Dec. 21, 2012


Science

How Santa is dealing with climate change and loss of sea ice in the North
Is there really a North Pole?
David Atkinson
Professor
Department of Geography
Office: 416-979-5000 x 2693
Alt: 416-305-1662 (preferred)
datkinson@geography.ryerson.ca
Bio: ryerson.ca/geography/faculty/atkinson.html

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