Olympics Faculty Experts 2018

Ryerson experts across all faculties are available to comment on the following topics related to the Olympics. The experts are available for comment until February 16, 2018. Please contact them directly:

Economic impact of Olympics on local economy
Eric Kam
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Director of the Learning and Teaching Office
erickam@economics.ryerson.ca
Office: (416) 979-5000 x. 6943
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/search?query=Kam
*Not available Monday and Wednesday mornings.

Media coverage leading up to and during Olympic games
Lisa Taylor
Assistant Professor
School of Journalism
lisa.taylor@ryerson.ca
Mobile: (416) 735-1026
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/lisa-taylor
*Available Mondays and Tuesdays, and Friday mornings.

Psychosocial influences on performance
Sport media
Nicole Forrester
Assistant Professor
RTA School of Media
nforrester@ryerson.ca
Mobile: (416) 951-4803
Office: (416) 979-5000 ext. 3768
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/nicole-forrester

Sports Nutrition
Doping
Nick Bellissimo
Associate Professor
School of Nutrition
nick.bellissimo@ryerson.ca
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/nick-bellissimo
*Not available Tuesdays and February 8th.

Social Media in Sport
Sports Marketing
Women in Sport
Katie Lebel
Assistant Professor
Ted Rogers School of Management
klebel@ryerson.ca
Mobile: (647) 680-2962
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/katie-lebel

Security issues
Potential terror threats
Arne Kislenko
Associate Professor
Department of History
akislenk@ryerson.ca
Mobile: (647) 378-8710
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/arne-kislenko

Sport and gender representation
Sport and media representation
Sports culture
Nicole Neverson
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
neverson@ryerson.ca
Office: (416) 979-5000 x2603
Bio: ryerson.ca/sociology/about-us/faculty/faculty-bios/neversonn/
*Available for phone or email interviews only

Social Media during the Olympics
Nadia Conroy
Postdoctoral fellow
Social Media Lab
Ted Rogers School of Management
n1conroy@ryerson.ca

Social Media during the Olympics
Chris Gibbs
Assistant Professor
Ted Rogers School of Management
cgibbs@ryerson.ca
Office: (416) 979-5000 x 2483
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/chris-gibbs

Social Media during the Olympics
Richard Lachman
Associate Professor
Director, Zone Learning
Faculty of Communication and Design
RTA School of Media
richlach@ryerson.ca
Office: (416) 979-5000 x 2627
Bio: experts.ryerson.ca/richard-lachman

If you are looking for another expert not listed here, please contact me, or visit our faculty experts database at experts.ryerson.ca.

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Elise Cotter
Media Relations Officer
Office of Public Affairs
416-979-5000 x 7161
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