McGill Expert Alert: Summer Olympics
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MONTREAL -- The following Ï㽶ÊÓƵ experts will be available to comment on the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, taking place in London, England, from July 27 to August 12. Over 8,000 athletes from more than 50 countries will compete in the Games.
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Sports and Politics/Revival and modern history of the Olympics
Prof. Anastassios (Tassos) Anastassiadis
Chair in Modern Greek Studies, Department of History and Classical Studies
Languages: English and French
tassos.anastassiadis [at] mcgill.ca
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Ancient history of the Games
Prof. Hans Beck
Department of History and Classical Studies
hans.beck [at] mcgill.ca
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Urban redevelopment and the Games
Prof. Raphaël Fischler
Chair, School of Urban Planning
Languages: English and French
raphael.fisher [at] mcgill.ca
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Land use and transport; public transit planning and operations
Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy
School of Urban Planning
Languages: English and French
ahmed.elgeneidy [at] mcgill.ca
International politics and diplomacy
Prof. Mark Brawley
Dept. of Political Science
Language: English
mark.brawley [at] mcgill.ca
Sports and leadership
Prof. Karl Moore
Desautels Faculty of Management
Language: English
karl.%20moore [at] mcgill.ca">karl. moore [at] mcgill.ca
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Sports and nutrition/assessing elite athletes
Prof. Ross Anderson
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Language: English
Ross.anderson [at] mcgill.ca
Nutrition for high performance/Olympic athletes
Beth Mansfield, McGill Ph.D. graduate student, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Nutritionist for Canada's national team athletes
Languages: English and French
beth [at] peakperformance.ca
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Sports medicine/sport sciences
Dr. Ian Shrier
Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Author of "Does sex the night before competition affect
performance?"
Past president, Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
Languages: English and French
ian.shrier [at] mcgill.ca
Sports psychology/performance/violence in sports
Prof. Gordon Bloom
Sports Psychologist
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
514-398-4184, x0516
Language: English
gordon.bloom [at] mcgill.ca
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Exercise physiology and training, high achieving sports
Prof. René Turcotte
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
514-398-4184
Languages: English and French
rene.turcotte [at] mcgill.ca
Physical training/coaching
Prof. Dennis Barrett
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
514-398-7000 ext. 01646
Language: English
dennis.barrett [at] mcgill.ca
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Contacts:
Cynthia Lee
Media Relations Office
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514-398-6754
cynthia.lee [at] mcgill.ca
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Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
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514-398-7012 (Tel.)
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