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Carleton Experts Available: The Holidays

Published on December 8, 2021

The holiday season is approaching, and Carleton experts are available to discuss related topics, including stress and food (including alcoholic beverages); Christmas, Hanukkah, and Yule; the science of Santa Claus; and New Year’s resolutions.

Alfonso Abizaid
Professor, Neuroscience

Email: Alfonso_Abizaid@carleton.ca

Abizaid is available to discuss topics related to stress and food, as well as spending time with family and loneliness during the holidays.

For more information on Abizaid, please visit: https://carleton.ca/neuroscience/profile/alfonso-abizaid/

Kimberly Stratton
Associate Professor, College of the Humanities

Email: Kim.Stratton@carleton.ca

Stratton is available to discuss the historical authenticity of the Christmas story in the Bible, the true origins of Hanukkah and Wiccan Yule.

For more information on Stratton, please visit: https://carleton.ca/bhum/people/kimberly-b-stratton/

Zeba Crook
Professor, Religion

Email: Zeba.Crook@gmail.com

Crook is available to discuss the origins of Christmas, the war on Christmas, and the creation of the earliest Christian narratives about the birth of Jesus.

For more information on Crook, please visit: https://carleton.ca/religion/people/zeba-crook/

Jim Davies
Professor, Department of Cognitive Science

Email: Jim.Davies@carleton.ca

Davies is available to discuss the science behind believing in Santa Claus, as well as habits and New Year’s resolutions.

For more information on Davies, please visit: https://carleton.ca/cognitivescience/people/davies-jim/

Rod Phillips
Professor, Department of History

Email: Roderick.Phillips@carleton.ca

Phillips is available to discuss the consumption of alcoholic beverages during the holidays. Phillips researches the history of wine and teaches the history of alcohol.

For more information on Phillips, please visit: https://carleton.ca/history/people/roderick-phillips/

 

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