{"id":94519,"date":"2024-12-04T12:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=94519"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:13","slug":"carleton-experts-available-the-holidays-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2024\/carleton-experts-available-the-holidays-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Experts Available: The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton Experts Available: The Holidays\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

The holiday season is quickly approaching and Carleton experts are available to discuss related topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out to them directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For other experts, please visit the Carleton Experts Database: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Bromwich<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: Rebecca.Bromwich@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bromwich is available to discuss co-parenting over the holidays where parents are separated or divorced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bromwich is the former program director of the Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution. Her current role is manager, Diversity and Inclusion, for the law firm Gowling WLG. Bromwich has been a columnist for Lawyers Weekly and has authored and co-authored several books for students and legal system practitioners, including a new publication on corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Bromwich, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/rebecca-jaremko-bromwich<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeba Crook
\n<\/strong>Professor, Religion at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: Zeba.Crook@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crook is available to discuss the origins of Christmas, Christian controversies and the contentious history of Christmas, the war on Christmas, and the creation of the earliest Christian narratives about the birth of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Crook, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/zeba-crook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melissa Frankel<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Department of Philosophy at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: melissa.frankel@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Christmas approaches and parents start looking for educational toys and books for the kids in their lives, Frankel has come up with a list of children\u2019s books that are both delightful and thought-provoking experiences for young readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of Frankel\u2019s class, Children, Literature, and Philosophy, she has come up with a top five list of children\u2019s books that may inspire philosophical conversations with children over the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Frankel, visit: https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/people\/frankel-melissa\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina Milyavskaya<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Department of Psychology at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: Marina.Milyavskaya@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milyavskaya is available to discuss goal pursuit\/setting and New Year\u2019s resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milyavskaya\u2019s research examines why people are successful in the pursuit of certain goals, but not others. Her work looks at the factors that promote successful goal pursuit and attainment, as well as self-regulatory mechanisms. Her other research interests include autonomy support, health behaviours, attachment, and well-being across a person\u2019s lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milyavskaya is available for English and French interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Milyavskaya, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/marina-milyavskaya<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod Phillips<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Department of History at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: Roderick.Phillips@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Phillips, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/rod-phillips<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farzam Sepanta<\/strong>
\nPhD Candidate, Building Engineering at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: Farzam.Sepanta@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sepanta has written about how architecture influences our shopping experiences. He is available to discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n