Welcome to the 18th edition of Contact Western. With 850 researchers and scholars at The University of Western Ontario listed, it's the largest edition ever.

Contact Western is the media's gateway to Western. It puts contact information at your fingertips. Whatever story you're working on - health, politics, popular culture, financial markets, climate change - you will find a Western faculty member who can provide expert comment.

We hope this resource provides a valuable service and we encourage you to use it extensively. Please feel free to contact the source you need directly.

For information on experts or topics not listed in Contact Western, for extra copies of the publication, or to be placed on mailing lists for regular updates on news and events at Western, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Listings
Contact Western is ordered alphabetically according to faculty or school. Faculty experts are listed alphabetically within each faculty section.

Telephone Numbers
All telephone numbers in Contact Western are preceded by the 519 area code, unless otherwise indicated. The telephone number for the University's main switchboard is (519) 661-2111.

Speakers Bureau *
Faculty members willing to speak to community groups and service organizations have an asterisk * placed after their name in their Contact Western listing. You are welcome to contact the speaker directly to make arrangements.

Bilingual Faculty (f)
Faculty members who are fluent in French have an f placed after their name.

Media
Please remember to credit The University of Western Ontario in your story.

Note to Television Broadcasters
Western has a VideoRoute service and can arrange live broadcast
interviews. Please call (519) 661-2111 ext. 85165 or ext. 85468 for more
information.