Autor: Marguerite Trussler

Monty Nelson, Ph D, has been a psychologist in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 1998.  He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. He is in full-time private practice conducting neuropsychological assessments in Edmonton, rural Alberta, and the northern territories. He has been a consultant for various adult FASD clinics since 2008. In collaboration with the Lakeland Centre for FASD he does training for other clinicians about the FASD diagnostic process. He has presented at provincial, national, and international conferences on assessments of adults with FASD. The Hon. Marguerite Trussler, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., LL.D. (Hon.), Q.C. was a justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench for 20 years. Following her retirement she became the chair of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission where she developed an interest in the issues surrounding FASD. For a number of years, she chaired the Institute of Health Economics’ steering committee for the Alberta initiatives on FASD and was the moderator of the Institute’s 2013 consensus conference on Legal Issues of FASD. Since May of 2014, she has been the Ethics Commissioner for the Legislature of the Province of Alberta, Canada.