2021 News

New Publications

• A Systematic Review of Addiction Substitution in Recovery: Clinical Lore or Empirically Based?  This study that was published in Clinical Psychology Review investigated addiction substitution during recovery from substance use or behavioural addictions. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102083
  • Authors: Hyoun S. Kim, David C. Hodgins, Ximena Garcia, Emma V. Ritchie, Iman Musani, Daniel S. McGrath, & Kristen von Ranson
     
• A study entitled Gambling in Canada During the COVID Lockdown: Prospective National Survey was published in the Journal of Gambling Studies. The impact of the COVID pandemic lockdown on gambling and problem gambling in Canada was examined.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10073-8
  • Authors: Carrie A. Shaw, David C. Hodgins, Robert J. Williams, Yale D. Belanger, Darren R. Christensen, Nady el-Guebaly, Daniel S. McGrath, Fiona Nicoll, Garry J. Smith, Rhys M. G. Stevens

New Publications

• The study entitled Responsible Gambling in Canada: An Analysis of the RG Check Patron Surveys was published in the Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10052-z
  • Authors: Darren R. Christensen, Fiona Nicoll, Carrie A. Leonard, Nady el-Guebaly, David C. Hodgins, Daniel S. McGrath, Yale D. Belanger, & Rhys M. G. Stevens

Recognitions

• Congratulations to our graduate student, Diandra Leslie, for winning a graduate scholarship from the Alberta Gambling Research Institute!

Recognitions

• Congratulations to our graduate student, Diandra Leslie who was recognized with a Certificate of Teaching Excellence/Teaching Assistantship Award by the Council of Canadian Departments of Psychology!
   

Welcome to the Lab!

• Kyle Tuico, who has joined the lab as a research assistant.
• Daniel Cunningham, who will be joining the lab in the fall to start his master's in the psychology graduate program.
• Daniel Andruchow, who will be joining the lab in the fall as an honours student.
• Denny Morrison, who will be joining the lab as a PSYC 499 student and research volunteer.
• Click here to learn more about the newest members of the lab. 
   

Farewell, Sydney!

• Our lab coordinator, Sydney Seidel will be leaving to pursue a degree in clinical psychology, but she won't be going far. She'll be joining Dr. Tavis Campbell's Behavioural Medicine Lab. We wish you the best of luck, Sydney!

Recognitions

• Our lab coordinator, Sydney Seidel, was one of the five winners of SSHRC's 2020 Storytellers competition for her entry entitled Investigating e-Cigarette Use in Young Adults. Congratulations Sydney! You can watch her presentation here. 
   

Presentations

• Our graduate student, Diandra Leslie, presented a research poster entitled An Investigation of the Relationship Between Gambling Motives and Problem Gambling Among Speculative Gamblers at this year's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) Research Day Conference. You can view the poster here.
   

New Publications

• A study published in Addictive Behaviors, entitled Offering Small Tangible Rewards Within Social Casino Games Increases In-play Bets but Does not Impact Real-Money gambling, sought to understand the effects of small tangible awards in social casino games. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106984
  • Authors: Hyoun S. Kim, Matthew Rockloff, Diandra Leslie, Daniel S. McGrath, Michael J. A. Wohl, & David C. Hodgins

Recognitions

• Congratulations to our graduate student, Braydon Slack, for winning a Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s SSHRC scholarship and a Faculty of Graduate Studies Master's Research scholarship!

Presentations

• Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) Conference:
  • Our principal investigator, Dan McGrath presented results from an investigation of the one-year impact of cannabis legalization in Canada. You can view his presentation here.
  • Our graduate student, Diandra Leslie, presented a research poster, entitled Primary Gambling Motives Among Individuals Who Participate in Speculative Financial Market Activities. You can view her poster here.
  • You can view the presentations of other conference attendees here.

New Publications

• A study published in the Journal of Gambling Studies, entitled Indigenous Gambling and Problem Gambling in Canada, sought to provide an updated, comprehensive profile of Canadian Indigenous gambling and problem gambling engagement and identify strategies to mitigate gambling-related harm among Canadian Indigenous people. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10022-5
  • Authors: Robert J. Williams, Yale D. Belanger, Carrie A. Leonard, Rhys M. G. Stevens, Darren R. Christensen, Nady el-Guebaly, David C. Hodgins & Daniel S. McGrath 
     
• A study published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, entitled Gambling-Related Psychological Predictors and Moderators of Attentional Bias Among Electronic Gaming Machine Players, sought to better understand the development and psychological predictors and moderators of attentional biases in gambling disorder. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000716
  • Authors: Hyoun S. Kim, Christopher R. Sears, David C. Hodgins, Emma V. Ritchie, Kristy, R. Kowatch, & Daniel S. McGrath

New Publications

• A study published in Alcohol and Alcoholism entitled The Effect of Alcohol Cue Exposure on Tobacco-Related Cue Reactivity: A Systematic Review sought to examine the effect of alcohol cue exposure on tobacco-related cravings, self-administration and other measures of tobacco-related cue reactivity. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agab009
  • Authors: Emma V. Ritchie, Chelsea Fitzpatrick, Paul E. Ronksley, Alexander A. Leung, Sydney Seidel, & Daniel S. McGrath
     
• A study published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors entitled Gambling Fallacies: Predicting Problem Gambling in a National Sample sought to examine the role of gambling fallacies in problem gambling. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000716
  • Authors: Carrie A. Leonard, Robert J. Williams, & Daniel S. McGrath
     

New Publications

• A study published in the Canadian Journal of Publish Health entitled Predictors of gambling and problem gambling in Canada sought to provide an updated profile of gamblers and problem gamblers in Canada and identify characteristics most strongly associated with problem gambling. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00443-x
  • Authors: Robert J. Williams, Carrie A. Leonard, Yale D. Belanger, Darren R. Christensen, Nady el-Guebaly, David C. Hodgins, Daniel S. McGrath, Fiona Nicoll, Garry J. Smith, and Rhys M. G. Stevens