2022 News

Recognitions

Congratulations to our graduate students, Braydon Slack and Diandra Leslie, who successfully defended their thesis projects!

Presentations

Several members of our lab presented research posters at the annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, and the annual Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference. Click the links below to view the posters.

• A Comparison of Online Gamblers, Offline Gamblers, and Hybrid Gamblers on Gambling Behaviours and Substance Use

  • Daniel S. McGrath & Braydon Slack
     

• A Profile of Disordered Gamblers Based on Preferred Gambling Mode - Preliminary Results

  • Diandra Leslie & Daniel S. McGrath
     

• An Examination of the HEXACO Model of Personality in Cryptocurrency Users and Non-Users

  • Roshni Sohail, Daniel L. Andruchow, Dennis L. Morrison, Kyle A. Tuico, & Daniel S. McGrath
     

• Financial Speculation and Problem Gambling - Are Female Players at Risk?

  • Diandra Leslie & Daniel S. McGrath
     

• Motives Driving Consumer Participation and Abstinence in the Cryptocurrency Market

  • Daniel L. Andruchow, Roshni Sohail, Dennis L. Morrison, Kyle Tuico, & Daniel S. McGrath
     

• Risk-Taking Propensity among Young Adult Cryptocurrency Users

  • Daniel L. Andruchow, Roshni Sohail, Dennis L. Morrison, Kyle Tuico, & Daniel S. McGrath

Recognitions

• Congratulations to our graduate students, Daniel Cunningham, Kyle Tuico, and Diandra Leslie, who were each awarded a scholarship from the Alberta Gambling Research Institute!

Recognitions

• Congratulations to our graduate student, Diandra Leslie, who received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship award!
   

New Publications

• Attentional Bias in Non-Smoking Electronic Cigarette Users: An Eye-Tracking Study. This study that was published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research examined attentional bias to e-cigarette cues, and whether e-cigarette users develop a transference of cues to traditional cigarettes. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac112
  • Authors: Chelsea L. Fitzpatrick, Hyoun S. Kim, Christopher R. Sears, Daniel S. McGrath

Recognitions

• Congratulations to our research assistant, Kyle Tuico, who has been admitted to the Psychology Graduate Program! Kyle will be starting his Master's degree this fall under the supervision of Dr. McGrath.