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Luke at AGRI Conference

Luke will be speaking at the Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) Conference this Friday on the “media portrayal of sports betting in Canada before and after Bill C-218”

Anushka and Paul at PURC

Anushka and Paul presented their Honour’s projects at the UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) last weekend. Follow the links below to access Anushka’s poster. Anushka Gulani “The Effect of Monetary Reward Uncertainty on Consumption Behaviours”

Luke on CBC News

Luke was interviewed by CBC News to speak about the structural characteristics and risks associated with sports betting. Visit the link below to watch the full interview: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1.7161913

Claudia Fu awarded SSHRC CGS-M fellowship!

Congratulations to Claudia on receiving the competitive SSHRC fellowship for her MA1 under the CGS-M program.

Raymond delivering guest lectures for Psyc 101

Raymond recently delivered two guest lectures for the undergraduate course Psyc 101, where he delved into research on decision-making and executive functions.

Congrats to Charlotte on the MSCA Fellowship!

Huge congratulations to Charlotte on receiving the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Post Doctoral Fellowship!

Raymond at ASTU Seminar

Raymond facilitated a discussion in the undergraduate student-directed seminar ASTU 400K 201: “Cyberpsychology and Digital Technology Addiction”. He presented his research findings on the benefits and consequences associated with the passive consumption of video games and gambling.

Luke on ICRG Webinar

Luke will be speaking at the International Center for Responsible Gaming webinar this Thursday on the migration from video gaming to gambling in young adults. Click here to register for this free program.

Welcome Adam and Matthew!

We’re happy to welcome Adam Chun and Matthew Fetterly in joining our lab as research assistants this term. They will be working with Charlotte and Raymond respectively.

Fiza speaking at CBH seminar

Fiza will be presenting her research “Audiovisual Cues, Game Immersion, and Performance” as part of the Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars this Friday. Visit here for more information!