PhD Studentships

RIGT aims to develop the capacity for research on problem gambling in Britain. We provide two
PhD awards annually of £15,000 a year for up to three years.

We have funded six PhD students to date:

• Adrian Parke, Nottingham Trent University. The thesis "New technology and implications for problem gambling and treatment" aims to identify how advances in technology are affecting gambling behaviour in the UK, in particular to provide evidence identifying which factors of remote access gambling are risk factors for pathological gambling disorders and which factors should be cultivated to promote and sustain responsible gambling behaviour. Funding was completed in Summer 2007.
• Neal Hinvest, Manchester University. This study is on the "Neuronal basis of Problem Gambling", supervised by Dr I Anderson, and is designed to identify the 'Specific neuro-biology of problem gamblers'. Funding was completed in Summer 2007.
• Jane Rigby, Nottingham Trent University. Her thesis is an investigation of problem gambling in a young adult population and the barriers that prevent them from seeking treatment. It is expected to be completed in September 2009.
• Zhihong Liu (Eva), University of London. The thesis is an anthropological investigation into understandings of gambling and problem gambling in the Chinese community in the UK. It is expected to be completed in September 2009.
• Erica Yu, University College London. Her thesis is titled ‘The Peak-End Effect in Retrospective Evaluations of Gambling Experiences’. It is expected to be completed in September 2010.
• Sara Lueddeke, University of Southampton. The thesis is ‘Pathological gambling: Is it a function of a monitoring deficit, strategic regulation bias or accuracy failure?’. It is expected to be completed in September 2010.