Matthew Young, University of Calgary

Research

Gambling Gambling-Related Harm Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines Public Health Guidelines

Latest funding

Developing a framework to evaluate the Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines: Lessons learned from evaluating other public health guidelines
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$99,999
Understanding rapid emotional responses to risky choice outcomes in problem gambling
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$96,914
A 6-month, 3-wave longitudinal investigation of the impact and moderators of exposure to sports gambling advertisement and subsequent sports betting and harms
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Developing a framework to evaluate the Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines: Lessons learned from evaluating other public health guidelines

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming

Principal investigators: Hodgins, David C; Young, Matthew M

Keywords: Gambling; Gambling-Related Harm; Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines; Public Health Guidelines

$99,999

Understanding rapid emotional responses to risky choice outcomes in problem gambling

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming

Principal investigators: Otto, Ross

Keywords: Decision-Making; Emotion; Problem Gambling; Psychophysiology; Risk

$96,914

A 6-month, 3-wave longitudinal investigation of the impact and moderators of exposure to sports gambling advertisement and subsequent sports betting and harms

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming

Principal investigators: Kim, Hyoun

Keywords: Advertisement; Gambling Harms; Sports Gambling

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gambling Dear Professor Young, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gambling connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Developing a framework to evaluate the Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines: Lessons learned from evaluating other public health guidelines" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]