Cameron Adair, Dalhousie University

Research

Addiction Behavioral Observation Gambling In Video Games Gaming Disorder

Latest funding

An evaluation of gambling-like money spending in video games and its impact on clinical risk for gaming disorder using a novel behavioral observation approach
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$96,997

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An evaluation of gambling-like money spending in video games and its impact on clinical risk for gaming disorder using a novel behavioral observation approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming

Principal investigators: Yakovenko, Igor; Adair, Cameron

Keywords: Addiction; Behavioral Observation; Gambling In Video Games; Gaming Disorder

$96,997

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: Addiction Dear Professor Adair, 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 addiction 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 "An evaluation of gambling-like money spending in video games and its impact on clinical risk for gaming disorder using a novel behavioral observation approach" (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]