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Nigel Turner
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Latest papers
Facilitator perspectives on in-person versus videoconference delivery of a remedial intervention for impaired drivers: a qualitative study.
Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025
Increased volatility in video poker results in more winning players but shorter winning streaks - Evidence from simulations.
Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023
Acceptability of Internet-based interventions for problem gambling: a qualitative study of focus groups with clients and clinicians.
BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2019 · senior author
Latest funding
- $100,000
Trends in gambling, and gaming among students from 2017 to 2023: a secondary analysis.
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
- $1,269,900
Onsite, Intercept Survey and Longitudinal Follow-up Study of Gamblers Who Patronize Gambling Venues: An Integrated Knowledge Translation Project
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
- $497,822
Addressing the Wider Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Substance Use in Canada
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
7 publications.
Facilitator perspectives on in-person versus videoconference delivery of a remedial intervention for impaired drivers: a qualitative study.
Docherty C, Rup J, Stoduto G, Labadia S, Williams HA, Flam-Zalcman R, Neamen T, Agic B, Turner N, Wang W, Wickens CM
Increased volatility in video poker results in more winning players but shorter winning streaks - Evidence from simulations.
Palomäki J, Turner N, Macey J, Castrén S
Acceptability of Internet-based interventions for problem gambling: a qualitative study of focus groups with clients and clinicians.
Sanchez S, Jindani F, Shi J, van der Maas M, Hagopian S, Murray R, Turner N
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Time to Relapse Questionnaire (TRQ) in substance use disorder.
Khazaee-Pool M, Moridi M, Ponnet K, Turner N, Pashaei T
A Yoga Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress: A Preliminary Randomized Control Trial.
Jindani F, Turner N, Khalsa SB
Commentary on Lorains et al. (2014): a potentially important advance is understanding different types of gamblers.
Turner N
Interpersonal group psychotherapy for comorbid alcohol dependence and non-psychotic psychiatric disorders.
Malat J, Leszcz M, Negrete JC, Turner N, Collins J, Liu E, Toneatto T
Trends in gambling, and gaming among students from 2017 to 2023: a secondary analysis.
Principal investigators: Turner, Nigel E; Hamilton, Hayley A
Keywords: Gambling; Gambling Problems; Gender And Gaming; Risk Factors; Trends In Prevalence; Video Gaming; Video Gaming Problems
Onsite, Intercept Survey and Longitudinal Follow-up Study of Gamblers Who Patronize Gambling Venues: An Integrated Knowledge Translation Project
Principal investigators: Turner, Nigel E; Agic, Branka; Mann, Robert E
Keywords: Casinos; Cross-Sectional; Evidence-Based Prevention And Treatment Recommendations; Gambling; Integrated Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Intercept Study; Longitudinal Panel Sample; Onsite Gambling; Problem Gambling; Social Determinants Of Health
Addressing the Wider Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Substance Use in Canada
Principal investigators: Chaiton, Michael O; Hamilton, Hayley A; Shield, Kevin D
Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness; Covid-19; Digital Interventions; Intersectionality; Mental Health; Population-Based; Substance Use
Understanding the Landscape of Mental Health: Engaging Youth in an Interactive World Café
Principal investigators: Woodhall-Melnik, Julia R
Keywords: Homelessness; Housing Instability; Mental Illness; Sex & Gender; Vulnerable; Youth
Defining Gender-Specific Health Research Priorities for Youth Facing Homelessness.
Principal investigators: Matheson, Flora I
Keywords: Addiction; Criminality; Gender & Lgbtq2; Homelessness; Intervention; Mental Illness; Sex; Youth
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Psychology
- Other
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