January 2021

RACHEL A. VOLBERG University of Massachusetts 715 North Pleasant Amherst, MA 01003-9304 Phone: (413) 545-6700 Email: [email protected]

ACADEMIC RECORD

Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco 1983 Department of Sociology B. A. University of California, San Diego 1977 Department of Sociology B.C.E. (A level) Aiglon College, Chesières-Villars, Switzerland 1972 (French proficiency)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Research Professor Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology 2019 - present School of Public Health & Health Sciences University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Research Associate Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology 2013 - 2019 Professor School of Public Health & Health Sciences University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Adjunct Associate & Addiction Research Centre 2004 - present Professor National Institute for Public Health & Mental Health Research Auckland University of Technology

President Gemini Research, Ltd. 1992 - present Northampton, MA

Senior Research Scientist NORC at the University of Chicago 2000 - 2013 Bethesda, MD

Research Sociologist Department of Psychiatry & 2006 - 2008 Biobehavioral Sciences University of California, Los Angeles

Assistant Professor Department of Sociology 1991 - 1993 Russell Sage College Albany, NY

Research Associate Policy Research Associates, Inc. 1988 - 1992 Delmar, NY

Research Scientist Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene 1985 - 1988 Albany, NY

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Administrative Analyst Phoenix Data Systems 1984 - 1985 Albany, NY

Research Analyst Tremont Research Institute 1981 - 1984 San Francisco, CA

Research Assistant Carnegie Council on Policy Studies 1978 - 1979 in Higher Education Berkeley, CA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

University Service

UMass Amherst SPHHS Personnel Committee (chair, AY20-21) AY2020 - 2022 UMass Amherst SPHHS Committee on Research AY2019 - 2020 UMass Amherst Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee (1 TT position) AY2018 - 2019 UMass Amherst Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee (2 TT positions) AY2017 - 2018 UMass Amherst SPHHS Committee on Diversity AY2014 - 2016 UMass Amherst SPHHS Faculty Committee AY2013 - present UMass Amherst Biostatistics & Epidemiology Faculty Committee AY2013 - present UMass Amherst Epidemiology Faculty Committee AY2013 - present

Mentoring & Advising

Faculty Mentor AY2018-2020 Jennifer Whitehill Department of Health Policy Management School of Public Health & Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst

Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member /Topic Expert AY2019-2020 Kendra King Department of Sociology University of Massachusetts Boston

Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member AY2019-2020 Michelle Malkin Department of Criminal Justice Michigan State University

Doctoral Dissertation External Examiner AY2017-2018 Ruth Herd School of Public Health & Psychosocial Science Auckland University of Technology

Doctoral Dissertation External Examiner AY2015-2016 Ruth Herd School of Public Health & Psychosocial Science Auckland University of Technology

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Master’s Thesis Committee Member AY2017-2018 Jiacheng Chen Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology School of Public Health & Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst

Master’s Thesis Committee Member AY2017-2018 Danielle Venne Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology School of Public Health & Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst

Master’s Thesis Committee Member AY2013-2014 Sophie O’Brien Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology School of Public Health & Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst

Honor’s Thesis Committee Chair AY2019-2020 Monica Pabla Commonwealth Honors College University of Massachusetts Amherst

Member

(U.S.) National Council on Problem Gambling 1985 - present Board of Directors 1993 - 2008 President 2003 - 2006 Executive Committee 2000 - 2007 Personnel Committee 2007 - 2011 Distinguished Service Award (Research) 1991 Herman Goldman Foundation Award for Advocacy 1998 International Association for the Study of Gaming 1989 - present European Association for the Study of Gambling 1994 - present Asia Pacific Association for Gambling Studies 2012 – present

Advisory Boards

Asia Pacific Association for Gambling Studies Academic Committee 2011 - present Singapore NCPG International Advisory Panel 2007 - 2013 Centre for Research into the Social Impact of Gambling, Univ. Plymouth 1998 - 2003

Journal Reviewer

Addiction Journal of Applied Social Psychology Addiction Research & Theory Journal of Behavioral Addictions American Journal of Public Health Journal of Gambling Issues Annals of Epidemiology Journal of Gambling Studies BMC Public Health Journal of the Canadian Medical Association British Journal of Sociology Nature Human Behavior Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science Nordic Studies on Alcohol & Drugs Canadian Journal of Sociology Pediatrics Deviant Behavior PLOS One European Health Psychology Review Psychiatric Medicine European Journal of Public Health Psychiatric Services Hospital & Community Psychiatry Psychological Medicine

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International Gambling Studies Psychological Reports Int’l J/Environmental Research & Public Health Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Int’l Journal/Mental Health & Addiction Public Health Int’l Journal/Methods in Psychiatric Research SUCHT: Journal of Addiction Research & Practice Journal of Adolescent Health The Lancet Public Health Journal of Affective Disorders Wellcome Open Research

Editor & Guest Editor

2017 – 2020 International Editorial Board, International Gambling Studies 2015 – 2018 Editorial Board, Journal of Gambling & Commercial Gaming Research 2012 – 2017 Regional Assistant Editor, International Gambling Studies 1999 – 2012 Editorial Board, International Gambling Studies 1993 – 2012 Editorial Board, Journal of Gambling Studies 2003 – 2008 Advisory Board, Journal of Gambling Issues 2003 Special Issue on Women and Gambling, Journal of Gambling Issues 1996 Contemporary Prevalence Studies and Related Service Development, Journal of Gambling Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2.

Agency Reviewer

Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of 2017 Gambling Research Program 2012 - 2017 Alberta Gambling Research Institute 2012 - 2017 Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre 2001 - 2013 Gambling Research Australia (GRA) 2004 - 2011 Gambling Commission (U.K.) 2007 - 2009 National (U.K.) 2007 National Institutes of Health (U.S.) 1998 - 2001 Health Research Council of New Zealand 1997 Public Health Services, Capital Health Authority, Alberta 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (Canada) 1994

Invited Participant

The Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling 2021-2022 Systematic Review of Research on Prevention and Education in Reducing 2020-2021 Gambling Harms (GREO) Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines Scientific Working Group Partner 2016-2020 UK Gambling Commission: Measuring Gambling-Related Harms Scoping Study 2019 GREO Conceptual Framework Project, Toronto, CANADA 2018 Gambling-related Harm: Developing Priorities for Harm Reduction Policy Setting 2018 Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO) Ninth International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice 2018 NEW ZEALAND Responsible Gaming Academy, Vienna, AUSTRIA 2017 Regional Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice, Banff, CANADA 2017 Eighth International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice 2016 NEW ZEALAND OPGRC Conceptual Framework Project, Toronto, CANADA 2015 Responsible Gaming Academy, Vienna, AUSTRIA 2015 Seventh International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice 2014 NEW ZEALAND IVO Master Class on Addiction, The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS 2012

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Sixth International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice 2012 NEW ZEALAND OPGRC Conceptual Framework Project, Guelph, CANADA 2011 Beyond Psychometric Properties: Developments in the Population Assessment 2011 of Gambling and Problem Gambling, Ottawa, CANADA Fifth International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice 2010 NEW ZEALAND Building a Roadmap for Pathological Gambling in the DSM-V, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Fourth International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy & Practice 2008 NEW ZEALAND International Transformations: Preventing UK Gambling Harm, London, ENGLAND 2007 Best Practices in Prevalence Studies of Problem Gambling, Östersund, SWEDEN 2007 Advancing Prevalence Studies on Gambling Problems, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Gambling and Problem , Oslo, NORWAY 2006 Third International Think Tank on Problem Gambling Services, NEW ZEALAND 2006 Second International Think Tank on Problem Gambling Services, NEW ZEALAND 2005 First International Think Tank on Problem Gambling Services, NEW ZEALAND 2004 Effective and Efficient Messaging to Youth, Alexandria, VA 2003 Providence Summit on Addiction, Providence, RI 2003 Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach (Annenberg Foundation) 2002 International Gambling Treatment Think Tank, Las Vegas, NV 1998 Seminar on Gambling Studies, Trondheim, NORWAY 1997 First International Symposium on Pathological Gambling, Barcelona, SPAIN 1996 North American Think Tank on Youth Gambling, Boston, MA 1995 Harvard Invitational Symposium on Compulsive Gambling, Boston, MA 1988

Expert & Legislative Testimony

Massachusetts Gaming Commission 2012 – present

(U.S.) House Energy & Commerce Committee 2013 Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

New Hampshire House of Representatives 2013 Subcommittee on Community Impact of Senate Bill 152 ( Gambling)

(U.S.) House Energy & Commerce Committee 2011 Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Victoria Minister of Gaming 2011

Singapore Minister of Health 2010

California Gambling Control Commission 2007

California Secretary of Health & Human Services 2006

Maryland Senate 2006 Finance Committee

European Union 2006 Commission on Internal Markets

Court of Appeals, City Court of Oslo (Norway) 2005

Arizona Lottery Commission 2003

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British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety 2003

Rhode Island House of Representatives 2002 Special House Commission to Study Gaming

(U.S.) Federal Trade Commission 2002

Nevada Gaming Control Board 2002

Oregon Lottery Commission 2001

South Carolina Bi-partisan Lottery Committee 2000

Washington State Joint Legislative Roundtable on Gambling Policy 1999

Washington State Lottery Commission 1999

(U.S.) National Gambling Impact Study Commission 1999

Montana Gambling Study Commission 1998

(U.S.) National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences 1998 Committee on the Social & Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling

(U.S.) National Gambling Impact Study Commission 1998

Oregon Lottery Commission 1997

Mississippi Gaming Commission 1996

Hawaii House of Representatives 1996

British Columbia Commission 1994 Joint Committee, Finance and Judiciary

Washington State Senate and House of Representatives 1993 Joint Task Force on the Future of Gaming

Manitoba Legislature 1993 Joint Committee, Lotteries and Health

North Dakota Senate and House of Representatives 1993 Joint Committee on Human Services

Washington State House of Representatives 1993 Joint Committee, Commerce and Labor

Interprovincial Lottery Corporation 1993

Atlantic Lottery Corporation 1993

Connecticut Assembly 1992 Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee

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New Zealand 1991 Internal Affairs Committee

New York State Assembly 1989 Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Grants

SOURCE: Massachusetts Gaming Commission ROLE: Principal Investigator TITLE: Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts DATES: 04/2013 – 6/2021 (annual contracts, reprocured 1/2020) AMOUNT: $12,257,106 through FY2021

SOURCE: Massachusetts Gaming Commission ROLE: Principal Investigator TITLE: Massachusetts Gambling Impact Cohort Study DATES: 12/2014 – 11/2020 AMOUNT: $4,785,465

SOURCE: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life & Welfare ROLE: Co-Investigator TITLE: Responding to and Reducing Gambling Problems in Sweden (REGAPS): Studies in Help-seeking, Measurement, Comorbidity and Policy Impacts DATES: 05/2017 – 04/2022 AMOUNT: $6,000,000 SEK (~$687,000 USD)

SOURCE: Canadian Consortium for Gambling Research ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Development and Validation of a Gambling Participation Instrument DATES: 04/2012 – 03/2016 AMOUNT: $150,000 CAD

SOURCE: Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Measuring the Impact of the Legalization of in Ontario DATES: 04/2011 – 09/2016 AMOUNT: $400,000 CAD

SOURCE: Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: The Population Prevalence of Problem Gambling: Utility, Best Practices, Current Rates, and Future Trends DATES: 03/2011 – 02/2012 AMOUNT: $35,000 CAD

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SOURCE: Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Best Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling: Establishing an Ontario Benchmark and Researching New Methods DATES: 04/2010 – 09/2012 AMOUNT: $441,416 CAD

SOURCE: Alberta Gambling Research Institute ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Assessing the Performance of a Brief Problem Gambling Screen in a Clinically Validated Sample of At-Risk, Problem and Pathological Gamblers DATES: 12/2009 – 11/2010 AMOUNT: $46,000 CAD

SOURCE: Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Developing Protocols for Use of the NODS-CLiP to Screen for Gambling Problems in Ontario Primary Health Care Settings DATES: 12/2008 – 06/2009 AMOUNT: $10,000 CAD

SOURCE: Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Best Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling DATES: 07/2007 – 06/2009 AMOUNT: $308,000 CAD

SOURCE: Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre ROLE: Principal Investigator TITLE: A Brief Clinical Screen for Problem Gambling DATES: 07/2007 – 04/2008 AMOUNT: $41,944 CAD

SOURCE: Economic & Social Research Centre (U.K.) ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Situating Problem Gambling: The Social Context of Gambling Careers DATES: 2006 – 2009 AMOUNT: $50,000 GBP (~$81,000 USD)

SOURCE: New Zealand Ministry of Health ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Problem Gambling Screening and Assessment Instruments DATES: 2005 – 2006

SOURCE: New Zealand Health Research Council ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Why People Gamble DATES: 2004 – 2005

SOURCE: National Institute of Mental Health ROLE: Co-Investigator TITLE: Genetic Epidemiology of Pathological Gambling DATES: 2003 – 2008

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SOURCE: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism ROLE: Principal Investigator TITLE: Risks and Correlates of Pathological Gambling in Women DATES: 2000 – 2003

SOURCE: National Institute of Mental Health ROLE: Co-Investigator TITLE: Pathological Gambling: Causes, Consequences and Course DATES: 2000 – 2005

SOURCE: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: New Zealand Gaming Survey DATES: 1998 – 2001

SOURCE: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism ROLE: Co-Investigator TITLE: Co-Occurrence of Gambling and Substance Use in the U.S. DATES: 1998 – 2001

SOURCE: National Institute for Public Health (Sweden) ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator TITLE: Swedish Pathological Gambling Prevalence Study DATES: 1997 – 2001

SOURCE: National Institute of Mental Health ROLE: Principal Investigator TITLE: Service Discrepancies in Treating Compulsive Gamblers DATES: 1988 – 1991

SOURCE: University of California, San Francisco ROLE: Graduate Fellowship DATES: 1979, 1980

Contracts

Public Health Agency of Sweden 2019-2020 Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse 2017-2019 Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University 2015-2019 Oregon Council on Problem Gambling 2015-2017 Oregon State Lottery 2014-2015 Turning Point Eastern Health (Victoria, Australia) 2014-2016 Monash University (Victoria, Australia) 2012-2014 The Center for Native Health 2012-2014 Gambling Commission (U.K) 2011 New Zealand Ministry of Health 2011-2013

Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene 2010-2011 Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports 2010-2011 Victoria (Australia) Office of Gaming & Racing 2009-2012 Gambling Commission (U.K) 2009-2010 National Institute for Public Health (Sweden) 2007-2015

Ontario Problem Gambling Research Center 2007 Oregon Department of Human Services 2007

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Ministry of Health (Catalonia, Spain) 2007 Department of Culture, Media & Sport (U.K.) 2006 Department of Culture, Media & Sport (U.K.) 2005 Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico 2005 California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs 2005 Arizona Department of Gaming 2005 California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs 2004 Responsibility in Gambling Trust (U.K.) 2004 British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General 2002 Arizona Lottery 2002 Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling 2002 Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation 2000 Nevada Department of Human Resources 2000 North Dakota Office of the Governor 2000

New York State Office of Mental Health 1999 Louisiana Gaming Control Board/University of New Orleans 1998 Washington State Lottery 1998 National Gambling Impact Study Commission (U.S.) 1998 Montana Gambling Study Commission 1998 Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation 1997 Colorado Department of Revenue 1997 New York State Council on Problem Gambling 1997 Little Hoover Commission, State of California 1997 Puerto Rico Loteria Electrónica 1996 Mississippi Council on Compulsive Gambling 1996 New York Council on Problem Gambling 1996 Georgia Department of Human Services 1996 Louisiana Economic Development & Gaming Corporation 1995 Iowa Department of Human Services 1995 Southeastern Connecticut Problem Gambling Task Force 1994 Georgia Department of Human Services 1994 Mount Pleasant Starship Community Charitable Association 1994 Saskatchewan Minister's Advisory Committee on Social Impacts of Gaming 1994 Business Research Bureau, University of South Dakota 1994 British Columbia Lottery Corporation 1993 Alberta Lotteries & Gaming Commission 1993 Manitoba Lotteries Foundation 1993 North Dakota Department of Human Services 1992 Washington State Lottery 1992 New Brunswick Lotteries Commission 1992 Montana Department of Corrections and Human Services 1992 Connecticut Division of Special Revenue 1991 Office of the Governor of South Dakota 1991 New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs 1990 Iowa Department of Human Services 1989 Wisconsin Lottery 1989

Consulting

Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services 2011 Betfair (U.K.) 2010 Canadian Gaming Association 2007 Norsk Lotteridrift (Norway) 2006 Norsk Lotteridrift (Norway) 2005 International Game Technology 2005

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National Thoroughbred Racing Association 2004 City of San Jose, Office of the City Attorney 2003 Rhode Island Special House Commission to Study Gaming 2002 National Development & Research Institutes 2001 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP (NY) 2001 Caritas (Chicago, IL) 2001 Gambling Review Body (U.K.) 2001 National Council on Problem Gambling / SAMHSA 2001 PricewaterhouseCoopers / Department of Defense 2001 The Century Foundation (NY) 2000 Western Massachusetts Training Consortium 2000 New York Council on Problem Gambling 1999 Victoria Casino and Gaming Authority 1997 Michigan Lottery / Western Michigan University 1996 British Columbia Lottery Corporation 1996 New Brunswick Lotteries Commission 1996 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (DC) 1996 New York State Office of Mental Health 1995 Manitoba Lotteries Corporation 1995 Walker Brown Urban Consultants / Calgary Century Centre Corporation 1995 Connecticut Department of Public Health 1994 Washington County (OR) Department of Health & Human Services 1994 Manitoba Lotteries Corporation 1994 Coopers & Lybrand / Ontario Casino Project 1993 Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 1992 Brierleys Properties / The Promus Companies 1992

SCHOLARSHIP

A: Articles

1. Molander, O, Volberg, RA, Månsson, V, Sundqvist, K, Wennberg, P, Berman, AH. (2020). Development of the Gambling Disorder Identification Test (GDIT): Results from an international Delphi and consensus process. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (Early View: e1865). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mpr.1865

2. Browne, M, Volberg, RA, Rockloff, M, Salonen, AH. (2020). The prevention paradox applies to some but not all gambling harms: Results from a Finnish population-representative survey. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 9 (2): 371-382. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00018

3. *Mazar, A, Zorn, M, Becker, N, Volberg, RA. (2020). Gambling formats, involvement and problem gambling: Which types of gambling are more risky? BMC Public Health 20: 711. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08822-2

4. Hilbrecht, M, Baxter, D, Abbott, M, Binde, P, Clark, L, Hodgins, D, Manitowabi, D, Quilty, L, Spångberg, J, Volberg, R, Walker, D, & Williams, R. (2020). The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: A revised framework for understanding gambling harm. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 9 (2): 190-205. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00024

5. Dowling, NA, Merkouris, SS, Dias, S, Rodda, S, Manning, V, Youssef, GJ, Lubman, D, Volberg, RA. (2019). The diagnostic accuracy of brief screening instruments for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 74: 101784. Open Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027273581930296X?via%3Dihub

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6. Venne, D., Mazar, A., Volberg, RA. (2019). Gender and gambling behaviors: A comprehensive analysis of (dis)similarities. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction 18: 1181-1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00116-y

7. *Freeman, J., Volberg, RA, Zorn, M. (2020). Correlates of at-risk and problem gambling among veterans in Massachusetts. Journal of Gambling Studies 36: 69-83.

8. Molander, O., Volberg, RA., Sundqvist, K., Wennberg, P., Månsson, V., Berman, AH. (2019). Development of the Gambling Disorder Identification Test (G-DIT): Protocol for a Delphi method study. JMIR Research Protocols 8 (1): e12006.

9. Brand, E, Rodriguez-Monguio, R., Volberg, RA. (2018). Gender differences in mental health and substance use disorders and related healthcare services utilization. The American Journal on Addictions 28 (1): 9-15.

10. Mazar, A., Williams, RJ., Stanek, EJ., Zorn, M., Volberg, RA. (2018). The importance of friends and family to recreational gambling, at-risk gambling, and problem gambling. BMC Public Health 18: 1080. Open Access: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5988- 2

11. Dowling, NA., Merkouris, S., Manning, V., Volberg, RA., Lee, S., Rodda, S., Lubman, DI. (2018). Screening for problem gambling within mental health services: A comparison of the classification accuracy of brief instruments. Addiction 113 (6): 1088-1104.

12. Abbott, MW, Romild, U, Volberg, RA. (2018). The prevalence, incidence, and gender and age- specific incidence of problem gambling: Results of the Swedish Longitudinal Study (Swelogs). Addiction 113 (4): 699-707.

13. Rodriguez-Monguio, R., Brand, E., Volberg, RA. (2018). The economic burden of pathological gambling and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Journal of Addition Medicine 12 (1): 53-60.

14. Manning, V., Dowling, NA., Lee, S., Rodda, S., Garfield, JBB., Volberg, RA., Kulkarni, J., Lubman, DI. (2017). Problem gambling and substance use in patients attending community mental health services. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (4): 678-688.

15. Rodriguez-Monguio, R., Errea, M., Volberg, RA. (2017). Comorbid pathological gambling, mental health, and substance use disorders: Health-care services provision by clinical specialty. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (3): 406-415.

16. Volberg, RA, McNamara, LM, Carris, KL. (2017). Risk factors for problem gambling in California: Demographics, comorbidities and gambling participation. Journal of Gambling Studies 34 (2): 361- 377.

17. Binde, P., Romild, U., Volberg, RA. (2017). Forms of gambling, gambling involvement and problem gambling: Evidence from a Swedish population survey. International Gambling Studies 17 (3): 490- 507.

18. Jonsson, J., Munck, I., Volberg, RA, Carlbring, P. (2017). GamTest: Psychometric evaluation and the role of emotions in an online self-test for gambling behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies 33 (2): 505-523.

 Denotes graduate student co-author.

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19. Salonen, AH, Rosenström, T, Edgren, R, Volberg, RA, Alho, H, Castrén, S. (2017). Dimensions of the South Oaks Gambling Screen in Finland: A cross-sectional population study. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 58 (3): 228-234.

20. Svensson, J, Romild, U, Volberg, RA. (2016). A gender perspective on gambling clusters in Sweden using longitudinal data. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 33 (1): 43-59.

21. Okunna, NC, Rodriguez-Monguio, R., Smelson, DA, Poudel, K., Volberg, RA. (2016). Gambling involvement indicative of underlying behavioral and mental health disorders. The American Journal on Addictions 25 (2): 160-172.

22. Okunna, NC, Rodriguez-Monguio, R., Smelson, DA, Volberg, RA. (2016). An evaluation of substance abuse, mental health disorders, and gambling correlations: An opportunity for early public health interventions. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 14 (4): 618-633.

23. Stone, CA, Romild, U, Abbott, MW, Yeung, K, Billi, R, Volberg, RA. (2015). Effects of Different Screening and Scoring Thresholds on PGSI Gambling Risk Segments. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 13: 82-102.

24. Christensen, DR, Jackson, AC, Dowling, NA, Volberg, RA, Thomas, SA. (2015). An Examination of a Proposed DSM-IV Pathological Gambling Hierarchy in a Treatment Seeking Population: Similarities with Substance Dependence and Evidence for Three Classification Systems. Journal of Gambling Studies 31 (3): 787-806.

25. Romild, U, Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (2014). The Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Study: Design and Methods. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 23 (3): 372-386.

26. Abbott, MW, Romild, U & Volberg, RA. (2014). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Sweden: Changes between 1998 and 2009. Journal of Gambling Studies 30 (4): 985-999.

27. Williams, RJ & Volberg, RA. (2014). The Classification Accuracy of Four Problem Gambling Assessment Instruments in Population Research. International Gambling Studies 14 (1): 15-28.

28. Petry, NM, Blanco, C, Stinchfield, R & Volberg, RA. (2013). An Empirical Evaluation of Proposed Changes for Gambling Diagnosis in the DSM-5. Addiction 108 (3): 575-581.

29. Mathews, M & Volberg, RA. (2013). Impact of Problem Gambling on Financial, Emotional and Social Well-being of Singaporean Families. International Gambling Studies 13 (1): 127-140.

30. Volberg, RA & Wray, M. (2012). Beyond Social Control: Prevalence Research and the Uses of Expert Knowledge. Addiction Research & Theory 21 (1): 15-16. (Invited commentary).

31. Volberg, RA. (2012). Still Not On the Radar: Adolescent Risk and Gambling, Revisited. Journal of Adolescent Health 50 (6): 539-540.

32. Wardle, H, Griffiths, MD, Orford, J, Moody, A & Volberg, RA. (2012). Gambling in Britain: A Time of Change? Health Implications from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 10 (2): 273-277.

33. Wardle, H, Griffiths, MD, Orford, J, Moody, A & Volberg, RA. (2011). Defining the Online Gambler and Patterns of Behaviour Integration: Evidence from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. International Gambling Studies 11 (3): 339-356.

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34. Volberg, RA, Munck, IM, Petry, NM. (2011). A Quick and Simple Screening Method for Pathological and Problem Gamblers in Addiction Programs and Practices. American Journal on Addictions 20 (3): 220-227.1

35. Momper, S, Delva, J, Grogan-Kaylor, A, Sanchez, N, Volberg, RA & Bernhard, BJ. (2010). The Association of At-Risk, Problem and Pathological Gambling with Substance Use, Depression, and Arrest History. Journal of Gambling Issues 24: 7-32.

36. Volberg, RA, Gupta, R, Griffiths, MD, Ólasson, DT & Delfabbro, P. (2010). An International Perspective on Youth Gambling Prevalence Studies. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 22 (1): 3-38.

37. Toce-Gerstein, M, Gerstein, DR & Volberg, RA. (2009). The NODS-CLiP: A Rapid Screen for Adult Pathological and Problem Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies 25 (4): 541-555.

38. Williams RJ & Volberg, RA. (2009). Impact of Survey Description, Administration Format, and Exclusionary Criteria on Population Prevalence Rates of Problem Gambling. International Gambling Studies 9 (2): 101-117.

39. Xian, H, Shah, KR, Potenza, MN, Volberg, RA, Chantarujikapong, S, True, WR, Lyons, MJ, Tsuang, MT & Eisen, SA. (2008). A Latent Class Analysis of DSM-III-R Pathological Gambling Criteria in Middle-Aged Men: Assocation with Psychiatric Disorders. Journal of Addiction Medicine 2 (2): 85-95.

40. Xian, H, Shah, KR, Phillips, S M, Scherrer, JF, Volberg, RA, & Eisen, SA. (2008). Association of Cognitive Distortions with Problem and Pathological Gambling in Adult Male Twins. Psychiatry Research, 160, 300-307.

41. Volberg, RA. (2008). Book review: The Sociology of Risk and Gambling Reader. Journal of Gambling Issues, 21: 125-127.

42. Scherrer, JF, Xian, H., Krygiel Kapp, JM, Waterman, B, Shah, KR, Volberg RA & Eisen, SA. (2007). Association Between Exposure to Childhood and Lifetime Traumatic Events and Lifetime Pathological Gambling. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 195, 72-78.

43. Volberg, RA & Wray, M. (2007). Legal Gambling and Problem Gambling as Mechanisms of Social Domination: Some Considerations for Future Research. American Behavioral Scientist 51 (1): 56- 85.

44. Sartor, CE, Scherrer, JF, Shah, KR, Xian, H, Volberg, RA & Eisen, SA. (2007). Course of Pathological Gambling Symptoms and Reliability of the Lifetime Gambling History Measure. Psychiatry Research 152 (1): 55-61.

45. Scherrer, JF, Slutske, WS, Xian, H, Waterman, B, Shah, KR, Volberg, RA & Eisen, SA. (2007). Factors Predicting Pathological Gambling at 10-Year Follow-up in a National Sample of Middle- aged Men. Addiction 102, 970-978.

46. Xian, H, Scherrer, JF, Slutske, W, Shah, KR, Volberg, RA & Eisen, SA. (2007). Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Pathological Gambling Symptoms in a 10-Year Follow-Up. Twin Research and Human Genetics 10 (1): 174-179.

47. Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (2006). The Measurement of Adult Problem and Pathological Gambling. International Gambling Studies 6 (2): 175-200.

1 Voted one of the ‘Top 10’ 2011-2012 articles on addiction by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

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48. Scherrer, JF, Xian, H, Shah, KR, Volberg, RA, Slutske, W & Eisen, SA. (2005). Effect of Genes, Environment and Lifetime Co-occurring Disorders on Health-Related Quality of Life in Problem and Pathological Gamblers. Archives of General Psychiatry 62: 677-683.

49. Abbott, MW, Williams, M & Volberg, RA. (2004). A Prospective Study of Problem and Regular Non- Problem Gamblers Living in the Community. Substance Use and Misuse 39 (6): 855-884.

50. Abbott, MW, Volberg, RA & Rönnberg, S. (2004). Comparing the New Zealand and Swedish National Surveys of Gambling and Problem Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies 20: 237-258.

51. Gerstein, DR, Volberg, RA, Harwood, HJ & Christiansen, EM. (2004). Assessing the Costs of Addicted Gamblers. Managerial and Decision Economics 25: 201-203.

52. Volberg, RA. (2004). Fifteen Years of Prevalence Research: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go? Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues 10: Feature Article. Available at http://www.camh.net/egambling.

53. Toce-Gerstein, M, Gerstein, DR & Volberg, RA. (2003). A Hierarchy of Gambling Disorders in the Community. Addiction 98: 1661-1672.

54. Toce-Gerstein, M., Gerstein, DR & Volberg, RA. (2003). Where to Draw the Line? Response to Comments on ‘A Hierarchy of Gambling Disorders in the Community. Addiction 98: 1678-1679.

55. Volberg, RA. (2003). Has There Been a ‘Feminization’ of Gambling and Problem Gambling in America? Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues 8: Feature Article. Available at http://www/camh.net/egambling.

56. Volberg, RA & Vales, PA. (2002). Estimados de Prevalencia Sobre el Juego Patológico en Puerto Rico [Prevalence Estimates of Pathological Gambling in Puerto Rico]. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología 13: 71-98.

57. Laudet, AB & Volberg, RA. (2002). Future Directions for Research into the Psychological Determinants of Problem Gambling Patterns. International Gambling Studies 2: 85-100.

58. Volberg, RA. (2002). The Epidemiology of Pathological Gambling. Psychiatric Annals 32 (3): 171- 178.

59. Volberg, RA, Abbott, MW, Rönnberg, S & Munck, IM. (2001). Prevalence and Risks of Pathological Gambling in Sweden. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 104 (4): 250-256.

60. Volberg, RA, Gerstein, DR, Christiansen, EM & Baldridge, J. (2001). Assessing Self-Reported Expenditures on Gambling. Managerial and Decision Economics 22 (1-3): 77-96.

61. Volberg, RA. (2000). The Future of Gambling in the United Kingdom. British Medical Journal 320: 1556.

62. Abbott MW & Volberg RA.(1999). A Reply to Gambino’s ‘An Epidemiologic Note on Verification Bias: Implications for Estimation of Rates. Journal of Gambling Studies 15(3): 233-242.

63. Volberg, RA. (1999). Research Methods in the Epidemiology of Pathological Gambling: Development of the Field and Directions for the Future. Anuario de Psicología 30 (4): 33-46.

64. Volberg RA, Toce MT & Gerstein DR. (1999). From Back Room to Living Room: Public Attitudes Toward Gambling. Public Perspective 10 (5): 8-13.

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65. Polzin PE, Baldridge J, Doyle D, Sylvester JT, Volberg RA & Moore WL. (1998). From Convenience Stores to : Gambling – Montana Style. Montana Business Quarterly 36(4): 2-14.

66. Volberg RA, Moore WL, Christiansen EM, Cummings WE & Banks SM. (1998). Unaffordable Losses: Estimating the Proportion of Gambling Revenues Derived from Problem Gamblers. Review 2(4): 349-360.

67. Volberg RA. (1998). Il Gioco d’Azzardo Negli Stati Uniti: Studi Sulla Prevalenza del Fenomeno [Gambling Problems in the United States: Studies on Prevalence]. Medicina delle Tossicodipendenze [Italian Journal of the Addictions] 1(18): 23-27.

68. Volberg RA, Reitzes DC & Boles J. (1997). Exploring the Links Between Gambling, Problem Gambling and Self-Esteem. Deviant Behavior 18: 321-342.

69. Volberg RA & Abbott MW. (1997). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Indigenous Peoples. Substance Use and Misuse 32: 1525-1538.

70. Volberg RA. (1996). Prevalence Studies of Problem Gambling in the United States. Journal of Gambling Studies 12 (2): 111-128.

71. Abbott MW & Volberg RA. (1996). The New Zealand National Survey of Problem and Pathological Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies 12 (2): 143-160.

72. Volberg RA, Dickerson MG, Ladouceur R & Abbot MW. (1996). Prevalence Studies and the Development of Services for Problem Gamblers and Their Families. Journal of Gambling Studies 12 (2): 215-231.

73. Smith GJ, Volberg RA & Wynne HJ. (1994). Leisure Behavior on the Edge: Differences Between Controlled and Uncontrolled Gambling Practices. Society & Leisure 17 (1): 233-248.

74. Volberg RA & Abbott MW. (1994). Lifetime Prevalence Estimates of Pathological . International Journal of Epidemiology 23 (5): 976-983.

75. Volberg RA. (1994). The Prevalence and Demographics of Pathological Gamblers: Implications for Public Health. American Journal of Public Health 84 (2): 237-241.

76. Volberg RA & Steadman HJ. (1992). Accurately Depicting Pathological Gamblers: Policy and Treatment Implications. Journal of Gambling Studies 8(4): 401-412.

77. Volberg RA & Banks SM. (1990). A Review of Two Measures of Pathological Gambling in the United States. Journal of Gambling Studies 6(2): 153-163.

78. Volberg RA & Steadman HJ. (1989). Prevalence Estimates of Pathological Gambling in New Jersey and Maryland. American Journal of Psychiatry 146 (12): 1618-1619.

79. Volberg RA & Steadman HJ. (1988). Refining Prevalence Estimates of Pathological Gambling. American Journal of Psychiatry 145 (1): 502-505.

B: Books & Book Chapters

1. Volberg, RA & Williams, RJ. (2014). Epidemiology: An International Phenomenon. In The Wiley- Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling, Richard, DCS, Blaszczynski, A & Nower, L (eds). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. (Pp. 26-48).

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2. Volberg, RA, Gupta, R, Griffiths, MD, Ólasson, DT & Delfabbro, P. (2012). An International Perspective on Youth Gambling Prevalence Studies. In Youth Gambling: The Hidden Addiction, Derevensky, JL, Shek, DTL & Merrick, J (eds). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. (Pp. 21-56).

3. Volberg, RA. (2006). Population Surveys. In Research and Measurement Issues in Gambling Studies, Williams, R, Smith, GJ & Hodgins, D (eds). Toronto: Elsevier. (Pp. 33-54).

4. Volberg, RA. (2003). Paying the Piper: Gambling and Problem Gambling in America. In Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses?, Reith, G (ed). Amherst, NY: Prometheus. (Pp. 221-238).

5. Volberg, RA. (2003). Why Pay Attention to Adolescent Gambling? In Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach, Romer, D (ed). New York: Sage. (Pp. 256-261).

6. Volberg, RA & Banks, SM. (2002). A New Approach to Understanding Gambling and Problem Gambling in the General Population. In The Downside: Problem and Pathological Gambling, Marotta, JJ, Cornelius, JA & Eadington, WR (eds). Reno: Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada. (Pp. 309-323).

7. Volberg, RA. (2001). When the Chips Are Down: Problem Gambling in America. New York: The Century Foundation.

8. Volberg, RA. (2000). Gambling as an Addictive Behavior. In Addiction and Compulsive Behaviors: Proceedings of the 17th Annual Bishops’ Workshop, Furton, EJ (ed). Boston: National Catholic Bioethics Center. (Pp. 239-258).

9. Volberg, RA. (1994). Assessing Problem and Pathological Gambling: A Methodological Review. In Gambling in Canada: The Bottom Line, Campbell, CS (ed). Vancouver: Simon Fraser University Press. (Pp. 137-146).

10. Volberg RA. (1993). Estimating the Prevalence of Pathological Gambling in the United States. In Gambling Behavior and Problem Gambling, Eadington, WR & Cornelius, JA (eds). Reno: University of Nevada Press. (Pp. 365-378).

11. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1989). Policy Implications of Prevalence Estimates of Pathological Gambling. In Compulsive Gambling: Theory, Research and Practice, Shaffer, HJ, Stein, SA, Gambino, B & Cummings, TN (eds). Boston: Lexington Books. (Pp. 163-174).

C: Research Reports

1. Braid, K, Glynn, J, Volberg, RA. (2020). British Columbia Online Problem Gambling Prevalence Study. Vancouver: Ipsos & Strategic Science.

2. Volberg, RA, Evans, V, Zorn, M, Stanek, EJ, Williams, RJ. (2020). Impact of MGM Springfield on Gambling Attitudes, Participation, and Problem Gambling. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

3. Williams, RJ, Zorn, M, Stanek, EJ, Evans, V, Volberg, RA. (2020). MA Gambling Impact Cohort (MAGIC): Transitions across four waves. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

4. Salame, L, Williams, RJ, Zorn, M, Peake, T, Stanek, EJ, Mazar, A, Volberg, RA. (2020). Patron and License Plate Survey report: MGM Springfield, 2019. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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5. Evans, V, Zorn, M, Volberg, RA. (2020). Treatment desire among people experiencing gambling problems in Massachusetts. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

6. Volberg, RA, Evans, V, Zorn, M, Williams, RJ. (2020). Gambling harms in Massachusetts: Evidence from the BGPS and BOPS. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

7. SEIGMA Research Team. (2019). Social and Economic Impacts of Plainridge Park Casino: 2018. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

8. Mazar, A, Volberg, RA, Williams, RJ, Stanek, EJ, Zorn, M. (2019). The Massachusetts Gambling Impact Cohort: Analyses across three waves. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

9. Williams, RJ & Volberg, RA. (2018). The Impact of Legalized Online Gambling in Ontario. Report prepared for Gambling Research Exchange Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

10. Abbott, M, Binde, P, Clark, L, Hodgins, D, Johnson, M, Manitowabi, D, Quilty, L, Spangberg, J, Volberg, R, Walker, D, Williams, R. (2018). Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: An International Collaboration, Third Edition. Guelph: Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO).

11. SEIGMA Research Team. (2018). Social and Economic Impacts of Expanded Gambling in Massachusetts: 2018. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

12. Volberg, RA, Williams, RJ, Stanek, EJ, Zorn, M, Mazar, A. (2017). Analysis of MAGIC Wave 2: Incidence and Transitions. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

13. Salame, L, Williams, RJ, Zorn, M, Peake, T, Volberg, RA, & Stanek, EJ. (2017). Patron and License Plate Survey Report: Plainridge Park Casino 2016. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

14. Nower, L., Volberg, RA, Caler, KR. (2017). The Prevalence of Online and Land-Based Gambling in New Jersey. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers School of Social Work.

15. Lubman, D, Manning, V, Dowling, N, Rodda, S, Lee, S, Garde, E, Merkouris, S, Volberg, RA. (2017). Problem Gambling in People Seeking Treatment for Mental Illness. Melbourne: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.

16. Williams, RJ, Zorn, M, Volberg, RA, Stanek, EJ, Freeman, J, Maziya, N, Naveed, M, Zhang, Y, Pekow, PS. (2017). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Massachusetts: In-Depth Analysis of Predictors. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

17. Williams, RJ, Pekow, PS, Volberg, RA, Stanek, EJ, Zorn, M, & Houpt, KA. (2017). Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts: Results of a Baseline Online Panel Survey (BOPS). Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

18. Williams, RJ, Volberg, RA, Stevens, RMG, Williams, LA, Arthur, JN. (2017). The Definition, Dimensionalization, and Assessment of Gambling Participation. Report prepared for the Canadian Consortium for Gambling Research.

19. Houpt, KA, Volberg, RA, Williams, RJ, Stanek, EJ, Zorn, M. (2015). White Paper: Key Findings

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from SEIGMA Research Activities and Potential Implications for Strategic Planners of Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Services in Massachusetts. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

20. Volberg, RA, Williams, RJ, Stanek, EJ, Houpt, KA, Zorn, M, Rodriguez-Monguio, R. (2015; updated 2017). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Massachusetts: Results of a Baseline Population Survey. Amherst, MA: School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

21. Lefler, LJ., Altman, H., Morse, P., Turtle Hagberg, A., Bradley, V., Volberg, RA. (2014). Problem Gambling Needs Assessment for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: Phase 1 Report. The Center for Native Health, Dillsboro, NC.

22. Williams, RJ & Volberg, RA. (2013). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario. Report prepared for Gambling Research Exchange Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

23. Williams, RJ, Volberg, RA & Stevens, RMG. (2012). The Population Prevalence of Problem Gambling: Methodological Influences, Standardized Rates, Jurisdictional Differences, and Worldwide Trends. Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.

24. Williams, RJ & Volberg, RA. (2012). The Population Prevalence of Problem Gambling: Utility and Best Practices. Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.

25. Volberg, RA & Wiliams RJ. (2011). Developing a Short Form of the PGSI. Report to the (UK) Gambling Commission.

26. Volberg, RA. (2011). Comments on Problem Gambling Research in Kansas. Report to the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services.

27. Volberg, RA & Wiliams RJ. (2011). Developing a Brief Problem Gambling Screen Using Clinically Validated Samples of At-Risk, Problem and Pathological Gamblers. Report to the Alberta Gaming Research Institute.

28. Shinogle, J, Volberg, RA, Park, D, Norris, DF, Haynes, D & Stokan, E. (2011). Gambling prevalence in Maryland: A baseline analysis. Report to the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research.

29. Wardle, H, Moody, A, Spence, S, Orford, J, Volberg, RA, Jotangia, D, Griffiths, M, Hussey, D & Dobbie, F. (2011). British Gambling Prevalence Survey, 2010. Report to the (UK) Gambling Commission. London: National Centre for Social Research.

30. Volberg, RA. (2010). Comparing Longitudinal Gambling Studies: Methods and Findings. Report to the Victoria Office of Gaming and Racing.

31. Williams, RJ & Volberg, RA. (2010). Best Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling. Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.

32. Tse, S & Volberg, RA. (2010). Responsible Gambling Assessment of Marina Bay Sands: A Report to MCYS and NCPG. Report to the Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.

33. Blaszczynski, A, Tse, S, & Volberg, RA. (2010). Responsible Gambling Assessment of Resorts World Sentosa: A Report to MCYS and NCPG. Report to the Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.

34. Young, MM & Volberg, RA. (2009). Using the NODS-CLiP to Screen for Gambling Problems in

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Ontario Primary Health Care Settings. Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.

35. Volberg, RA, & Young, MM. (2008). Using SOGS vs. CPGI in Problem Gambling Screening and Assessment. Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.

36. Volberg, RA, Munck, IM & Petry, NM. (2008). A Brief Clinical Screen for Problem Gambling: Report on the Performance of the NODS-CLiP and the NODS Among Treatment-Seeking Problem Gamblers. Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.

37. Volberg, RA, Hedberg, EC & Moore, TL. (2008). Oregon Youth and Their Parents: Gambling and Problem Gambling Prevalence and Attitudes. Report to the Oregon Department of Human Services.

38. Ipsos Reid Public Affairs & Gemini Research. (2008). British Columbia Problem Gambling Prevalence Study. Report to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

39. Wiebe, J & Volberg, RA. (2007). Problem Gambling Prevalence Research: A Critical Overview. Report to the Canadian Gaming Association.

40. May-Chahal, C, Volberg, RA, Forrest, D, Bunkle, P, Paylor, I, Collins, P & Wilson, A. (2007). Scoping Study for a UK Gambling Act, 2005 Impact Assessment Framework. Report to the Department of Culture, Media & Sport. Lancaster: University of Lancaster.

41. Bellringer, M, Abbott, MW, Volberg, RA, Garrett, N & Coombes, R. (2007). Problem Gambling Assessment and Screening Instruments: Phase One Report. Report to the New Zealand Ministry of Health. Auckland: Gambling Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology.

42. Bellringer, M, Abbott, MW, Volberg, RA, Garrett, N & Coombes, R. (2007). Problem Gambling Assessment and Screening Instruments: Phase Two Report. Report to the New Zealand Ministry of Health. Auckland: Gambling Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology.

43. Volberg, RA, Nysse-Carris, K & Gerstein, DR. (2006). 2006 California Problem Gambling Prevalence Survey: Final Report and Appendices. Sacramento, CA: California Office of Problem and Pathological Gambling.

44. Volberg, RA & Bernhard, BJ. (2006). The 2006 Survey of Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Mexico. Report to the Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico.

45. Volberg, RA, Shaw-Taylor, Y & Hendrickson, J. (2006). An Examination of Risk Factors for Problem Gambling: Literature Review, Analyses and Recommendations for the United Kingdom. Report to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Washington, DC: National Opinion Research Center.

46. Volberg, RA. (2005). Problem Gambling Screening and Assessment: Literature Review. Report to the Gambling Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology.

47. Volberg, RA & Abbott, MW. (2005). Report Concerning the Regulation of VLTs in Norway. Report to Norsk Lotteridrift.

48. Volberg, RA. (2005). Minimizing Gambling Problems in Arizona. Report to the Office of Problem Gambling, Arizona Department of Gaming.

49. Volberg, RA, Rugle, L, Rosenthal, RJ & Fong, T. (2005). Situational Assessment of Problem Gambling Services in California. Report to the Office of Problem Gambling, California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.

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50. Abbott, MW, Volberg, RA, Reith, G & Bellringer, M. (2004). A Review of Research on Aspects of Problem Gambling. Report to the (U.K.) Responsibility in Gambling Trust.

51. Volberg, RA & McNeilly, D. (2004). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Seniors in Florida. Report to the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling.

52. Volberg, RA. (2003). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Arizona. Report to the Arizona Lottery.

53. Ipsos Reid & Gemini Research. (2003). Gambling and Problem Gambling in British Columbia: Results from Three Surveys, 1993 to 2003. Report to the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

54. Volberg, RA. (2003). Socioeconomic Impact Analysis: “Imperatives for Responsible Gambling”. Providence, RI: Rhode Island House of Representatives (pp. 47-60).

55. Volberg, RA. (2002). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Nevada. Report to the Nevada Department of Human Resources.

56. Volberg, RA. (2002). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Nevada. Report to the Nevada Department of Human Resources.

57. Volberg, RA. (2002). White Paper: Measures to Track Gambling Rates, Behaviors and Related Factors. Report to the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

58. Volberg, RA. (2001). Changes in Gambling and Problem Gambling in Oregon: Results from a Replication Study, 1997 to 2000. Report to the Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation.

59. Volberg, RA. (2001). Gambling and Problem Gambling in North Dakota: A Replication Study, 1992 to 2000. Report to the North Dakota Office of the Governor.

60. Volberg, RA. (2000). Quick Draw Players in New York State: A Comparison of Data from 1996 and 1999. Report to the New York State Office of Mental Health.

61. Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (2000). Taking the Pulse on Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Phase One of the 1999 National Prevalence Survey. In association with Statistics New Zealand. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs.

62. Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (1999). Seven Years On: A Follow-up Study of Frequent and Problem Gamblers Living in the Community. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs.

63. Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (1999). Gambling and Problem Gambling in the Community: An International Overview and Critique. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs.

64. Gerstein, DR, Volberg, RA, Harwood, H, Christiansen, EM, et al. (1999). Gambling Impact and Behavior Study: Final Report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research Center.

65. Rönnberg, S, Volberg, RA, Abbott, MW, Munck, IM, Jonsson, J, Nilsson, T, Andraen, A, Svensson, O. (1999). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Sweden. Stockholm: National Institute for Public Health.

66. Volberg, RA & Moore, WL. (1999). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Washington State: A Six-Year Replication Study, 1993 to 1999. Report to the Washington State Lottery.

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67. Volberg, RA & Moore, WL. (1999). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Washington State: A Six- Year Replication Study, 1992 to 1998. Report to the Washington State Lottery.

68. Volberg, RA & Moore, WL. (1999). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Louisiana: A Replication Study, 1995 to 1998. Report to the University of New Orleans, College of Business Administration.

69. Polzin, PE, Baldridge, J, Doyle, D, Sylvester, JT, Moore, WL & Volberg, RA. (1998). Final Report to the Montana Gambling Study Commission. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

70. Volberg, RA. (1998). Methodological Issues in Research on Problem Gambling. Report to the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences.

71. Volberg, RA. (1998). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in New York. Report to the New York Council on Problem Gambling.

72. Volberg, RA & Vales, PA. (1998). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Puerto Rico [Juegos de Azar y el Problema de Juego en Puerto Rico]. Report to the Puerto Rico Treasury Department.

73. Cox, S, Lesieur, HR, Rosenthal, RJ & Volberg, RA. (1997). Problem and Pathological Gambling in America: The National Picture. Columbia, MD: National Council on Problem Gambling.

74. Volberg, RA. (1997). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Oregon. Report to the Oregon Addiction Treatment Foundation.

75. Volberg, RA. (1997). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Colorado. Report to the Colorado Department of Revenue.

76. Volberg, RA. (1997). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Mississippi. Report to the Mississippi Council on Compulsive Gambling. Social Research Report Series 97-1. Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University.

77. Volberg, RA. (1996). Gambling and Problem Gambling in New York: A 10-Year Replication Survey, 1986 to 1996. Report to the New York Council on Problem Gambling.

78. Volberg, RA. (1996). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Georgia. Report to the Georgia Department of Human Resources.

79. Volberg, RA. (1996). Problem Gambling in New Brunswick: Review and Recommendations. Report to the New Brunswick Department of Finance.

80. Volberg, RA. (1995). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Iowa: A Replication Survey, 1989 to 1995. Report to the Iowa Department of Human Services.

81. Volberg, RA. (1995). Wagering and Problem Wagering in Louisiana. Report to the Louisiana Economic Development & Gaming Corporation.

82. Volberg, RA & Boles, J. (1995). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Georgia. Report to Georgia Department of Human Resources.

83. Wynne, HJ, Smith, GJ & Volberg, RA. (1995). Preliminary Assessment of the Social Impact of the Calgary Century Centre Casino. Report to Walker Brown Urban Consultants.

84. Volberg, RA. (1995). Treatment of Problem Gambling in Southeastern Connecticut. Report to the Connecticut Gamblers Treatment Program and the Southeastern Connecticut Problem Gambling

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Task Force.

85. Volberg, RA. (1995). Play in Vancouver: Report on a Telephone Survey of Active Bingo Players in Vancouver. Report to the Mount Pleasant Starship Community Charitable Association.

86. Volberg, RA. (1994). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Saskatchewan. Report to the Minister's Advisory Committee on Social Impacts of Gaming.

87. Volberg, RA & Stuefen, RM. (1994). Gambling and Problem Gambling in South Dakota: A Follow- Up Survey. Report to the Business Research Bureau, University of South Dakota.

88. Angus Reid Group & Gemini Research. (1994). Social Gaming and Problem Gambling in British Columbia. Report to the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.

89. Wynne, HJ, Smith, GJ & Volberg, RA. (1994). Gambling and Problem Gambling in the Province of Alberta: A Two-Phase Study. Report to the Alberta Lotteries & Gaming Commission.

90. Volberg, RA. (1993). Establishing Treatment Services for Problem and Pathological Gamblers in Manitoba. Report to Report to the Manitoba Lotteries Foundation.

91. Volberg, RA. (1993). The Impact of Casinos on the Prevalence and Costs of Pathological Gambling in Ontario. Report to Coopers & Lybrand/Ontario Casino Project.

92. Volberg, RA. (1993). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Washington State. Report to the Washington State Lottery.

93. Volberg, RA. (1993). Gambling and Problem Gambling in Washington State. Report to the Washington State Lottery.

94. Volberg, RA. (1993). Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Native Americans in North Dakota. Report to the North Dakota Department of Human Services.

95. Volberg, RA & Silver, E. (1993). Gambling and Problem Gambling in North Dakota. Report to the North Dakota Department of Human Services.

96. Volberg, RA. (1992). The Treatment of Problem and Pathological Gambling in New Brunswick: Approaches to Establishing Services. Report to the New Brunswick Lotteries Commission.

97. Volberg, RA. (1992). Treatment of Pathological Gamblers in Montana: Past, Present and Future. Report to Montana Department of Corrections and Human Services.

98. Volberg, RA. (1992). Gambling Involvement and Problem Gambling in Montana. Report to Montana Department of Corrections and Human Services.

99. Volberg, RA. (1992). Casino Development in Auckland: Potential Impacts on Problem Gambling and Ameliorative Measures. Report to Brierleys/Promus Casino Development Project.

100. Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (1992). Frequent Gamblers and Problem Gamblers in New Zealand: Report on Phase Two of the National Survey. Research Series No. 14. New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.

101. Abbott, MW & Volberg, RA. (1991). Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Report on Phase One of the National Survey. Research Series No. 12. New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.

102. Volberg, RA, Cummings, WE & Zielinski, J. (1991). A Study of Legal Gaming in Connecticut:

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Problem Gambling. Appendix C. Report to the Connecticut Division of Special Revenue.

103. Volberg, RA & Stuefen, RM. (1991). Gaming in South Dakota: Gambling and Problem Gambling in South Dakota. Report to the South Dakota Office of the Governor.

104. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1989). Problem Gambling in Iowa. Report to the Iowa Department of Human Services.

105. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1986). Compulsive Gambling Study. Report to the Wisconsin Lottery.

106. Volberg, RA. (1988). Compulsive Gambling Treatment Program Evaluation: Final Report. Report to the New York Office of Mental Health.

107. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1988). Minority Gambling Survey. Report to the New York Office of Mental Health.

108. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1987). Compulsive Gambling Treatment Program Evaluation: 1987 Progress Report. Report to the New York Office of Mental Health.

109. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1987). Compulsive Gambling Treatment Program Evaluation: Interim Progress Report. Report to the New York Office of Mental Health.

110. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1986). Compulsive Gambling Treatment Program Evaluation: 1986 Progress Report. Report to the New York Office of Mental Health.

111. Volberg, RA & Steadman, HJ. (1986). Compulsive Gambling Treatment Program Evaluation: First Progress Report. Report to the New York Office of Mental Health.

Professional Presentations (International)

2019 17th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking. Las Vegas, NV 2018 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues. Valletta, MALTA 2018 Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference 2018: Current Issues in Gambling Research. Banff, CANADA 2018 Flipping the Iceberg on Gambling Harm, Mental Health and Co-existing Issues. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2016 11th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues. Lisbon, PORTUGAL 2016 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. Las Vegas, NV 2016 Preventing Harm in the Shifting Gambling Environment: Challenges, Policies & Strategies. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2015 Keynote Address, Swedish & Norwegian Society for the Study of Gambling. Stockholm SWEDEN 2015 Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference 2015: Critical Issues in Gambling Research. Banff, CANADA 2014 10th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues. Helsinki, FINLAND 2014 Gambling in a Mobile Era: Developments, Regulation and Responses. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2013 15th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. Las Vegas, NV 2013 Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference 2013: Research to Practice in Gambling Disorders. Banff, CANADA 2012 Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health & Addiction Programs Annual General Meeting. Toronto, CANADA 2012 Singapore Problem Gambling Conference 2012. SINGAPORE 2012 Alberta Gaming Research Institute Conference 2012: The Causes of Problem Gambling.

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Banff, CANADA 2012 Shaping the Future of Gambling: Positive Change through Policy, Practice and Research. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2011 Gambling Research Australia Symposium on Prevalence Study Standards. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 2011 Alberta Gaming Research Institute Conference 2011: Engaging the Big Questions in Gambling Studies. Banff, CANADA 2010 Keynote Address. Second National Conference of Emerging & New Researchers in Gambling (ENERGI). Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 2010 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues. Vienna, AUSTRIA 2010 Gambling in the 21st Century: The Implications of Technology for Policy, Practice and Research. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2009 International Symposium on Gambling and Addictions, Montreal, CANADA 2009 Singapore Problem Gambling Conference 2009: Understanding & Addressing Youth Gambling. SINGAPORE 2009 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. Stateline, NV 2008 Joint International Conference, International Association of Gaming Regulators / International Association of Gaming Advisors. Rome, ITALY 2008 Looking Forward: New Directions in Research and Minimising Public Harm. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2007 Singapore Problem Gambling Conference 2007: Understanding and Addressing Problem Gambling. SINGAPORE 2007 Best Practices in Prevalence Studies of Problem Gambling. Östersund, SWEDEN 2006 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. Stateline, NV 2005 Plenary Address. Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Policy, Practice and Research, One Year On. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2004 First International Meeting on Gambling Research and Other Addictive Behaviours. Barcelona, SPAIN. 2004 Plenary Address. Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Taking Stock and Moving Forward on Policy, Practice and Research. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 2003 Plenary Address. Discovery 2003: Annual Conference of the Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario). Toronto, CANADA 2002 Plenary Address. Fifth European Conference on Gambling Studies & Policy Issues. Barcelona, SPAIN 2002 Invited Lecture. Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London. London, ENGLAND 2000 11th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. Las Vegas, NV 1999 17th Annual Workshop for Bishops, National Catholic Bioethics Center. Dallas, TX 1998 42nd International Institute on the Prevention & Treatment of Dependencies. MALTA 1998 Keynote Address. Alberta Lotteries and Gaming Summit. Medicine Hat, CANADA 1997 Keynote Address. 8th National Conference of the National Association for Gambling Studies. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 1997 National Gambling Conference. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 1997 10th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking. Montreal, CANADA 1996 1st International Symposium on Pathological Gambling. Barcelona, SPAIN 1995 Alberta Conference on Problem Gambling. Calgary, CANADA 1994 9th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking. Las Vegas, NV 1994 Association International des Lotéries d'État. Paris, FRANCE 1993 2nd National Symposium on Gambling in Canada. Vancouver, CANADA 1993 North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. Calgary, CANADA 1993 1st Asian Conference of Sociology of Mental Health. Tokyo, JAPAN 1993 World Federation for Mental Health. Tokyo, JAPAN 1990 8th International Conference on Risk and Gambling. London, ENGLAND 1989 World Federation for Mental Health. Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 1988 First National Symposium on Gambling in Canada. Vancouver, CANADA 1987 7th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking Behavior. Reno, NV

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Professional Presentations (United States)

2020 National Council of Legislators from Gaming States. San Diego, CA 2019 33rd National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling. Denver, CO 2019 MCCG Conference on Gambling Problems. Natick, MA 2019 16th Ohio Problem Gambling Conference. Columbus, OH 2019 MCCG Workshop. Sturbridge, MA 2018 32nd National Conference on Gambling Problems. Cleveland, OH 2018 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems. Norwood, MA 2017 31st National Conference on Gambling Problems. Portland, OR 2016 30th National Conference on Gambling Problems (PED Talk). Tarrytown, NY 2015 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Chicago, IL 2015 29th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Baltimore, MD 2015 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems. Natick, MA 2014 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. New Orleans, LA 2014 28th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Orlando, FL 2014 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems. Natick, MA 2012 Keynote Address. 26th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Milwaukee, WI 2010 24th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Portland, OR 2009 Annual Conference of the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. Old Saybrook, CT 2009 North American Gaming Regulators Association Conference. Washington, DC 2008 22nd National Conference on Problem Gambling. Long Beach, CA 2008 Institute on Prevention & Treatment of Gambling Addiction. Albuquerque, NM 2006 10th Annual Problem Gambling Conference. Albuquerque, NM 2006 20th National Conference on Problem Gambling. St. Paul, MN 2005 19th National Conference on Problem Gambling. New Orleans, LA 2004 Institute on Problem Gambling. Symposium on Pathological Gambling and Co-Occurring Disorders. Mystic, CT 2004 18th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Scottsdale, AZ 2004 Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling 11th Annual Conference on Problem and Compulsive Gambling. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2004 Symposium on Women and Problem Gambling. Middletown, CT 2003 Maryland League of Women Voters. Symposium on the Social Impacts of Slot Machines. Annapolis, MD 2003 1st Annual California Nations Indian Gaming Association Responsible Gambling Awareness Week. Redding, CA 2003 Plenary Address. 17th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Louisville, KY 2003 Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling 10th Annual Conference on Problem and Compulsive Gambling. Orlando, FL 2002 16th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Dallas, TX 2001 Interactive Gaming Expo & Conference. Las Vegas, NV 2001 15th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Seattle, WA. 2001 Mental Health Association in North Dakota Training Workshop. Bismarck, ND 2000 1st Annual Research Synthesis Conference on Pathological Gambling. Las Vegas, NV 2000 14th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Philadelphia, PA 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Seminar on Gambling by College Students. College Park, MD 1999 Keynote Address. New York Conference on Problem Gambling. Albany, NY 1999 Plenary Session. 13th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. Detroit, MI 1997 11th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. New Orleans, LA 1996 10th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. Chicago, IL 1996 Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii. Honolulu, HI 1994 8th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. Seattle, WA 1994 Dean's Lecture Series. Quinnipiac College Department of Sociology & Psychology. New Haven, CT

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1994 National Consultation of the Episcopal Church. Las Vegas, NV 1990 Keynote Address. Washington State Council on Problem Gambling. Seattle, WA 1993 7th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. New London, CT 1993 American Psychiatric Association. Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA 1993 Seminar Series on Professional Development. University of California, San Francisco 1993 Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants. Las Vegas, NV 1992 North American Gaming Regulators Association. Tucson, AZ 1992 World Gaming Congress & Exposition. Las Vegas, NV 1992 6th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. Cleveland, OH 1991 5th National Conference on Gambling Behavior. Duluth, MN 1991 Seminar Series on the Addictions, Alcohol Research Group. Berkeley, CA 1990 Seminar Series on the Addictions, Alcohol Research Group. Berkeley, CA 1989 41st Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Reno, NE 1989 Keynote Address. 4th National Conference on Compulsive Gambling. Des Moines IA 1988 California State Psychological Association. San Diego, CA 1986 2nd National Conference on Compulsive Gambling. New York, NY 1986 Meetings of the American Sociological Association. New York, NY 1985 Seminars on Science & Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY 1983 Conference on the History and Philosophy of Biology. Granville, OH 1982 Society for Social Studies of Science. Philadelphia, PA

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