Academic Committee
(all members of general assembly leaders, executive board and supervisory committee are also members of academic committee)
Dr. Abbott, Max
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Dr Bellringer, Maria, Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Dr. Binde, Per
Associate professor at School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr. Bowden-Jones Henrietta,
Director, National Problem Gambling Clinic, UK
Dr. Cassidy, Rebecca
Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London
Dr. Chan, Chi Chuen
University of St. Joseph, Macao
Dr. Cheng, Soo-May
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Social Work, University of Saint Joseph, Macau
Dr. Clark, Luke
Director, Centre for Gambling Research at UBC Department of Psychology University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Derevensky, Jeffrey L.
Professor of School/Applied Child Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry, Co-Director, International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Forrest, David
Professor of Economics in the University of Salford, UK
Dr. Godinho, Jorge A. F.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Coordinator of the Master program in International Business Law
Dr. Godzwon, Lidia
Deputy Director, Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Pro Vita in Cracow, Poland
Dr. Gong, Yandao
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University
Dr. Griffiths, Mark
Chartered Psychologist, Professor of Gambling Studies and Director of the International Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University
Dr. Gu, Xinhua
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Macau
Dr. Guo, Song
Consultant & Head, Research, Addiction Medicine Department, National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Dr. Hancock, Linda
Professor, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Deakin University, Melbourne Australia
Dr. Harvey, Peter
Professor and Director of Flinders Centre for Gambling Research, Flinders University, Australia
Dr. Haw, John
Senior Lecturer, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University
Dr. Higgins, Daryl,
Deputy Director (Research), Australian Institute of Family Studies
Dr. Hing, Nerilee
Head, Centre for Gambling Education & Research, School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University, Australia
Dr. Hodgins, David C.
Professor, Program in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Head of Department of Psychology, a coordinator of the Alberta Gambling Research Institute
Dr. Huang, Chien-Chung
Professor and Director of Huamin Research Center and Professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers University, USA
Dr. Hsiao, Teng Yuan (Jerry)
Associate Professor & Chair, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism Management Department, School of Tourism, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism
Dr. Jackson, Alun C.
Director, Problem Gambling Research & Treatment Centre, University of Melbourne; Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne; Adjunct Professor, Peking University; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre on Behavioural Health, Hong Kong University
Dr. Johnson, Johnnie
Professor of Decision and Risk Analysis and Director of the Centre for Risk Research at the University of Southampton
Dr. Kale, Sudhir
Professor, Bond University, Australia
Dr. Koo, L C
Professor, Macau Millennium College
Dr. Li, Shu
Professor, Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Liu, Day-Yang,
Director, Center for the Study of Lottery and Commercial Gaming, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Dr Louw, Stephen,
Senior Lecturer in Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dr. Ohtsuka, Keis
Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, Victoria University
Dr. Peren, Franz W.
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, International Research Institute for Gambling and Gaming, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University, Germany
Dr. Raento, Pauliina
Research Director, The Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research and Professor of Human Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Rose, Nelson I.
Tenured Full Professor, Whittier Law School, Visiting Professor, University of Macau
Dr. Sasaki, Kazuaki
Assistant Professor, Nihon University College of Economics; Director of Gambling, Gaming Society, Japan
Dr. Sheng, Li (Edmund)
Professor, Gaming & Teaching Research Centre, Macao Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Siu, Lam (Carlos)
Associate Professor, Gaming & Teaching Research Centre, Macao Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Smith, Garry J.
Gambling research specialist, Alberta Gaming Research Institute
Dr. Spilde, Katherine A.
Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Endowed Chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming, San Diego State University
Dr. Sung, Ming-Chien
Professor of Risk and Decision Sciences at the Centre for Risk Research in the University of Southampton (UK).
Dr. Thomas, Anna
Senior Research Fellow, Australian Gambling Research Centre, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Dr. Turner, Nigel
Scientist, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Canada
Dr. Volberg, Rachel A.
President of Gemini Research
Prof. Voyles, Jeff L.
Visiting Professor of Casino Management, L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming, San Diego State University
Dr. Wang, Wei Ping
Assistant Professor, Head of Department of Hotel and M.I.C.E Management, College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Oversea Chinese University, Taiwan
Rr. Wang, Wuyi
Professor, Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies, Macao Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Williams, Leighton Vaughan
Professor of Economics and Finance, Director of the Betting Research Unit, Director of the Political Forecasting Unit, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Dr. Wong, Lai-kuen (Irene)
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Wu, Anise M. S.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Macau, China
Dr. Yuan, Jia
Assistant Professor of Business Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau
Dr. Zhao, Weibing (Max)
Lecturer, Tourism College, Institute for Tourism Studies