Dominic Sagoe

Dominic Sagoe is a Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is affiliated with multiple research groups including the Addiction Research Group, the Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming Research, and leads the Human Enhancement and Body Image Lab (HEBI Lab). His academic work spans social psychology with a focus on addiction, body image, and performance enhancement.

Professor Sagoe's research interests encompass addiction research (particularly gambling and gaming behavior), body image studies, performance enhancement, doping prevention, and the epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroid use. His work often examines the intersection between mental health symptoms and addictive behaviors, particularly during developmental transitions. He has conducted significant cross-cultural research, including studies on Ghanaian youth drug use and UK ethnic minority healthcare workers' perspectives on vaccine hesitancy.

His publication record shows a clear trend toward increasingly interdisciplinary work that combines psychological, public health, and social perspectives. Recent publications focus on gambling problems in prison populations, qualitative exploration of coping strategies during the pandemic, women's perceptions of mate value related to addiction, and alcohol-attributed disease burden in Nordic countries. His research methodology spans qualitative approaches, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, longitudinal studies, and mixed-method evaluations.

Professor Sagoe has received recognition for his contributions to understanding anabolic steroid use through systematic reviews and meta-analyses, his work on gambling behavior, and his innovative approach to anti-doping education in correctional settings through the Hercules prison program. His research has been published in reputable journals across psychology, public health, and sports science disciplines.

He teaches several core psychology courses including Introduction to psychology, Social and personality psychology, Personality Psychology, and Developmental, cognitive and biological psychology. His teaching reflects his research interests in social psychology, personality, and developmental aspects of human behavior related to addiction and performance enhancement.

Professor Sagoe's laboratory work through the Human Enhancement and Body Image Lab focuses on understanding the psychological and social dimensions of body modification, performance enhancement, and their relationship to mental health outcomes. His team conducts both theoretical and applied research with implications for public health policy and clinical interventions.