Lisa Lole

Dr. Lisa Lole is a Lecturer in Psychology at Central Queensland University within the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences. She teaches qualitative and quantitative research methods and serves as Discipline Lead for Undergraduate Psychology and Course coordinator for Research Methods 2 (PSYC12048). She is also a Low-risk Reviewer for the Human Research Ethics Committee at CQUniversity.

• PhD (Psychology) - University of Wollongong
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) - University of Wollongong

Lisa Lole's research centers around behavioral addictions, health, and motivation psychology, with a strong focus on problem gambling, modern technology, and motivations for engagement. Her work spans gambling, substance use, social media use, developmental disorders, experimental cognitive psychology, and healthcare delivery. She is particularly passionate about research that translates into tangible community outcomes, especially for people living in remote, rural, and regional locations. Her research interests include rural and remote health services, biological psychology (particularly the psychophysiology of gambling behaviors), health psychology, and psychological methodology.

Dr. Lole has received several awards including Examiners' Commendation for Outstanding Thesis for her PhD, best post-graduate student poster and abstract awards from the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology, and an Australian Post-graduate Award (Industry) for her PhD candidature.

• Examiners' Commendation for Outstanding Thesis awarded for PhD doctoral thesis
• Best post-graduate student poster presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology (2013)
• Best post-graduate student abstract submitted for the 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology, sponsored by Brain Sciences UNSW (2012)
• Recipient of an Australian Post-graduate Award (Industry) for PhD candidature

Dr. Lole is accredited for research supervision across multiple disciplines including Public Health, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Health Services and Systems, Clinical and Health Psychology, Neurosciences, and Pacific Peoples health. She has secured numerous research grants, particularly from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, NSW Office of Responsible Gambling, and Gambling Research Australia. Her current research projects focus on youth gambling, wagering marketing practices, and gambling harm among young people. She is an active member of the Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory at CQUniversity Australia and serves as a reviewer for various academic journals.