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Dr Andrew Harris is a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), affiliated with the School of Social Sciences and the International Gaming Research Unit (IGRU). His research focuses on behavioral addictions, cyberpsychology, and the psychological impacts of electronic gambling and video gaming. He holds academic roles including Research Ethics Committee membership and leadership in curriculum-based public engagement initiatives. Previously, he served in the Royal Air Force and worked with GambleAware to develop national gambling harm frameworks. His teaching spans research methods, applied psychology, and cyberpsychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Harris actively mentors NTU Psychology Research Assistants and oversees PhD supervision in addiction and technology fields. His external activities include consultancy on responsible gambling, National Institute for Health and Care Research advisory roles, and academic validation work in addiction psychology. He also serves as an External Examiner for the University of the West of Scotland's MSc Addictions program.
Education background includes a first-class BSc in Psychology from the University of Lincoln (with British Psychological Society Award), followed by a PhD at NTU investigating gambling harm-minimization strategies. His career trajectory includes part-time roles at GambleAware and Loughborough University, culminating in full-time faculty position at NTU since 2018. Research interests extend to emerging technologies like AI chatbots for mental health interventions, with a focus on bridging clinical needs and technological solutions.
His publication trends emphasize cross-disciplinary approaches to behavioral addictions, particularly mukbang (online eating broadcast) addiction, microtransactions in gaming, and gambling psychology. Recent work explores the overlap between gaming and gambling behaviors, with methodological strengths in qualitative interviews, systematic reviews, and psychometric scale development. While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to gambling policy frameworks and innovative research methodologies highlight significant impact in public health and behavioral science sectors.
Dr Harris advises multiple student projects across academic levels and collaborates on grant-funded research through NTU's IGRU. His lab affiliations include the IGRU, focusing on applied addiction research with practical policy implications. Future work aims to advance AI-driven mental health tools and refine harm-minimization strategies for digital gambling platforms.
