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Gerda Reith is a Professor of Social Sciences (Sociological & Cultural Studies) and an Associate in the School of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. Her work focuses on problematic consumption, gambling, public health policy, and risk behaviors. She leads the Gambling Research Group and sits on the UK’s Responsible Gambling Strategy Board.
Research interests include:
- Gambling harm prevention and policy
- Risk and addiction theories
- Social determinants of health
- Commercial influences on health (e.g., sports sponsorship)
Key contributions include:
- A longitudinal study tracking gambling careers and social impacts
- Development of pragmatic definitions of gambling harm for policy
- Research on gambling's intersection with criminal justice systems
Recent work emphasizes:
- Intervention strategies in football communities
- Global gambling trends in sub-Saharan Africa
- Cross-sectoral policy approaches to addiction
Supervising research includes:
- PhD projects on recovery pathways and lived experiences of gambling harm
- Exploring roles of affected individuals in shaping policy
Grants total over £750,000 including ESRC-funded projects on gambling careers and resilience among offenders.
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