Virve Marionneau

Virve Marionneau serves as Assistant Professor (second term) at the University of Helsinki's CEACG Unit within the Faculty of Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Helsinki's Department of Social Research (completed September 2015) and maintains active external positions including Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow (2025-2028), Visiting Researcher at the National Institute of Health and Welfare (2022-2025), and previous Visiting Researcher at Université Paris 5 (2015-2018). As Supervisor in the Doctoral Program in Social Sciences and docentship holder, she actively mentors graduate students.

Her research focuses on gambling harm reduction, digital gambling policy, and commercial determinants of harm. Recent work examines risk assessment models, offshore gambling regulation, duty of care frameworks, and comparative European policy approaches. Her 103+ research outputs (including 60+ articles) demonstrate consistent scholarly productivity since 2012, with significant acceleration since 2020. Current projects like DATA-ADDICT (ERC-funded until 2030) and CODEG investigate data-driven addiction production and commercial determinants in digital gambling.

Marionneau's 15 most recent publications reveal strong thematic concentration on gambling policy implementation, digital harm mechanisms, and evidence-based interventions. Her work bridges sociology, public health, and policy studies, with increasing emphasis on data science applications in harm prevention. As Principal Investigator on multiple funded projects (including €51,000 from OFDT), she demonstrates substantial research leadership capacity.

• Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow (2025-2028)
• Visiting Researcher, National Institute of Health and Welfare (2022-2025)
• Visiting Researcher, Université Paris 5 (2015-2018)

As active supervisor in Helsinki's Doctoral Program in Social Sciences and Principal Investigator on 13 projects (5 active through 2030), she manages significant research teams and grants. Her 33 recorded activities include 16 keynote presentations and 5 academic visits, demonstrating strong knowledge translation efforts. Current projects like DATA-ADDICT (€ funding) and THL & CEACG 2025 indicate robust ongoing research support.