ProfessorNicki Dowling
Professor
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
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- ProfessorFaculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
- +61 3 924 45610 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Problem gambling, Addiction, Psychological treatment
GRANTS
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCollateral damage: New insights into the experiences of family members and friends affected by gambling harm30 Jun 2025 - 30 Sep 2027People funded by this grant:
- Nicki Dowling
- CONTRACT RESEARCHUnderstanding dropout and adherence from gambling and other addiction treatment.19 Mar 2024 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N,
- Thomas A,
- Hawker C,
- Dias S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHJourneys towards gambling harm: Exploring the personal, social and environmentl context for young adults' sports and horse-race betting and their experiences on harm.19 May 2023 - 1 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Thomas A,
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N
- CONTRACT RESEARCHRecovery, Relapse, Repeat: A weekly Ecological Momentary Assessment study of relapse trajectories as they occur in real life and real-time.19 May 2023 - 1 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Thomas A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation of ''RESET''30 Aug 2022 - 30 Nov 2025People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHFocus on families: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the harms and support needs of families and friends of gamblers.27 Nov 2020 - 29 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPreventing a new epidemic during a pandemic: The influence of COVID-19 related stressors on gambling behaviour in the moment and in the real world.27 Nov 2020 - 14 Sep 2023People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Youssef G
- FELLOWSHIPFamily member treatment for gambling harm: development and evaluation30 Jun 2020 - 1 Jul 2024People funded by this grant:
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N,
- Rodda S,
- Hodgins D
- GRANTAn umbrella review of gambling disorder treatment: Taking clinical decision-making to the next level1 Apr 2020 - 1 Apr 2021People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Rodda S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNational Interactive Gambling Study15 Jan 2020 - 30 May 2021People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAddressing gambling harm to affected others: A scoping review.25 Nov 2019 - 1 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHThe co-design of an e-mental health service and customised products: An implementation evaluation.1 Aug 2019 - 30 Nov 2021People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHVirtual Assistant (Chatbot) Facilitating Screening, Responsible Gambling Messaging, and Referral.1 Aug 2019 - 31 Jul 2020People funded by this grant:
- Abdelrazek M,
- Bonti A,
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Ibrahim A
- GRANTFamily member treatments: Systematic review and content analysis across addictions9 Jul 2019 - 8 Jul 2020People funded by this grant:
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N,
- Rodda S
- GRANTThe development and evaluation of just-in-time intervention apps to reduce gambling harm: Providing in-the-moment support for gamblers17 Jun 2019 - 16 Jun 2022People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Rodda S,
- Lubman D,
- Merkouris S,
- Youssef G
- CONTRACT RESEARCHFamily Gambling Help: An evaluation of the impact of a peer-based support program on the wellbeing of families affected by gambling.1 May 2019 - 31 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Hawker C
- GRANTExamining Risk and Protective Factors for the Development of Gambling-Related Harms and Problems in Victorian LGBTIQ Communities26 Nov 2018 - 30 Apr 2020People funded by this grant:
- Bush R,
- Dowling N,
- Staiger P,
- Waling A
- GRANTExperiences and perceptions of gamblers using gambling, mental health and alcohol and other drug use online forums: A natural language processing approach26 Nov 2018 - 28 May 2020People funded by this grant:
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N,
- Youssef G,
- Rodda S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSmart phone delivered CBT for gambling related harm: An RCT1 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2021People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDrummond Street Services, Schools Gambling Evaluation14 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2018People funded by this grant:
- Toumbourou J,
- Dowling N
- CONTRACT RESEARCHFourth Tasmanian Gambling Social and Economic Impact Study23 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2030People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Youseef G
- CONTRACT RESEARCHTransitioning into and out of low or moderate risk gambling: Sociodemographic, gambling-related harm motivation and change profiles27 Feb 2017 - 16 Mar 2018People funded by this grant:
- Merkouris S,
- Dowling N,
- Youssef G,
- Rodda S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHThe effectiveness of behaviour change techniques used in psychological and self-help interventions for problem gambling1 May 2016 - 30 Sep 2016People funded by this grant:
- Rodda S,
- Dowling N,
- Merkouris S,
- Cowlishaw S,
- Abraham C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHThe identification of protective factors in the development of problem gambling using a socio-ecological framework: A systematic review and meta-analysis31 Mar 2015 - 30 Sep 2015People funded by this grant:
- Dowling N,
- Toumbourou J,
- Merkouris S,
- Youssef G