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Level III & IV Research Awards

A list of research funded by OPGRC through a Level III or IV award (funding maximum of $180,000 and $150,000 a year for 3 years) granted since the year 2000 is available below. Funded research is listed according to the year the award was granted.

Within any year of interest, clicking on the TITLE of a project will provide you with more information about the research (e.g., abstract, research summary, French language research summary, or final report) if it is available. You can also use the search tab to locate a research report by Principal Investigator name or title.

For more information about any OPGRC funded research, or for help locating a particular research project, contact Erika Veri Levett, Grants Officer at OPGRC, at erika@opgrc.org or 519-763-8049 x 226 or toll free 877-882-2204.

For information about how to apply for a Research Award, go to general guidelines and policies under the Funding Information tab.

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2009

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
2663 Laura J. Summerfeldt
James Parker
Gambling Behavior of Adolescents with Learning Disorders (In Progress) Trent University Level III $102,888
2715 Lorne Tepperman
Patrizia Albanese
The Intergenerational Transmission of Problem Gambling: A Sociological Approach (In Progress) University of Toronto Level III $208,832
2743 A. Strafella
Anthony E Lang
Janis M. Miyasaki
Mateusz Zurowski
Do neurochemical abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex contribute to pathological gambling in Parkinson’s Disease ? (In Progress) University of Toronto Level III $210,000
2745 Abby Goldstein
Sherry Stewart
Peter Hoaken
Gordon L Flett
Mood, Motives, and Gambling in Young Adults: An Examination of Within- and Between-Person Variations Using Experience Sampling (In Progress) University of Toronto Level III $96,932
2748 Michael Dixon
Kevin Harrigan
Jonathan Fugelsang, PhD
Karen Collins
Psychophysical and psychological responses to the sights, sounds and payback percentages of slot machines. (In Progress) University of Waterloo Level III $195,362

2008

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
2627 Michael Dixon
Kevin Harrigan
Psychophysical Investigations of Wins, Losses and Near Misses in Problem Gambling. (In Progress) University of Waterloo Level III $134,133
2632 James Kennedy
Daniela S. S. Lobo
Investigation of Selected Signalling System Genes in Pathological Gambling (In Progress) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $196,609
2639 John Stead
Michael Wohl
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Genetic analysis of the endophenotypes of impulsivity and reward dependence in pathological gambling (In Progress) Carleton University Level IV $538,549
2641 Lia Nower
Alex Blaszczynski
Validating the Pathways Model Questionnaire (In Progress) Rutgers University Level IV $536,772
2642 Martin Zack
Isabelle Boileau
Stephen Kish
Jerry Warsh
Sylvain Houle
A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study of Brain Dopamine Function in Pathological Gamblers (In Progress) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $210,000

2007

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
2446 Scott B. Maitland
Jamie Wiebe
Edward Adlaf
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Adam Davey
Jeffrey Derevensky
Developmental Transitions and the Impact of Gambling in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Establishing the Baseline (Completed) University of Guelph Level III $174,156
2487 John Cunningham
David Hodgins
Tony Toneatto
A personalized feedback intervention for problem gamblers (In Progress) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level IV $540,000
2497 Tony Toneatto
Adam S. Goodie
Martin Zack
Kirk Warren Brown
W. Keith Campbell
Chad E. Lakey
The Role of Mindfulness in the Frequency and Intensity of Gambling in Level 2 and Pathological Gamblers (In Progress) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $207,976
2500 Robert Williams
Rachel Volberg
Best Practises in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling (Completed) Williams and Associates Level IV $308,000
2506 David Ledgerwood
Leslie Lundahl
Ron Frisch
Nick Rupcich
Executive Functioning in Pathological Gamblers and Healthy Controls (Completed) Addiction Counselling Services of Peel Level III $194,708
2510 Nigel Turner
Denise Preston
Problem gambling inside & out: The assessment of community and institutional problem gambling in the Canadian correctional system (In Progress) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level IV $450,404

2006

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
2387 Joseph Tindale
Joan E. Norris
Gambling among intergenerational and multi-ethnic families (In Progress) University of Guelph Level IV $196,939
2388 Lia Nower
Alex Blaszczynski
Examining the Pathways Model in Adults: From Theory to Evaluation (Completed) Rutgers University Level III $131,933
2389 Keith Horton
Nigel Turner
Roger Horbay
Do Weighted Reels On a Slot Machine Distort a Gambler's Judgement of Probability? The Effect of Near Misses. (Completed) Wilfrid Laurier University Level III $58,900
2442 Antonio Strafella
Janis M. Miyasaki
Anthony E Lang
Problem Gambling in Parkinson Disease – A Human Model of Dopamine Dysregulation (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $209,040
2459 David Korn
Lisa Najavits
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Gambling (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $200,212

2005

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
2330 John Cunningham
David Hodgins
Tony Toneatto
Barriers to Treatment for Problem Gamblers in Ontario (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $208,200
2334 Rina Gupta
Lia Nower
Jeffrey Derevensky
Alex Blaszczynski
Problem Gambling in Adolescents: An Examination of the Pathways Model (Completed) McGill University Level III $202,500
2336 Lorne Korman
Tony Toneatto
Jane Collins
Emily Cripps
Randomized Control Trial of an Integrated Treatment for Concurrent Gambling and Anger Problems (In Progress) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level IV $535,500
2340 Rina Gupta
Jeffrey Derevensky
N Will Shead
Lia Nower
Lana Pratt
Binging Behaviour in Youth: An Exploratory Study Across Addictions (Completed) McGill University Level IV $202,500
2343 Karen Finlay
Harvey H. C. Marmurek
Jane Londerville
Vinay Kanetkar
David Kranes
A Multi-Model Study of Psychological Restoration and Irresponsible Gambling in Playground and Gaming Casino Designs (Completed) University of Guelph Level IV $530,460
2345 Michael Wohl
Hymie Anisman
Kimberly Matheson
Appraisals and Expectancies in Relation to the Evolution and Cessation of Gambling Behaviours Among Young Adults (Completed) Carleton University Level IV $434,976
2348 David Korn
Jennifer Reynolds
Tim Hurson
Commercial Gambling Advertising: Understanding the Youth Connection (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $169,071
2368 Sidney Kennedy
Roger McIntyre
Claire O'Donovan
Roumen Milev
Jean-Michel Le Mellédo
Jean-Claude Bisserbe
Mark Zimmerman
Frequency and correlates of gambling problems in depressed, anxiety disordered and biopolar outpatientns (Completed) Mood Disorders Society of Canada Level III $208,950
2386 Karen Finlay
Harvey Marmurek
Vinay Kanetkar
Jane Londerville
Effects of Slot Machine Characteristics on Problem Gambling Behaviour (Completed) University of Guelph Level III $167,700

2004

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
2180 James Parker
Dr. Sohail Khattak
Pathological Gambling and Addiction Related Problems in an Adolescent Clinical Sample (Completed) Trent University Level III $168,213
2182 Michael Bagby
Peter Farvolden
Arun Ravindran
Jonathan Oakman
Tony Toneatto
Stephen Sokolov
The Spectrum of Depressive Disorders and Pathological Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level IV $524,417
2210 Joan E. Norris
Joseph Tindale
The Meaning of Gambling among Ontario Seniors in Small and Rural Communities (Completed) University of Guelph Level III $153,000
2212 Michael Wohl
Hymie Anisman
Kimberly Matheson
Matthew Young
Personal Luck, Outcome Expectancies, and Subjective Appraisals as Predictors of Health and Readiness to Seek Treatment among Young Adults (Completed) Carleton University Level III $197,310
2214 Tony Toneatto
Nigel Turner
Martin Zack
Peter Farvolden
Goldie Millar
Michael Bagby
The Heterogeneity of Problem Gambling: An Analysis of Gambling Sub-Types (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $210,000
2215 Martin Zack
Constantine Poulos
Preclinical Investigation of the Glutamate Enhancer, Modafinil as a Potential Medication for Problem Gamblers: Assessment of Differential Drug Responsiveness as a Function of Impulsivity and Boredom Proneness (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $162,636
2218 Peter Ferentzy
Wayne Skinner
Paul Antze
Approaches to Recovery In Gamblers Anonymous (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $151,408
2219 Sherry Stewart
Joel Katz
Pamela Loba
Anne-Marie Wall
Gambling Behaviour Among Undergraduate Students: Understanding the Role of Motives, Affect Regulation, and Cognition (Completed) Dalhousie University Level III $176,880
2220 Nigel Turner
Denise Preston
Crystal Saunders
Steve McAvoy
Umesh Jain
Problem Gambling in Canadian Federal Offenders: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Correlates (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $206,440
2271 Lorne Tepperman
David Korn
Jennifer Reynolds
Partner Influences on Responsible Gambling (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $192,581
2285 Robert Wood
Robert Williams
Internet Gambling: Prevalence, Patterns, Problems, and Policy Options (Completed) University of Lethbridge Level IV $478,789

2003

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
1043 Jamie Wiebe
Phil Mun
Nadine Kauffman
Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario 2005 (Completed) Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) Level III $210,000
1046 Robert Ladouceur
Stella Lachance
Patricia-Maude Fournier
Is Control a Viable Goal in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling? (Completed) Universite Laval Level IV $531,168
1051 James Kennedy
Nigel Turner
Alessio Squassina
Pierandrea Muglia
Umesh Jain
Daniela S. S. Lobo
Candidate Gene Studies in Problem Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level IV $358,800
1056 Jamie Wiebe
Phil Mun
Jon Kelly
A Social Marketing Approach toTelecounselling for Problem Gambling (Completed) Responsible Gaming Council - Ontario Level III $168,000
2145 Harold Wynne
John McCready
Phase II Addressing Problem Gambling in Eight Toronto and Windsor/Essex County Ethnic Communities (Completed) Wynne Resources Level III $100,000
2173 Bonnie Lee
Martin Rovers
Lynne MacLean
Training Counsellors in Congruence Couple Therapy: A Controlled Evaluation Study (Completed) University of Ottawa Level III $210,000
2175 Karen Finlay
Harvey Marmurek
Vinay Kanetkar
Jane Londerville
The Contribution of Casino Design to Problem Gambling (Completed) University of Guelph Level III $184,560
2177 Andrew Dane
Kelli-an Lawrance
Jeffrey Derevensky
Jennifer McPhee
Lisa Root
Lisa Panetta
Preventing Youth Problem Gambling and High-Risk Behaviour: A Longitudinal Study of Parenting as a Protective Factor (Completed) Brock University Level IV $360,000

2002

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
115 Peter Ferentzy
Wayne Skinner
Paul Antze
Exploring Mutual Aid Pathways to Recovery from Gambling Problems (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $152,132
116 Martin Zack
Constantine Poulos
Dampening Effects of a Dopamine Antagonist on Motivation to Gamble and Gambling Related Semantic Networks in Problem Gamblers (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $156,446
120 Nigel Turner
Umesh Jain
Warren Spence
Tony Toneatto
A Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of Acupuncture on Gambling Behaviour and Anxiety in Pathological Gamblers (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $202,285
123 Kelli-an Lawrance
Andrew Dane
John Yardley
Lisa Root
Jennifer McPhee
Bob Canham
Discontinuation of Gambling: Adolescent At-Risk and Problem Gamblers in Three Stages of Change (Completed) Brock University Level III $170,359
124 Andrew Dane
Jeffrey Derevensky
Jennifer McPhee
Lisa Root
Parental Socialization of Youth Gambling (Completed) Brock University Level III $193,072
125 David Korn
Tim Hurson
Jennifer Reynolds
Commercial Gambling Advertising: Possible Impact on Youth Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behavioural Intentions (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $82,584
132 Jill Oakes
Cheryl Currie
David Courtney
Cheryl Koster
Gambling and Problem Gambling In Aboriginal Communities (Completed) University of Manitoba Level III $177,718
135 Pierandrea Muglia
James Kennedy
Umesh Jain
Nigel Turner
Identification of Genetic Risk Factors for Pathological Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $209,700
1008 Sherry Stewart
Anne-Marie Wall
Mood Priming of Reward and Relief Gambling Expectancies in Different Subtypes of Gamblers (Completed) Dalhousie University Level III $174,959
1013 Brian Rush
Edward Adlaf
Scott Veldhuizen
Larry Corea
Susan Vincent
Assessing the Geo-Spatial Association in Ontario Between the Availability of Gambling Venues, the Prevalence of Problem Gambling, Help Seeking and Tretment Availability: A Knowledge Transfer Strategy (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level IV $233,064
1016 David Hodgins
Tony Toneatto
Shawn Currie
Gillian Currie
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Minimal and Brief Treatment for Pathological Gamblers - Developing Effective Treatment Systems (Completed) University of Calgary Level IV $188,271
1060 Harold Wynne
John McCready
Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario Aboriginal Communities (Completed) Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centre Level III $500,000

2001

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
75 Edward Adlaf
Nigel Turner
Schools, Students and Adolescent Gambling in Ontario (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $53,145
78 Robert Williams
Robert Wood
The Demographics of Ontario Gaming Revenue (Completed) University of Lethbridge Level III $170,396
79 Luc Pelletier
Céline Blanchard
Marilyn Keyes
An Investigation of the Factors Leading to Successful and Unsuccessful Regulation of Gambling Activities (Completed) University of Ottawa Level III $132,542
81 Arun Ravindran
John Telner
Effects of Medication and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Alone and In Combination, On Pathological Gambling (Completed) Royal Ottawa Health Care Group Level III $210,000
89 David Korn
Martha Murray
Gambling Policies in Intercollegiate Athletics (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $86,163
90 Nigel Turner
Keith Horton
Barry Fritz
Implicit Learning and Problem Gambling: Is There a Connection? (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $101,650
92 Jamie Wiebe
Brian Cox
Agata Falkowski-Ham
Psychological and Social Factors Associated with Problem Gambling in Ontario: A One Year Follow-up Study (Completed) Responsible Gaming Council - Ontario Level III $84,600
93 Karen Finlay
Vinay Kanetkar
Jane Londerville
Harvey H. C. Marmurek
The Physical and Psychological Measurement of Gambling Environments (Completed) University of Guelph Level III $126,635
96 Lorne Korman
Jane Collins
Shelley McMain
Wayne Skinner
Tony Toneatto
Concurrent Gambling, Substance Use and Anger: Development of a Brief Integrated Treatment (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $209,400
98 Laurie Dickson
Jeffrey Derevensky
Rina Gupta
Youth Gambling Problems: The Identification of Risk and Protective Factors (Completed) McGill University Level III $170,236
99 Robert Ladouceur
Francine Ferland
Christiane Poulin
Frank Vitaro
Jamie Wiebe
Concordance between the SOGS-RA and the DSM-IV Criteria for Pathological Gambling among Youth (Completed) Universite Laval Level III $207,038
100 Michael Bagby
Peter Farvolden
Tony Toneatto
Jonathan Oakman
Personality and Cognitive Vulnerability in Problem Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $196,132

2000

ID Investigators Title Institution Award Type Awarded
1 Karen Hardoon
Jeffrey Derevensky
Rina Gupta
An Examination of the influence of familial, emotional, conduct and cognitive problems, and hyperactivity upon adolescent gambling problems (Completed) R & J Child Development Consultants, Inc. Level III $123,700
3 David Hodgins
Tony Toneatto
Karyn Makarchuk
Susan Vincent
Wayne Skinner
Minimal Treatment Approaches for Concerned Significant Others of Problem Gamblers (Completed) University of Calgary & Addiction Centre Level III $274,334
6 Gerald Adams
Anne-Marie Cantwell
Leo Keating
Keith Horton
Rosanne Menna
Ann Marie Guilmette
Identity Formation Among University Students and Gambling Behavior: Predictions From Identity Theory Regarding Escaping the Self (Completed) University of Guelph Level III $168,960
10 Jamie Wiebe
Eric Single
Agata Falkowski-Ham
Phil Mun
Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Older Adults in Ontario (Completed) Responsible Gaming Council - Ontario Level III $145,476
18 John Macdonald
Nigel Turner
Matthew Somerset
Life Skills, Mathematical Reasoning and Critical Thinking: Curriculum for the Prevention of Problem Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $197,328
19 Ron Frisch
Julie Fraser
Richard Govoni
The Development of a Seniors' Problem Gambling Screen (Completed) University of Windsor Level III $187,380
24 Jamie Wiebe
Eric Single
Agata Falkowski-Ham
Measuring Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $209,187
25 Jane Collins
Wayne Skinner
Tony Toneatto
Beyond Assessment: The Impact of Comorbidity of Pathological Gambling, Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Use Disorders on Treatment Course and Outcomes (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $98,640
27 Tony Toneatto
A Controlled Evaluation of Cognitive Therapy for Problem Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $160,514
30 Martin Zack
Sherry Stewart
Raymond Klein
Pamela Loba
Fofo Fragopoulos
Contingent Gambling-Drinking Patterns and Problem Drinker Status Moderate Implicit Gambling-Alcohol Associations in Problem Gamblers (Completed) Dalhousie University Level III $169,872
36 Umesh Jain
Nigel Turner
Pierandrea Muglia
Warren Spence
Special Problems in Gambling: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Pathways to Problem Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $160,028
37 Kelli-an Lawrance
John Yardley
Lisa Root
Bob Canham
Jennifer McPhee
Onset, Maintenance and Discontinuation of Youth Gambling: Theory Development (Completed) Brock University Level III $200,135
45 Lorne Tepperman
David Korn
At Home with Gambling (Completed) University of Toronto Level III $209,974
53 Tony Toneatto
Bruna Brands
David Sinclair
Peter Selby
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Train of Naltrexone in the Treatment of Concurrent Alcohol Dependence and Pathological Gambling (Completed) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Level III $210,000
56 Ruth Berry
Cheryl Fraehlich
Sheila Toderian
Women's Experiences of Gambling and Problem Gambling (Completed) University of Manitoba Level III $123,898
64 Jamie Wiebe
Agata Falkowski-Ham
Julie Look
Tricia Benn
Michelle Craig
Understanding the Audience - the key to Preventing Youth Gambling Problems (Completed) Responsible Gaming Council - Ontario Level III $197,160
72 Raymond LeBlanc
Joan Rosenberg
Richard Maclure
David Smith
Maria Cuffaro
Rosemary Barrett
Women and gambling through a feminist lens: An in-depth study of the psychosocial realities of problem gamblers (Completed) University of Ottawa Level III $194,494
1019 Harold Wynne
Addressing Problem Gambling in Toronto and Windsor/Essex County Ethnic Communities (Completed) COSTI Immigrant Services Level III $600,000