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Matthew Browne is affiliated with Central Queensland University in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily centered on the field of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology.

Their work spans various subfields including general health professions, epidemiology, economics and econometrics, and sociology and political science.

Major research topics covered by Browne include gambling behavior and treatments, sexuality, behavior and technology, homelessness and social issues, sports analytics and performance, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, and consumer market behavior and pricing.

Notable recent publications include:

  • As the Pandemic Progresses, How Does Willingness to Vaccinate against COVID-19 Evolve? (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Do EGMs have a Stronger Association with Problem Gambling than Racing and Casino Table Games? Evidence from a Decade of Australian Prevalence Studies (2020), Journal of Gambling Studies
  • Young people who purchase loot boxes are more likely to have gambling problems: An online survey of adolescents and young adults living in NSW Australia (2021), Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • Gambling prevalence and gambling problems amongst land-based-only, online-only and mixed-mode gamblers in Australia: A national study (2022), Computers in Human Behavior
  • Are any samples representative or unbiased? reply to Pickering and Blaszczynski (2021), International Gambling Studies

Browne collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Matthew Rockloff
  • Nerilee Hing
  • Alex Russell
  • Philip Newall
  • Catherine Tulloch

The scientist regularly publishes in journals such as the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Journal of Gambling Studies, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Addictive Behaviors, and International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

Best Publications

  • Understanding gambling related harm: a proposed definition, conceptual framework, and taxonomy of harms.

    Erika. Langham;Hannah. Thorne;Matthew. Browne;Phillip. Donaldson

  • Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective

    Matthew Browne;Erika Langham;Vijay Rawat;Nancy Greer

  • Going against the herd: psychological and cultural factors underlying the 'vaccination confidence gap'

    Matthew Browne;Patricia Thomson;Matthew Justus Rockloff;Gordon Pennycook

  • A typical problem gambler affects six others

    Belinda C. Goodwin;Matthew Browne;Matthew Rockloff;Judy Rose

  • Validation of the Short Gambling Harm Screen (SGHS): A Tool for Assessment of Harms from Gambling.

    Matthew Browne;Belinda C Goodwin;Matthew J Rockloff

  • Associations between children’s independent mobility and physical activity

    Stephanie Schoeppe;Mitch J Duncan;Hannah M Badland;Melody Oliver

  • Breaking Bad: Comparing Gambling Harms Among Gamblers and Affected Others.

    En Li;Matthew Browne;Vijay Rawat;Erika Langham

  • A population-level metric for gambling-related harm

    Matthew Browne;Nancy Greer;Vijay Rawat;Matthew Rockloff

  • As the Pandemic Progresses, How Does Willingness to Vaccinate against COVID-19 Evolve?

    Stephanie J. Alley;Robert Stanton;Matthew Browne;Quyen G. To

  • Risk Factors for Gambling Problems on Online Electronic Gaming Machines, Race Betting and Sports Betting.

    Nerilee Hing;Alex M. Russell;Matthew Browne

  • Prevalence of gambling-related harm provides evidence for the prevention paradox.

    Matthew Browne;Matthew J. Rockloff

  • Internalized and externalized continuing bonds in bereaved parents: their relationship with grief intensity and personal growth.

    Dianna Scholtes;Matthew Browne

  • Why people seek complementary and alternative medicine before conventional medical treatment: a population based study.

    Patricia Thomson;Jenny Jones;Matthew Browne;Stephen Leslie

  • Measuring the Burden of Gambling Harm in New Zealand

    Matthew Browne;Maria Bellringer;Nancy Greer;Komathi Kolandai-Matchett

  • Anti-vaccination and pro-CAM attitudes both reflect magical beliefs about health.

    Gabrielle M. Bryden;Matthew Browne;Matthew Rockloff;Carolyn Unsworth

  • Risk Factors for Gambling Problems Specifically Associated with Sports Betting.

    Alex M T Russell;Nerilee Hing;Matthew Browne

  • The impact of exposure to wagering advertisements and inducements on intended and actual betting expenditure: An ecological momentary assessment study.

    Matthew Browne;Nerilee Hing;Alex M. T. Russell;Anna Thomas

  • International Survey of Violence Against EMS Personnel: Physical Violence Report

    Brian J Maguire;Matthew Browne;Barbara J O'Neill;Michael T Dealy

  • A Multivariate Evaluation of 25 Proximal and Distal Risk-Factors for Gambling-Related Harm.

    Matthew Browne;Nerilee Hing;Matthew Rockloff;Alex M. T. Russell

  • Reflective minds and open hearts: Cognitive style and personality predict religiosity and spiritual thinking in a community sample

    Matthew Browne;Gordon Pennycook;Belinda Goodwin;Melinda McHenry

  • Then and now: Consumption and dependence in e-cigarette users who formerly smoked cigarettes

    Matthew Browne;Daniel G. Todd

Frequent Co-Authors

Nerilee Hing
Nerilee Hing Central Queensland University
Nicki A. Dowling
Nicki A. Dowling Deakin University
Alex Blaszczynski
Alex Blaszczynski University of Sydney
Daniel King
Daniel King Flinders University
James A. Serpell
James A. Serpell University of Pennsylvania
Natalie J. Loxton
Natalie J. Loxton Griffith University
Rachel A. Volberg
Rachel A. Volberg University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gordon Pennycook
Gordon Pennycook Cornell University
Max Abbott
Max Abbott Auckland University of Technology
David J. Castle
David J. Castle University of Tasmania

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