Team

Prof Amanda Roberts, Co-Chair

Loughborough University

Amanda Roberts is Professor of Psychology in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, and an honorary NHS Research Fellow at the National Problem Gambling Clinic, London and at the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre at AUT University, New Zealand.

Dr Jim Rogers, Co-Chair  

University of Lincoln

Jim Rogers is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for professional postgraduate courses relating to mental health and mental capacity in the School of Health and Social Care, College of Social Science.

Prof Richard Tunney

Aston University

Richard Tunney is Head of the School of Psychology at Aston University.

Prof Elliot Ludvig

University of Warwick

Elliot Ludvig is a Professor at the University of Warwick in the Department of Psychology and an Associate Editor for Psychonomic Bulletin & Review and the British Journal of Psychology.

Prof Simon Dymond

Swansea University

Simon Dymond is Professor of Psychology and Behaviour Analysis at Swansea University, where he is Director of the Gambling Research, Education and Treatment (GREAT) Network Wales, Co-Director of the Experimental Psychopathology Lab, and Visiting Professor at Reykjavík University, Iceland.

Dr Stephen Sharman

Loughborough University

Steve Sharman is a Reader in Psychology in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, where he is the Co-Director of the Gambling Observatory at Loughborough (GOAL). Steve is also Co-Director of the Current Advances in Gambling Research conference (CAGR), and a trustee for the Society for the Study of Addiction. 

Dr Matthew Young, Senior Liaison to the AFSG

Greo Evidence Insights

Matthew Young is Chief Research Officer (CRO) at Greo, the partner organisation assisting the Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling with research activities, and evidence products, and projects.

Beverly Ostryhon, AFSG Project and Governance Coordinator

Greo Evidence Insights

Beverly Ostryhon is Governance and Operations Coordinator at Greo, the partner organization assisting the Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling to achieve objectives and project goals.

Matthew O’Reilly, AFSG Director of Operations

AFSG

Matthew O’Reilly is AFSG’s Director of Operations, responsible for organisational and sustainability planning, network growth and promotion, and communications and mobilisation. He previously spent 12 years in private philanthropy in the UK, leading projects in areas as diverse as access to legal information, international development, and global eye health.