Publications
S Thomas, S McCarthy, H Pitt, S Marko, S Cowlishaw, M Randle, M Daube
(2023), Vol. 3, pp. 1-10, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
R Johnson, H Pitt, M Randle, S Thomas
(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-15, BMC Public Health, London, Eng., C1
Protecting children and young people from contemporary marketing for gambling
S Thomas, M Van Schalkwyk, M Daube, H Pitt, D McGee, M McKee
(2023), Vol. 38, pp. 1-14, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
The impact of responsible gambling framing on people with lived experience of gambling harm
S Marko, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube
(2023), Vol. 8, pp. 01-13, Frontiers in Sociology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
H Pitt, S McCarthy, S Thomas, M Randle, S Marko, S Cowlishaw, S Kairouz, M Daube
(2023), Vol. 8, pp. 1-10, Frontiers in Sociology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Australian young people's perspectives about the political determinants of the climate crisis
Grace Arnot, Samantha Thomas, Hannah Pitt, Elyse Warner
(2023), pp. 1-11, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, London, Eng., C1
Electronic gambling machine harm in older women: a public health determinants perspective
S McCarthy, H Pitt, M Bellringer, S Thomas
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 41-50, Addiction Research and Theory, C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, S Cowlishaw, M Randle, S Balandin
(2022), Vol. 33, pp. 533-541, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
C Nyemcsok, H Pitt, P Kremer, S Thomas
(2022), Vol. 37, Health Promotion International, England, C1
C Nyemcsok, H Pitt, P Kremer, S Thomas
(2022), pp. 1-12, Critical Public Health, London, England, C1
S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, E Warner, G Roderique-Davies, A Rintoul, B John
(2022), pp. 1-10, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, London, Eng., C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, M Randle, S Cowlishaw, G Arnot, S Kairouz, M Daube
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1
C Nyemcsok, H Pitt, P Kremer, S Thomas
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Women's perceptions of strategies to address the normalisation of gambling and gambling-related harm
S McCarthy, S Thomas, S Marko, H Pitt, M Randle, S Cowlishaw
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 821-828, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
C Nyemcsok, H Pitt, P Kremer, S Thomas
(2022), Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, S Marko, M Randle, S Cowlishaw, S Kairouz, M Daube
(2022), Vol. 34, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
S Marko, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 829-834, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
Rebecca Johnson, Hannah Pitt, Melanie Randle, Samantha Thomas
(2022), pp. 1-22, Ageing and Society, Cambridge, Eng., C1
S Thomas, H Pitt, M Randle, S Cowlishaw, A Rintoul, S Kairouz, M Daube
(2022), Vol. 37, Health promotion international, England, C1
Parent and child perceptions of gambling promotions in Australian sport
J David, S Thomas, M Randle, H Pitt, M Daube
(2021), Vol. 35, pp. 362-372, Health Promotion International, England, C1
T Stubbs, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 505-510, Tobacco Control, England, C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, J Watson, R Shuttleworth, K Murfitt, S Balandin
(2021), Vol. 8, Frontiers in Public Health, Switzerland, C1
S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Bellringer
(2021), Vol. 272, Social Science and Medicine, England, C1
Young people's reflections on the factors contributing to the normalisation of gambling in Australia
C Nyemcsok, S Thomas, H Pitt, S Pettigrew, R Cassidy, M Daube
(2021), Vol. 45, pp. 165-170, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Strategies to prevent and reduce gambling harm in Australian women
S McCarthy, H Pitt, M Bellringer, S Thomas
(2021), Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, C1
'Everyone knows grandma'. Pathways to gambling venues in regional Australia
Amy Bestman, Samantha Thomas, Melanie Randle, H Pitt, Rebecca Cassidy, Mike Daube
(2020), Vol. 35, pp. 1273-1282, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, J Watson, R Shuttleworth, K Murfitt, S Balandin
(2020), Vol. 20, BMC Public Health, England, C1
S Marko, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 369-375, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube, R Cassidy
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 376-381, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Amy Bestman, Samantha Thomas, Melanie Randle, Hannah Pitt, Mike Daube
(2019), Vol. 30, pp. 413-421, Health promotion journal of Australia, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Bestman, S Thomas, M Randle, H Pitt, M Daube
(2018), Vol. 15, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1
S McCarthy, S Thomas, M Randle, A Bestman, H Pitt, S Cowlishaw, M Daube
(2018), Vol. 15, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1
S Thomas, A Bestman, H Pitt, R Cassidy, S McCarthy, C Nyemcsok, S Cowlishaw, M Daube
(2018), Vol. 15, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1
Hannah Pitt, Samantha Thomas, Amy Bestman, Melanie Randle, Mike Daube
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 265-273, Health promotion journal of Australia, Chichester, Eng., C1
Young people's recall and perceptions of gambling advertising and intentions to gamble on sport
Christian Nyemcsok, Samantha Thomas, Amy Bestman, Hannah Pitt, Mike Daube, Rebecca Cassidy
(2018), Vol. 7, pp. 1068-1078, Journal of behavioral addictions, Budapest, Hungary, C1
A public health framework for assessing gambling industry strategies and tactics
Samantha Thomas, Melanie Randle, H Pitt, Amy Bestman, Mike Daube, Simone Pettigrew
(2018), Melbourne, Vic., A6
H Pitt, S Thomas, A Bestman, M Daube, J Derevensky
(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1
A Bestman, S Thomas, M Randle, H Pitt
(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1
S Thomas, M Randle, A Bestman, H Pitt, S Bowe, S Cowlishaw, M Daube
(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, A Bestman, M Daube, J Derevensky
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 604-610, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
A Bestman, S Thomas, M Randle, H Pitt, M Daube, S Pettigrew
(2016), Vol. 24, pp. 152-162, Addiction research and theory, Abingdon, Eng., C1
"It's just everywhere!" Children and parents discuss the marketing of sports wagering in Australia
H Pitt, S Thomas, A Bestman, M Stoneham, M Daube
(2016), Vol. 40, pp. 480-486, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Australia, C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, A Bestman
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Child and parent recall of gambling sponsorship in Australian sport
S Thomas, H Pitt, A Bestman, M Randle, M Daube, S Pettigrew
(2016), North Melbourne, Vic., A6
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
The impact of gambling advertising, promotions, and sponsorship on children
Prof Samantha Thomas, Dr Melanie Randle, Dr Hannah Pitt, Prof Michael Daube
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2023: $59,047
- 2022: $65,406
- 2021: $89,134
Other Public Sector Funding
The shaping of adolescent and young adult women's gambling risk behaviours: A socio-cultural investigation of gambling attitudes, beliefs and consumption intentions
Prof Samantha Thomas, Miss Amy Bestman, Dr Hannah Pitt
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
- 2018: $48,749
- 2017: $65,903
People with lifelong disability and their lived experiences of gambling
Dr Hannah Pitt, Dr Joanne Watson, Miss Amy Bestman, Prof Samantha Thomas, Prof Susan Balandin
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
- 2020: $24,809
- 2019: $14,885
- 2018: $9,923
Responsible gambling for preventing and reducing harm through digital education.
Dr Sophie Mckenzie, Dr Nick Patterson, Prof Jo Coldwell-Neilson, Dr Elicia Lanham, Dr Guy Wood-Bradley, Dr Chathu Ranaweera, Prof Samantha Thomas, Dr Hannah Pitt
NSW Government - Office of Responsible Gambling
- 2022: $25,000
- 2021: $150,000
- 2019: $75,000
The receptivity of young people to gambling marketing strategies on social media platforms.
Dr Hannah Pitt, Prof Samantha Thomas
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
- 2021: $9,920
- 2020: $29,761
Developing a public health advocacy framework for engaging young people in local government policy development
Dr Hannah Pitt
VicHealth Research Fellowship
- 2023: $24,031
- 2022: $75,000
Industry and Other Funding
Developing evidenced based gambling harm prevention education for young people.
Prof Samantha Thomas, Dr Hannah Pitt
Gambling with Lives
- 2021: $23,627
- 2020: $20,000
Supervisions
Christian Nyemcsok
Thesis entitled: The determinants of young men¿s online wagering and strategies to prevent harm: A critical qualitative inquiry
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Simone McCarthy
Thesis entitled: Australian women's lived experience of gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development