Publications
Australian youth perspectives on the role of social media in climate action
G Arnot, H Pitt, S McCarthy, C Cordedda, S Marko, S Thomas
(2024), Vol. 48, pp. 100111-100111, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, United States, C1
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam
Lia Burns, Hannah Pitt, Thuy Ngoc
(2024), Vol. 39, pp. 1-9, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
Children, young people and the Commercial Determinants of Health
Hannah Pitt, Simone McCarthy, Grace Arnot
(2024), Vol. 39, pp. 1-10, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
Young people's views about the use of celebrities and social media influencers in gambling marketing
H Pitt, S McCarthy, M Randle, M Daube, S Thomas
(2024), Vol. 39, pp. 1-12, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
G Arnot, H Pitt, S McCarthy, E Warner, S Thomas
(2024), Vol. 39, pp. 1-13, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
C Nyemcsok, H Pitt, P Kremer, S Thomas
(2023), Vol. 33, pp. 1-12, Critical Public Health, London, England, C1
C Nyemcsok, H Pitt, P Kremer, S Thomas
(2023), Vol. 34, pp. 276-283, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, London, Eng., C1
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
G Arnot, S Thomas, H Pitt, E Warner
(2023), Vol. 47, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, C1
Australian young people's perceptions of the commercial determinants of the climate crisis
Grace Arnot, Samantha Thomas, Hannah Pitt, Elyse Warner
(2023), Vol. 38, pp. 1-12, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
The lived experience of financial harm from gambling in Australia
S Marko, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube
(2023), Vol. 38, Health Promotion International, C1
Global public health action is needed to counter the commercial gambling industry
S Thomas, S Cowlishaw, J Francis, M van Schalkwyk, M Daube, H Pitt, S McCarthy, D McGee, M Petticrew, T Rwafa-Ponela, A Minja, G Fell
(2023), Vol. 38, pp. 1-8, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
Supporting young people as genuine political actors in climate decision-making
Grace Arnot, Hannah Pitt, Simone McCarthy, Philippa Collin, Samantha Thomas
(2023), Vol. 38, pp. daad148-, Health Promotion International, England, C1
Hannah Pitt, Simone McCarthy, Melanie Randle, Samantha Thomas, Grace Arnot, Mike Daube
(2023), Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
Hannah Pitt, Simone McCarthy, Danica Keric, Grace Arnot, Sarah Marko, Florentine Martino, Julia Stafford, Samantha Thomas
(2023), Vol. 38, Health Promotion International, Oxford, 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
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
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
The receptivity of young people to gambling marketing strategies on social media platforms
Hannah Pitt, Simone McCarthy, Angela Rintoul, Samantha Thomas
(2022), Melbourne, Vic., A6
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, 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
The determinants of gambling normalisation: Causes, consequences and public health responses.
Samantha Thomas, H Pitt, Amy Bestman, Melanie Randle, Simone McCarthy, Mike Daube
(2018), Melbourne, Vic., A6
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, C1
A Bestman, S Thomas, M Randle, H Pitt
(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, C1
S Thomas, M Randle, A Bestman, H Pitt, S Bowe, S Cowlishaw, M Daube
(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, 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, 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, C1
H Pitt, S Thomas, A Bestman
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Public Health, 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
- 2024: $59,460
- 2023: $43,289
- 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, Dr Hannah Pitt, Miss Amy Bestman
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, A/Prof 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
- 2023: $9,804
- 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
- 2024: $19,316
- 2023: $81,125
- 2022: $75,000
My life in recovery: A photovoice study of people who have experienced gambling harm.
Dr Simone McCarthy, Dr Hannah Pitt, Prof Samantha Thomas
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
- 2024: $9,979
- 2023: $22,453
Young people's perceptions of the commercial determinants of health, and youth involvement in public health strategies to respond.
Dr Simone McCarthy, Dr Hannah Pitt, Miss Grace Elizabeth Arnot, Prof Samantha Thomas
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2023: $34,143
An analysis of the targeting and representation of women in novel gambling promotions.
Dr Simone McCarthy, Dr Hannah Pitt, Miss Grace Arnot, Prof Samantha Thomas
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
- 2024: $15,400
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