The Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders recruits the leading scientists in the addictions field to evaluate grant proposals for research and make the final decisions about funding. Since 1997, a number of distinguished researchers have served as peer reviewers on applications seeking support from the NCRG. The full list of individuals who have participated in panels for the National Center for Responsible Gaming (1997-2000), the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling (2001-2008) and the Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders (2009-present) is below.
Mark Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Psychology
University of California, San Diego
Lyndsay Ammon Avalos, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Scientist
Alcohol Research Group
Mitchell Berman, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi
Donald W. Black, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Iowa
Robert Booth, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Health Sciences
Michael Bozarth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
State University of New York-Buffalo
Hans Breiter, M.D.
Director
Motivation and Emotion Neuroscience Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Vincent Chiappinelli, Ph.D.
The Ralph E. Loewry Professor
Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
Professor of Neurological Surgery
The George Washington University
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine
Joseph Cubells, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Renee Cunningham-Williams, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University-St. Louis
Alain Dagher, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
McGill University
Rani Desai, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology
Yale School of Medicine
Lance Dodes, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
William Eadington, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Philip G. Satre Chair in Gambling Studies
Director, Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming
University of Nevada, Reno
Seth Eisen, M.D., M.Sc
Director, Health Services Research and Development Service
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Richard I. Evans, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology
University of Houston
Edward Federman, Ph.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Eileen Luna Firebaugh, J.D., M.P.A.
Associate Professor of American Indian Studies
University of Arizona
G. Ron Frisch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Windsor
Gregory Gasic, Ph.D.
Director, Laboratory of Neurogenetics in the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Imaging Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Motivation Emotion Neuroscience Collaboration (MENC)
Jon E. Grant, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota
David Hodgins, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Calgary
Suck Won Kim, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota
Barry Kosofsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division on Pediatric Neurology
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Richard A. LaBrie, Ed.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director of Research and Data Analysis
Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance
Paul Laffer, M.D.
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Psychiatrist
McLean Hospital
James Langenbucher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Alcohol Studies
Rutgers University
Debi A. LaPlante, Ph.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Steven LaRowe, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs
Medical College of South Carolina
David Ledgerwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Scott Lukas, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Elizabeth Matthews, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-West
Richard McGowan, S.J., D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Operations, Information & Strategic Management
Boston College
Barbara Mellers, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing and Organization Behavior
University of California, Berkeley
Sandra Momper, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
University of Michigan
Craig Nagoshi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Arizona State University
Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Lecturer
Harvard Medical School
Peter E. Nathan, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Community and Behavioral Health
University of Iowa
Sarah Nelson, Ph.D.
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Timothy O’Farrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Families and Addiction Program
Boston VA Healthcare System
Roy Perlis, M.D.
Director of Pharmacogenomics Research, Depression Clinical Research Program and Bipolar Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mark Pollack, M.D.
Director, Anxiety Disorders Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charan Ranganath, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Neuroscience & Department of Psychology
University of California, Davis
Scott Rauch, M.D.
Program Director
President and Psychiatrist in Chief
McLean Hospital
John Renner, M.D.
Associate Chief of Psychiatry
Boston VA Healthcare System
David Self, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Wesley Gilliland Professorship in Biomedical Research
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D.
Frederick A. Middlebush Professor of Psychology
University of Missouri, Columbia
Wendy Slutske, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Missouri, Columbia
Randy Stinchfield, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Associate Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse
University of Minnesota Medical School
Robert Sutherland, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Lethbridge
David Takeuchi, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Sociology & School of Social Work
University of Washington, Seattle
Jody Tanabe, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Psychiatry
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Joseph Westermeyer, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Chief of Psychiatry
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
James Whelan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Memphis
Catharine Winstanley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Lab of Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
University of British Columbia
Ken C. Winters, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research
University of Minnesota
Harold Wynne, Ph.D.
President
Wynne Resources, Ltd.
