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The purpose of the Small Research Grants program is to enhance the ability of researchers to conduct gambling related research. Research funding could, for example, be used for the development of pilot projects, annotated literature reviews, instruments or questionnaires, or the administration of a survey.

SMALL GRANTS -- SUMMARY
Title	Principal Investigator(s)	Status	Year Funded
Assessment of cognitive distortion among problem gamblers: Knowledge transfer project (S26)	Dr. David Hodgins	In Progress	2010/11
Recovery from problem gambling as a couples' project: A literature review (S25)	Dr. Tom Strong	In Progress	2010/11
Neural and behavioural mechanisms of risk sensitivity in gambling (S24)	Dr. Marcia L. Spetch	In Progress	2010/11
Calling their bluff: Investigating the accuracy of skill assessment among poker players (S23)	Dr. David Hodgins	Project Complete	2009/10
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused counseling for problem gamblers: Prevalence and considerations for a mesh of clinical and administrative discourses in Alberta (S22)	Dr. Tom Strong	Project Complete	2009/10
Development of a Web-Based Self-Directed Treatment for Pathological Gambling (S21)	Dr. David Hodgins	In Progress	2009/10
Literature Review: Progression of Women's Gambling Behaviors into the Realm of Problem Gambling (S20)	Dr. Noëlla Piquette-Tomei	In Progress	2009/10
Private Stigma of Disordered Gambling (S19)	Ms. Jenny Horch	Project Complete	2008/09
Pathological Gambling: A Window into the Addicted Brain (S18)	Dr. Matthew Tata	Project Complete	2007/08
The Influence of Just World Beliefs and Personal Deprivation on Gambling (S17)	Mr. Mitchell Callan	Project Complete	2006/07
Gambling and risk-taking: Individual differences in risk-acceptance and variance preference (S16)	Mr. Sandeep Mishra	Project Complete	2006/07
Probability Discounting among Problem Gamblers (S15)	Mr. Will Shead	Project Complete	2006/07
Affect-Regulation Expectancies among Gamblers (S14)	Mr. Will Shead	Project Complete	2006/07
Spatial Accessibility as an Environmental Factor of Gambling in Alberta (S13)	Dr. M. John Hodgson	Project Complete	2005/06
A Prospective Study on the Impact of the Placement of Gambling Casinos in Aboriginal Communities in Alberta, Canada (S12)	Dr. Garry Smith	Project Complete	2005/06
Analysis of the Impact of Online Gaming Using Data Mining (S11)	Dr. Henry Leung	Project Complete	2005/06
Examining Market Efficiency in Exotic Bets at Hong Kong and Japanese Horse Tracks (S10)	Dr. W. David Walls	Project Complete	2005/06
Delinquency and Gambling: A Pilot Study of their Inter-Relationship and Common Determinants (S9)	Dr. Martin Lalumière	Project Complete	2005/06
Meaning of gambling in prison: A report from offenders (S8)	Dr. DJ Williams	Project Complete	2004/05
Strategic contingency management to enhance treatment outcomes for problem gamblers (S7)	Ms. Beverly West	Project Complete	2004/05
Problem and pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease (S6)	Dr. David Crockford	Project Complete	2004/05
Aboriginal gaming in Canada: An overview of the issues affecting an industry in its infancy (S5)	Dr. Yale Belanger	Project Complete	2004/05
Gambling and ethics (S4)	Dr. Garry Smith	Project Complete	2004/05
Testing the string theory of gambling: Why people gamble when they are bound to lose (S3)	Mr. Will Shead	Project Complete	2003/04
Examining the impact of gambling on elderly women (S2)	Dr. Christopher Rose	Project Complete	2003/04
Group therapy for women problem gamblers: Perceived Effectiveness (S1)	Dr. Noëlla Piquette-Tomei	Project Complete	2003/04

Last Updated: 07/14/11

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