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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Charles Livingstone is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. He teaches health policy, sociology and politics into the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree. He is also head of the Gambling and Social Determinants unit within SPHPM. He has research degrees in economics and social theory. Charles's current principal research interest is critical gambling studies, including in particular gambling policy reform and the politics, regulation and social impacts of electronic gambling machine (EGM) gambling.
Charles is a co-convenor of the annual Dangerous Consumption colloquia, which he inaugurated in 2001. Charles is a regular contributor to public debate via popular media, in particular around issues such as the social impact of EGMs, their structural characteristics, and appropriate policy responses to address gambling harms. He is a current member of the World Health Organisation's Expert Group on Gambling and Gambling Disorder, and the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling. He was a member of the Australian Government’s Ministerial Expert Advisory Group on Gambling 2010-2012.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- gambling
- Policy and Administration - Health Policy
- Social Theory
- Addiction
- public health
Network
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Alcohol, tobacco and gambling expenditure and socioeconomic inequalities
Jiang, H., Room, R. G. W., Livingstone, C. & Borland, R.
16/11/20 → 15/11/23
Project: Research
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Investigating influence: an analysis of Australian ‘dangerous consumption’ research funding and outcomes
Livingstone, C., Johnson, M. & de Lacy-Vawdon, C. J.
4/10/19 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
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EGM ACT: EGM gambling harm prevention and minimisation interventions for the ACT
10/05/18 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
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Gambling and homelessness among older people in Victoria
Vandenberg, B., O'Brien, K. & Livingstone, C.
1/01/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
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Exploring stigma associated with mental health conditions and alcohol and other drug use among people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies
Douglass, C. H., Lim, M. S. C., Block, K., Onsando, G., Hellard, M., Higgs, P., Livingstone, C. & Horyniak, D., 2022, In: Systematic Reviews. 11, 1, 11 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Gambling and homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence
Vandenberg, B., Livingstone, C., Carter, A. & O'Brien, K., Feb 2022, In: Addictive Behaviors. 125, p. 1-14 14 p., 107151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Gambling and homelessness in older adults: a qualitative investigation
Vandenberg, B., Livingstone, C., Carter, A. & O'Brien, K., Jun 2022, In: Addiction. 117, 6, p. 1702-1712 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Prevalence of gambling disorder and its correlates among homeless men in Osaka city, Japan
Hwang, C., Takano, T., So, R., Sahker, E., Kawakami, S., Livingstone, C., Takiguchi, N., Ono-Kihara, M., Kihara, M. & Furukawa, T., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Gambling Studies. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Recognising the elephant in the room: the commercial determinants of health
de Lacy-Vawdon, C., Vandenberg, B. & Livingstone, C. H., Feb 2022, In: BMJ Global Health. 7, 2, e007156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
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Lancet Commission on Gambling and Harm Prevention
Charles Livingstone (Fellow)
31 Jan 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Social Science & Medicine (Journal)
Charles Livingstone (Peer reviewer)
1 Dec 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Critical Gambling Studies (Journal)
Charles Livingstone (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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The Lancet Public Health (Journal)
Charles Livingstone (Peer reviewer)
Dec 2020 → Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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BMC Public Health (Journal)
Charles Livingstone (Peer reviewer)
1 Jan 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press/Media
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How flashing lights and catchy tunes make gamblers take more risks
30/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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'No pokies' Xenophon goes for 'some pokies', but does his policy go far enough?
20/02/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Removing pokies from Tasmania’s clubs and pubs would help gamblers without hurting the economy
17/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Labor Party in Tasmania proposes removing pokies from pubs and clubs
13/12/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment