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About Dr. Shead

Will Shead is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Dr. Shead's primary area of research is gambling. He is interested in the processes involved in the development and maintenance of general gambling behaviour as well as gambling problems.

His past research has examined a range of topics including cognitive mechanisms underlying problem gambling, emotional regulation and motives related to gambling, Internet gambling, sports wagering, and poker playing.

Education & Training

2008-2010: Post-Doctoral Fellow

International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems & High-Risk Behaviors,
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Supervisor: Dr. Jeff Derevensky

2009: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Supervisor: Dr. David Hodgins

2007-2008: Predoctoral Clinical Internship

Department of Clinical Health Psychology (Rural Stream),
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Supervisor: Dr. Karen Dyck

2004: M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Supervisor: Dr. David Hodgins

2002: B.A. Honours in Psychology

University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Supervisor: Dr. Jim Clark