Publications

Raja, S, Kim, H.S., McGrath, D.S., & Murch, W.S. (under review). Online Gamblers' Preferences for Operator Intervention Following Automated Risk Detection. 

Seher, O.G., Thulin, M.C., Vieira, J.L., McGrath, D.S., Murch, W.S., Hodgins, D.C., Keough, M.T., Young, M., Krutz, J., Naraine, M.L., Newall, P., Volberg, R., & Kim, H.S. (under review). Who is most vulnerable to sports betting advertisements? Results of a large-scale Canadian cross-sectional study.

Turner, K.E., Murch, W.S., & Clark, L. (under review). Problem gambling rates across different gambling formats in a dataset from British Columbia, Canada.

Murch, W.S., Kim, H.S., & McGrath, D.S. (under review). The Efficacy and Relevance of Safer Gambling Messaging Depends on its Topic.

Kairouz, S., Savard, A.-C., Murch, W.S., French, M. (under review). « Algorithmic power » in gambling prevention: A critical perspective.

Murch, W.S., Young, M.M., & Clark, L. (under review). Further Regulation is Needed to Safeguard Population Health in Canada’s Changing Online Gambling Landscape.

Murch, W.S., Dawson, S.J., Hodgins, D.C., Keough, M.T., McGrath, D.S., Shead, N.W., Tabri, N., & Kim, H.S. (in press). Addictions are Linked but Distinct: A transdiagnostic network analysis of concurrent disorder risk. Journal of Behavioral Addictions (IF = 6.30).

Murch, W.S., Kim, H.S., & McGrath, D.S. (2026). Repetitive Responsible Gambling Slogans and Imagery May Not Be Better Than AI-Generated Content. International Gambling Studies, 0(0), 1–28 (IF = 2.54). doi: 10.1080/14459795.2026.2712374 [link][open materials]

Ghaharian, K., Dragicevic, S., Percy, C., Nelson, S. E., Murch, W. S., Heirene, R. M., Simeon-Rose, K., & Schrans, T. (2026). The Need for Benchmarks to Advance AI-Enabled Player Risk Detection in Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies(IF = 2.40). 42:1-26. doi: 10.1007/s10899-026-10483-6 [link]

Murch, W. S., Marionneau, V.M., & van der Gaag, A. (2026). Regulating Online Gambling: Greater Government Intervention is Needed to Protect Consumers. BMJ (IF = 42.70). doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086768. [link]

Murch, W.S., French, M., & Kairouz, S. (2025). Online Gamblers’ Preferences for Performance and Fairness in Artificial Intelligence Systems for Gambling Harm Detection. Journal of Gambling Issues. [link]

Czakó, A., Potenza, M. N., Hodgins, D. C., Yu, S. M., Wu, A. M., Jiménez-Murcia, S., ... Gambling Research Priority Setting Consortium, & Demetrovics, Z. (2025). Research priorities in gambling: Findings of a large-scale expert study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions (IF = 6.30), 14(3), 1222-1249. doi: 10.1556/2006.2025.00072 [link]

Kairouz, S., Savard, A.-C., Murch, W.S., Blanchette Martin, N., Brodeur, M., Dauphinais, S., Dufour, M., Ferland, F., French, M., Hamel, D., Morvannou, A., Van Mourik, V., & Monson, E. (2025). A Portrait of Online Gambling: A Look at a Transformation amid a Pandemic. Harm Reduction (IF = 3.81). doi: 10.1186/s12954-025-01265-1. [link]

Arshad, F., Ferrari, M., Murch, W.S., Cherkasova, M.V., Limbrick-Oldfield, E.H., Winstanley, C.A., Clark, L. (2025). Effects of Audiovisual Cues on Game Immersion during Simulated Slot Machine Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies (IF = 2.40). doi: 10.1007/s10899-025-10397-9. [link]

Gooding, N.B., Sinclair, E.SL.L., Murch, W.S., Kim, H.S., McGrath, D.S., & Hodgins, D.C. (2025) Correlates of Problem Gambling in Canada: The Moderating Effect of Sex. Journal of Gambling Studies (IF = 2.40). doi: 10.1007/s10899-025-10404-z. [link]

Murch, W.S., Scheurich, R., Monson, E., French, M., & Kairouz, S. (2025). Distinguishing Persistent Versus Episodic Clusters of At-risk Respondents on the Problem Gambling Severity Index. Journal of Gambling Studies (IF = 2.40). doi: 10.1007/s10899-025-10386-y. [link][open materials][primer]

Murch, W.S., French, M., & Kairouz, S. (2024). Comparing ‘Fair’ Machine Learning Models for Detecting At-Risk Online Gamblers. International Gambling Studies (IF = 2.54). doi: 10.1080/14459795.2024.2412051. [link][preregistration][open materials][primer]

Murch, W.S., Kairouz, S., & French, M. (2024). Establishing the Temporal Stability of Machine Learning Models That Detect Online Gambling-Related Harms. Computers in Human Behaviors Reports (IF = 4.10). doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100427 [link][open materials][primer]

Murch, W. S., Ferrari, M. A., & Clark, L. (2024). Post-reinforcement pauses during slot machine gambling are moderated by immersion. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (IF = 1.80), 77(12), 2488-2496. doi:10.1177/17470218241239054. [link][open materials][primer]

Murch, W.S., Kairouz, S., Dauphinais, S., Picard, E., Costes, J.M., French, M. (2023). Using Machine Learning to Retrospectively Predict Self-Reported Gambling Problems in Quebec. Addiction (IF = 7.26). doi: 10.1111/add.16179. [link][open materials]

Kairouz, S., Costes, J. M., Murch, W. S., Doray-Demers, P., Carrier, C., & Eroukmanoff, V. (2023). Enabling New Strategies to Prevent Problematic Online Gambling: A Machine Learning Approach for Identifying At-risk Online Gamblers in France. International Gambling Studies (IF = 2.54). doi: 10.1080/14459795.2022.2164042. [link][open materials]

Cnuddle, K., Kim, G., Murch, W. S., Handy, T. C., Protzner, A. B., & Kam, J. W. Y. (2023) EEG complexity during mind wandering: A multiscale entropy investigation. Neuropsychologia (IF = 3.05). 180, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108480. [link]

Kim, A. J., Murch, W. S. (as equal first authors), Limbrick-Oldfield, E. H., Ferrari, M. A., MacDonald, K. I., Fooken, J., Cherkasova, M. V., Spering, M., & Clark, L. (2022). Do pupillary responses during authentic slot machine use reflect arousal or screen luminance fluctuations? A proof-of-concept study. PLOS ONE (IF = 3.75), 17(7), 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272070. [open access][open data][primer]

Murch, W. S., & Clark, L., (2021). Understanding the Slot Machine Zone. Current Addiction Reports. 8, 214-224. doi:10.1007/s40429-021-00371-x. [link][open access][primer]

Murch, W. S., Ferrari, M. A., McDonald, B. M., Clark, L. (2020). Investigating Flow States and Cardiac Pre-Ejection Period during Electronic Gaming Machine Use. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science (IF = 2.13). doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00300. [link][open access][open data][primer]

Murch, W. S., Limbrick-Oldfield, E. H., Ferrari, M. A., MacDonald, K. I., Fooken, J., Cherkasova, M. V., Spering, M., Clark, L., (2020). Zoned In or Zoned Out? Investigating Immersion in Slot Machine Gambling using Mobile Eye Tracking. Addiction (IF = 7.26). 115, 1127-1138. doi: 10.1111/add.14899. [link][open access][open data][primer]

Murch, W. S., & Clark, L. (2019). Commentary on Graydon et al. (2019): Realistic simulations and nudging gambling policy. Addiction (IF = 7.26). 114(1), 125-126. doi: 10.1111/add.14493. [link][open access]

Kennedy, D., Goshko, C., Murch, W. S., Limbrick-Oldfield, E. H., Dunn, B. D., Clark, L. (2019). Interoception and respiratory sinus arrhythmia in gambling disorder. Psychophysiology (IF = 3.46). 56(6), e13333. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13333. [link][primer]

Murch, W. S., & Clark, L. (2019). Effects of bet size and multi-line play on immersion and respiratory sinus arrhythmia during electronic gaming machine use. Addictive Behaviors (IF = 3.20). 88, 67-72. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.014. [link][open access][primer]

Ferland, J.N., Adams, W.K., Murch, S., Wei, L., Clark, L., Winstanley, C.A. (2018). Investigating the influence of ‘losses disguised as wins’ on decision making and motivation in rats. Behavioral Pharmacology (IF = 1.79). 29(8), 732-744. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000455. [link]

Chu, S., Limbrick-Oldfield, E. H., Murch, W. S., & Clark, L. (2017). Why do slot machine gamblers use stopping devices? Findings from a “Casino Lab” experiment. International Gambling Studies (IF = 2.54). 18(2), 310-326. doi: 10.1080/14459795.2017.1413125. [link][open access][primer]

Murch, W. S., Chu S. W. M. & Clark, L. (2017). Measuring the slot machine zone with attentional dual tasks and respiratory sinus arrhythmia. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (IF = 2.97), 31(3):375-384. doi: 10.1037/adb0000251. [link][open access]

Murch W. S. & Clark L. (2016). Games in the brain: Neural substrates of gambling addiction. The Neuroscientist (IF = 5.92). 22(5), 534-545. doi: 10.1177/1073858415591474. [link][open access]

Cocker, P. J., Hosking, J. G., Murch, W. S., Clark L. & Winstanley C. A. (2016) Activation of dopamine D4 receptors within the anterior cingulate cortex enhances the erroneous expectation of reward on a rat slot machine task. Neuropharmacology (IF = 4.37), 105, 186-195. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.01.019. [link]

Silveira, M. M., Murch, W. S., Clark L. & Winstanley C. A. (2016). Chronic atomoxetine treatment during adolescence does not influence decision-making on a rodent gambling task but does modulate amphetamine's effect on impulsive action in adulthood. Behavioral Pharmacology (IF = 1.79), 27 (4), 350-363. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000203. [link]10.1177/17470218241239054