Dr Aino Suomi
Ph.D (psychology), The University of Melbourne. MPsych, The University of Jyvaskyla (Finland)
Director, Centre for Gambling Research
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
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02 6125 1964
Areas of expertise
- Psychology 1701
- Family And Household Studies 440301
- Social Policy 440712
- Social Determinants Of Health 420606
Research interests
problem gambling; gambling harm; psychiatric epidemiology; economic and social risk factors; PTSD and trauma; child protection; family welfare; family interventions.
Researcher's projects
- Impact of parental problem gambling on child wellbeing
- Young adults gam(bl)ing online (YAGO)
- Family Violence and Problem Gambling in Help-Seeking Populations
- Victorian Population Health and Gambling Study 2023
- Gambling risk transitions in Australian population
- Preventive Interventions for Problem Gambling: A public health perspective
- Expenditure on Gambling Activities: the distribution by type of activity, level of problem gambling, and demographic and socio-economic characteristics
- Family Therapies for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Parental contact for children in out-of-home-care
- Clinical Family Assessments at the Children's Court of Victoria
Available student projects
Child and family wellbeing in the context of gambling harm
Gambling harm trajectories
Online gambling and young people
Lived experience of gambling harm
Children and families in the out-of-home-care system
Publications
- Suomi, A, Lucas, N, Dowling, N et al. 2022, 'Parental problem gambling and child wellbeing: Systematic review and synthesis of evidence', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 126, pp. 1-12.
- Suomi, A, Watson, N & Butterworth, P 2022, 'How many children are exposed to at-risk parental gambling in Australia? Results from a representative national sample', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 130, pp. 1-5.
- Suomi, A, Schofield, T, Haslam, N et al. 2022, 'Is unemployment benefit stigma related to poverty, payment receipt, or lack of employment? A vignette experiment about Australian views', Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 694-711.
- Suomi, A, Schofield, T & Butterworth, P 2022, 'Does receipt of unemployment benefits change recruiter perceptions of candidates' personality, work relevant skills and employability?', Work: a journal of prevention, assessment and rehabilitation, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 1029-1041.
- Suomi, A, Bolton, A & Pasalich, D 2021, 'The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Birth Parents in Child Protection Services: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Trauma, Violence & Abuse, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 1032-1046.
- Dowling, N, Youssef, G, Greenwood, C et al. 2021, 'The Development of Empirically Derived Australian Low-Risk Gambling Limits', Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1-18.
- Taplin, S, Lucas, N, Suomi, A et al. 2021, 'Parents’ supervised contact visits with their children in care: Factors associated with cancellations', Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 127, pp. 1-8.
- Butterworth, P, Poyser, C & Suomi, A 2021, 'What the HILDA Survey Tells Us After 21 Years: Mental health', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 530-541.
- Schofield, T, Suomi, A & Butterworth, P 2021, 'Is the stereotype of welfare recipients associated with type of welfare state regime? A cross-national meta-regression of the stereotype content model', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 201-209.
- Dowling, N, Youssef, G, Greenwood, C et al. 2021, 'The Identification of Low-risk Gambling Limits for Specific Gambling Activities', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 38, pp. 559-590.
- Schofield, T, Suomi, A & Butterworth, P 2021, 'One "welfare recipient" stereotype or many? Using the stereotype content model to examine the stereotypes of different categories of benefit recipients', International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 280-290.
- Suomi, A, Schofield, T & Butterworth, P 2020, 'Unemployment, Employability and COVID19: How the Global Socioeconomic Shock Challenged Negative Perceptions Toward the Less Fortunate in the Australian Context', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, pp. 1-10.
- Suomi, A, Lucas, N, McArthur, M et al. 2020, 'Cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to support parental contact for children in out-of-home care', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 109, pp. 1-14.
- Suomi, A, Evans, L, Rodgers, B et al. 2019, 'Couple and family therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), vol. online, pp. 1-55.
- Suomi, A, Dowling, N, Thomas, S et al 2019, 'Patterns of Family and Intimate Partner Violence in Problem Gamblers', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 35, pp. 465-484.
- Dowling, N, Oldenhof, E, Cockman, S et al. 2019, 'Problem Gambling and Family Violence: Factors Associated With Family Violence Victimization and Perpetration in Treatment-Seeking Gamblers', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 15-16, pp. 7645ââ¬â7669.
- Cowlishaw, S, Merkouris, S, Dowling, N et al 2019, 'Locating gambling problems across a continuum of severity: Rasch analysis of the Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS)', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 92, pp. 32-37.
- du Preez, K, Bellringer, M, Pearson, J et al 2018, 'Family violence in gambling help-seeking populations', International Gambling Studies, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 477-494.
- Roberts, A, Landon, J, Sharman, S et al 2018, 'Gambling and Physical Intimate Partner Violence: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC)', The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 7-14.
- Dowling, N, Ewing, C, Youssef, G et al 2018, 'Problem gambling and family violence: Findings from a population-representative study', Journal of Behavioral Addictions (Online), vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 806-813.
- Dowling, N, Suomi, A, Jackson, A et al 2016, 'Problem Gambling Family Impacts: Development of the Problem Gambling Family Impact Scale', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 935-955pp.
- Dowling, N, Suomi, A, Jackson, A et al 2016, 'Problem Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Trauma, Violence & Abuse, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 43-61.
- Cowlishaw, S, Suomi, A & Rodgers, B 2016, 'Implications of gambling problems for family and interpersonal adjustment: Results from the Quinte Longitudinal Study', Addiction, vol. 11, pp. 1628-1636.
- Davidson, T, Rodgers, B, Markham, F et al 2016, 2009 Study on Gambling expenditure by level of problem gambling, type of activity, and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics..
- Rodgers, B, Suomi, A, Davidson, T et al. 2015, Preventive interventions for problem gambling: A public health perspective..
- Davidson, T, Rodgers, B, Taylor-Rodgers, E et al. 2015, 2014 Survey on Gambling, Health and Wellbeing in the ACT.
- Rodgers, B, Davidson, T, Markham, F et al. 2015, Gambling Expenditure in the ACT (2009): By level of problem gambling, type of activity, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
- Cowlishaw, S, Evans, L, Suomi, A et al. 2014, 'Couple and family therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), vol. 9, no. 2014, pp. 1-14.
- Dowling, N, Jackson, A, Suomi, A et al 2014, 'Problem gambling and family violence: Prevalence and patterns in treatment-seekers', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1713-1717.
- Suomi, A, Dowling, N & Jackson, A 2014, 'Problem gambling subtypes based on psychological distress, alcohol abuse and impulsivity', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1741-1745.
- Suomi, A & Lawrence, J 2013, 'Clinical family assessments for the Children's Court of Victoria: Building the evidence base in court child protection matters', Australian Journal of Family Law, vol. 27, no. -, pp. 230-234.
- Cowlishaw, S, Evans, L, Suomi, A & Rodgers, B. 2013 'Couple and family therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [protocol]'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Suomi, A & Lawrence, JA 2013 'Clinical family assessments for the Children’s Court of Victoria: Building the evidence base in court child protection matters', Australian Journal of Family Law, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 220-34.
- Suomi, A, Jackson, A, Dowling, N et al 2013, 'Problem gambling and family violence: family member reports of prevalence, family impacts and family coping', Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, vol. 3, no. 13, p. 15.
- Suomi, A & Lawrence, JA 2010 'Analyses of Clinicians’ Reports on Protection Matters before the Children’s Court of Victoria', Report to the Victoria Law Foundation, Melbourne: The University of Melbourne.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Improving child mental health in foster care: A pilot randomised trial of an attachment- and trauma-informed intervention (Secondary Investigator)
- HARM PROFILES RELATED TO LOW-RISK GAMBLING: LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THREE DATASETS (Primary Investigator)
- YOUNG PEOPLE AND ONLINE GAMBLING IN THE ACT (Primary Investigator)
- Victorian Population Gambling and Health Study 2022 (Primary Investigator)
- Review of the service system and implementation requirements for raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility (Primary Investigator)
- Mental Health Modelling and COVID-19 (Secondary Investigator)
- Framework for the engagement of people with a lived experience in the LifeSpan project (Secondary Investigator)
- The Client Cohort Longitudinal Study and the Family and Friends Longitudinal Study - 2nd Year of Project (Secondary Investigator)
- Foundation of the 2014 survey of the nature and extent of gambling and problem gambling in the ACT (Secondary Investigator)
- The Client Cohort Longitudinal Study-development, piloting and engaging agencies for recruitment (Secondary Investigator)
