Since its inception in 2001, the Program Advisory Board has played a vital role in the development of the Institute by ensuring the most rigorous standards for the conduct of intramural and extramural research.

Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine

Joseph T. Coyle, M.D.
Eben S. Draper Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

Jeff Derevensky, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied/Child Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Youth Gambling Research and Treatment Clinic
McGill University

William Eadington, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Director, Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming
University of Nevada, Reno

Richard I. Evans, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology
University of Houston

Eileen Luna Firebaugh, J.D., M.P.A.
Associate Professor
American Indian Studies
University of Arizona

Jan Jones
Senior Vice President, Communications & Government Relations
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

Barry Kosofsky, M.D., Ph.D., Chair
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center

Robert Ladouceur, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Université Laval

Richard McGowan, S.J., D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Economics
Boston College

Brian McKay, J.D.
Former Attorney General of Nevada

Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine

Peter E. Nathan, Ph.D.
University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology
University of Iowa

Eric Turner
Consultant
Former Executive Director
Massachusetts State Lottery Commission

Charles Wellford, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
University of Maryland

Ken C. Winters, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota Medical School

Harold Wynne, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor McGill University and University of Alberta
President
Wynne Resources, Ltd.