#60;b#62;David C S Richard#60;/b#62;, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rollins College, and Director of the Hamilton Holt School of Psychology and Organizational Behavior programs, Florida. His research interests include behavioral analysis of problem and pathological gambling and risk taking, how personality variables predict gambling behavior, trauma, and measurement development.#60;p#62;nbsp;#60;/p#62;#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Alex Blaszczynski#60;/b#62; is the Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney, Director of the University of Sydneyrsquo;s Gambling Research Unit, and Director of the Gambling Treatment Centre. In 1995, Professor Blaszczynski was a co-recipient of the… American Council of Problem Gambling Directors Award, and in 2004, the National Centre for Responsible Gambling senior investigatorrsquo;s research award for his work in the field of pathological gambling.nbsp; He is a founding member of the National Association for Gambling Studies, and he is the Editor of #60;i#62;International Gambling Studies#60;/i#62;.#60;/p#62;#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Lia Nower#60;/b#62; J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the etiology and treatment of problem and pathological gambling and co-morbid addictive disorders, gambling-related policy issues, psychometric measurement, and elements of recovery. She is currently co-editor of #60;i#62;International Gambling Studies#60;/i#62; and a consultant and grant reviewer for international, national and state agencies.#60;/p#62;