Prof. Gerda Reith

Dr. Gerda Reith is Professor of Social Science at the University of Glasgow and Deputy Director of the Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre. She is a member of the World Health Organization’s Expert Panel on Gambling and served as a Commissioner on the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling. Her research focuses on the social, environmental, and commercial drivers of gambling, as well as the relationship between gambling harm and social inequality. Gerda has published extensively in these areas, with her work translated into several languages. Her latest book is Addictive Consumption: Capitalism, Modernity and Excess.