Doctor Martin Young
Senior Research Fellow, Gambling Research Leader
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| BA (Hons) | University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 1992 |  |
| PhD | James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, 1998 | |
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After completing a BA (Hons) in human geography at the University of New England in 1992, Martin moved to James Cook University and the tropics to conduct his doctoral research about the way in which ‘natural’ places (in this case the Daintree and Cape Tribulation area of far north Queensland) are socially constructed. After a stint working on a social impact assessment in the context of commercial fisheries along the Queensland coast, Martin moved to the UK where he was employed by the Department of Sociology, Plymouth, to develop a research program on the social impacts of gambling deregulation.
Martin returned to the tropics, this time to Darwin, Northern Territory (NT), to commence work with the School for Social and Policy Research in 2004. Since that time he has focused on the development of a gambling research program that is relevant to non-metropolitan contexts. The program currently comprises a series of related research projects which investigate the patterns of gambling participation among the NT population; effects of gambling on particular populations (including Indigenous people); estimation and assessment of problem gambling; social impacts of gambling venues; and analysis of gambling policy and regulation. He currently edits the journal Gambling Research, and is the NT representative on the National Association for Gambling Studies executive committee.
- The prevalence of commercial gambling
- Spatial relationship between gambling venues and supporting communities
- Gambling supply structures and the distribution of gambling-related harm
- The sociology of gambling production and consumption
- Social production and consumption of tourist places
- Causes and consequences of population mobility
Young, M. Lamb, D. and Doran B. 2010. Gambling, resources, and racial economy: An analysis of EGM expenditure patterns in three remote Australian towns. Geographical Research (in press).
Young, M. 2010. Gambling, capitalism and the state: Towards a new dialectic of the risk society? Journal of Consumer Culture (in press).
Young, M. and Doran, B. 2010. Predicting the spacial distribution of gambling vulnerability: An application of gravity modeling using ABS Mesh Blocks. Applied Geographer, 30, 141-152.
Stevens, M. and Young, M. 2010. Who plays what? Participation profiles in chance versus skill-based gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26, 89-103.
Young, M., Lamb, D. and Doran, B. 2009. Mountains and molehills: A spatiotemporal analysis of poker machine expenditure patterns in the Northern Territory. Australian Geographer, 40, 249-269.
Stevens, M. and Young, M. 2009. Independent correlates of reported gambling problems amongst Indigenous Australians. Social Indicators Research, Online first, http://www.springlink.com/content/nw52733520j1r03x/fulltext.pdf
Stevens, M. and Young, M. 2009. Betting on the evidence: Reported gambling problems amongst the Indigenous population of the Nothern Territory. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 33, 556-565.
Stevens, M.and Young, M. 2009. Player preferences and social harm: an analysis of the relationships between player characteristics, gambling modes, and problem gambling. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 7, 262-279.
Young, M. 2009. Editorial: Key challenges facing gambling research in Australia. Gambling Research, 21(1): 3-7.
Stevens, M. and Young, M. 2008. Gambling screens and problem gambling: A parallel psychometric comparison of two gambling screens. Gambling Research, 20: 13-36.
Young, M. and Tyler, W. 2008. Mediating markets: Gambling venues, communities and social harm. Gambling Research, 20: 50-56.
M. Young and Stevens, M. 2008. SOGS and CPGI: A parallel comparison in a diverse population with particular reference to gender. Journal of Gambling Studies, 24: 337-356.
Young, M., Stevens, M. and M. Morris. 2008. Problem gambling within the non-Indigenous population of the Northern Territory of Australia: A multivariate analysis of risk factors. International Gambling Studies 8: 77-93.
Roberts, J. and Young, M. 2008. Transience, memory and induced amnesia: The re-imagining of Darwin. Journal of Australian Studies, 32, 51-62.
Young, M., Barnes, T., Stevens, M., Paterson, M., & Morris, M. 2007. The changing landscape of Indigenous gambling in northern Australia: Current knowledge and future directions. International Gambling Studies, 7(3), 327-347.
Young, M. 2005. Review of 'Young People, Risk and Leisure: Constructing Identities in Everyday Life' by Mitchell, W. Bunton, R. and E. Green (eds.). Youth and Policy, 88, 100-102.
Young, M. 2002. Geographies of Young People: Review of The Morally Contested Spaces of Identity, by S.C. Aitken. Youth and Policy, 75, 107-110.
Young, M. and Miles, S. 2001. The gambling review and problem gambling. House: The Parliamentary Magazine. London, Parliamentary Stationary Office.
Young, M. 1999. The relationship between tourist motivation and the interpretation of place meanings. Tourism Geographies, 1(4), 387-405.
Young, M. 1999. The social construction of tourist places. Australian Geographer, 30(3), 373-389.
Young, M. 1999. Cognitive maps of nature-based tourists. Annals of Tourism Research, 26(4), 817-839.
Fenton, D.M., Young, M. and Johnson, V.Y. 1998. Re-presenting the Great Barrier Reef to tourists: Implications for tourist experience and evaluation of coral reef environments. Leisure Sciences, 20(3), 177-192.
Walmsley, D.J. and Young, M. 1998. Evaluative images and tourism: The use of personal constructs to describe the structure of images. Journal of Travel Research, 36, 65-69.
Young, M. 1995. Evaluative constructions of domestic tourist places. Australian Geographical Studies, 33(2), 272-286.
Published Reports
Young, M., Tyler, W. and Lee, W. 2007. "Destination-Style Gambling”: A Review of the Literature Concerning the Reduction of Problem Gambling and Related Social Harm through the Consolidation of Gambling Supply Structures. Final Report Prepared for the Department of Justice, Victorian Government, Darwin School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University.
Young, M., Abu-Duhou, I., Barnes, T., Creed, E., Morris, M., Stevens, M. and Tyler, B. 2006. Northern Territory Gambling Prevalence Survey 2005. Darwin: School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University.
Young, M., Abu-Duhou, I., Barnes, T., Creed, E., Morris, M., Stevens, M. and Tyler, B. 2006. An Overview of Gambling in the Northern Territory: Integrated Summary and Future Directions of the Charles Darwin University Gambling Research Program 2005-06. Darwin: School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University.
Morris, M., Young, M., Barnes, T. and Stevens, M. 2006. Indigenous Gambling Scoping Study: A Summary. Darwin: School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University.
Unpublished Reports
Tremblay, P., D. Schoenborn, L. Petheram, M. Young and K. Lammers 2005. Assessing Demand for Indigenous Tourism: International Comparisons, Report submitted to the Northern Territory Tourist Commission, Darwin, NT.
Young, M. 2004. A Review of the Northern Territory Tourist Commission Data Pertaining to the Demand for Indigenous Tourism. School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Young, M. 2004. Social Values of the Daly Region: A Preliminary Assessment. School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Young, M. and Miles, S. 2001. A Response to the Gambling Review. Report presented to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London.
Young, M. 1996. Daintree and Cape Tribulation Visitor Survey 1995/96: Preliminary Results. Unpublished Report to the Daintree tourism industry, Cairns, Queensland.
Young, M. and Teather, E.K. 1994. The Janus Face of the Learning Experience: Assessing Student Perceptions of Staff and Student Input. Unpublished report to the Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England, Armidale, NSW.
Young, M. 2008. "The games people play”: An analysis of the relationships between social context, gambling participation and risk. Paper presented at the 2008 International Gambling Conference: Looking Forward, New Directions in Research and Minimizing Public Harm. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand, 21-23 February.
Young, M. 2007. "The games people play”: An analysis of the relationships between social context, gambling participation and risk. Paper presented at the Dangerous Consumption Colloquium – Five. Monash University, City Conference Centre, Melbourne, 26-27 November.
Young, M. & Tyler, W. 2007. Mediating markets: Gambling venues, communities and social harm. Paper presented at the National Association for Gambling Studies 17th Annual Conference. Cairns Convention Centre, 14-16 November.
Young, M. & Stevens, M. 2007. Creating desire: The agônistic production of alea in contemporary society. Paper presented at the National Association for Gambling Studies 17th Annual Conference. Cairns Convention Centre, 14-16 November.
Young, M. 2007. Backing a winner: alternative futures for gambling management in the NT. Paper presented at the CDU Public lecture Series 2007, Museum and Art Gallery of the NT, Darwin. 29th May.
Young, M. 2006. Towards a Framework for Gambling Research in Peripheral Regions: A Northern Territory Case Study. National Association for Gambling Studies Conference, Star City Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 22-25 November.
Young, M. 2006. Reconceptualising tourism destination development in peripheral areas. International Geographical Union IGU. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 3-7 July.
Roberts, J. and Young, M. 2006. A sense of place in a transitional space: Telling a story of the NT. Paper presented with Julie Roberts to the “Sense of Place” conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, April 5-9.
Young, M. and Tyler, W. 2006. Pokies, venues and regions: A socio-spatial exploration of player loss in the NT. Regulatory Institutions Network, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 4th April.
Young, M. 2005. Constructing a gambling research agenda for the Northern Territory. National Association of Gambling Studies (NAGS) Conference, Alice Springs 10-12 November.
Young, M. 2004. What is tropical knowledge? Paper presented to the Creative Tropical City Symposium, Charles Darwin Symposium Series, Charles Darwin University, 2-3 June.
Young, M. 1997. The Social Construction of Tourist Places: A Daintree and Cape Tribulation area case study. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville.
Young, M. 1992. Appraisive Images of Domestic Tourist Places: An Application of Personal Construct Theory. Unpublished Honours Thesis, Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England, Armidale, NSW.
Marisa Fogarty (anthropology) (co-supervision with Dr. Ian Crundall, NT Department of Justice, and Dr. Gary Robinson, SSPR). Project titled The Impacts of Commercial Gambling on Aboriginal Communities in Northern Australia. Commenced May 2006.
Jamie Seaton (human geography) (co-supervision with Dr Jenni Wolgemuth, and Dr Dean Carson, SSPR). Project titled The Consequences of Population Turnover in the Northern Territory. Commenced April 2007.
Mal Flack (psychology) (co-supervision with Dr. Mary Morris, School of Health Sciences, CDU). Project titled Psycho-social explanations of gambling and problem gambling behaviour. Commenced March 2007.
Kalotina Halkitis (tourism studies) (co-supervision with Dr. Dean Carson, SSPR). Project titled “Disrupted Networks”: The impact of staff turnover on the knowledge management practices of N.T. hotels. Commenced Jan 2008.
