Dr Halley Pontes MAPS
Halley is a psychologist working as a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. He received his PhD in Psychology in 2017 from the Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom) where he investigated the issue of assessment in behavioural addictions. During the course of his career, Halley has made significant contributions to the psychology of addictive behaviours, in particular to the clinical and psychometric assessment of gaming disorder. In 2016 Halley was awarded the Durand Jacobs Awards by McGill University (Canada) for his outstanding research contributions. He has disseminated his research findings prolifically across 62 journal articles, 14 book chapters, 1 book, along with numerous conference abstracts/proceedings and is regarded as an international expert in the field of behavioural addictions. He also actively contributes to his field in the capacity of associate editor and peer reviewer for a number of high-profile journals.
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