Dr. Daniel McGrath B.B.A. (Cape Breton University) B.A. (hons) (Mount Allison University) M.Sc. (University of Guelph) Ph.D. (Dalhousie University) Assistant Professor Office: Crabtree 208 Telephone: (506)-364-2465 Email: dmcgrath@mta.ca

Courses taught:

Psychology 1001 Introduction to Psychology I
Psychology 1011 Introduction to Psychology II
Psychology 2701 Personality
Psychology 3991 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Psychology 4991 Psychology of Addiction

Research interests:

Most of my research is focused on behavioral pharmacology, addictions, and personality. Specifically, I am interested in how addictive substances (e.g., nicotine) influence craving for gambling, gambling behaviour, and physiological markers of reinforcement in non-problem and pathological gamblers. Other gambling-related interests include investigating the role that underlying motives for gambling have on the etiology, course, and maintenance of pathological gambling. I am also interested in the influence of personality characteristics on general substance use risk, tobacco dependence, and pathological gambling. I have secondary research interests in the areas of perfectionism and materialism. Much of my work to date has been funded by the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (OPGRC), the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF), and Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia (GANS).

Recent publications:

McGrath, D. S, Sherry, S.B., Stewart, S. H., Mushquash, A. R., Allen, S. L., Nealis, L. J., & Sherry, D. L. (2012). Reciprocal relations between self-critical perfectionism and depressive symptoms: Evidence from a short-term, four-wave longitudinal study. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 44 (3), 169-181.

McGrath, D. S, Barrett, S.P., Stewart, S. H. & McGrath, P.R. (2012). A comparison of gambling behaviour, problem gambling indices, and reasons for gambling among smokers and non-smokers who gamble: Evidence from a provincial gambling prevalence study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 14 (7), 833-839.

McGrath, D. S., Barrett, S.P., Stewart, S.H., & Schmid, E.A. (2012). The effects of acute doses of nicotine on Video Lottery Terminal gambling in smokers. Psychopharmacology, 220 , 155-161.

McGrath, D. S, Temporale, K.L., Bozec, L.J., & Barrett, S.P. (2011). Polytobacco use in non-daily smokers: An issue requiring greater attention. Preventive Medicine, 53 , 353-354.

McGrath, D. S., Stewart, S. H., Klein, R.M., & Barrett, S.P. (2010). Self-generated motives for gambling in two population-based samples of gamblers. International Gambling Studies, 10 , 117-138.

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