Rebecca Jenkinson
Manager
Australian Gambling Research Centre
Dr Rebecca Jenkinson is a Senior Research Fellow (Gambling, Alcohol and Other Drugs) and Manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre. She also holds an Honorary Burnet Institute Fellow position in the Behaviours and Health Risks Program at the Burnet Institute, and an Adjunct Lecturer position in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.
Rebecca has extensive experience in public health research, most recently in the gambling, alcohol and other drug, sexual health, and infectious diseases fields. She has a demonstrated track record in publishing and disseminating research findings, providing expert advice and consultation to a range of stakeholder groups, and providing training, mentorship and supervision to research staff and students. Her interests, skills and expertise are in the design, development and conduct of cross-sectional, longitudinal and mixed-methods studies related to young people’s health behaviours.
Qualifications
PhD, MEpid, GradDipEpidBiostat, BEng (Geol)
Recent publications by the author

Understanding gambling harm and ways to identify those at…
This short article introduces gambling harm and how to identify people affected.
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Gambling participation and at-risk behaviour in problem…
This paper presents the prevalence of gambling participation, annual expenditure and gambling-related problems among Victorians aged 18 years and over.
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Gambling in Australia during COVID-19
Outlining the results of our Gambling in Australia during COVID-19 study, we look at the effect of restrictions on gambling behaviour and wellbeing.
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