Unhealthy Commodity Industries
Research on industry tactics, conflicts of interest, community and researcher moral jeopardy and ethical principles
Addiction Services
Research on service development, service evaluation, brief interventions and social approaches to addiction
Gender-based Violence
Research on men’s justifications for violence, the rhetoric of violence, masculinities and violence prevention
Gambling
Gambling research on public health, conflicts of interest, service interventions and community impacts
Mental Health
Research on theory in mental health, major concerns (e.g. suicide), use of coercion and relationship to addictions
Addiction Theory
Research on concepts of addiction, models of change, academic traditions and social explanations
Rhetoric & Theory
Writing on rhetorical analysis, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche, and other areas of social theory
Existential Issues
Writing on human finitude, personal mortality, life crises, life transitions, and other existential challenges.
Spirituality
Research on the nature of spiritual encounters (religious or mystical experiences) and how to talk about them