Martin French studies the social dimensions of technology with an empirical focus on communications & information technology (CIT). His gambling-related research focuses on discourses and practices of responsible gambling in the digital era.
Mark R. Johnson is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. He is a sociologist and political economist interested in the intersections between play and money, such as Esports, live streaming, daily fantasy, gamification, and loot boxes. He also makes games, regularly blogs and podcasts about games, and is a former professional poker player.
Francis Markham is a human geographer based at the Australian National University, with particular interests in political economy and policy. His doctoral research focused on the geographical distribution of gambling harms and the application of Total Consumption Theory to expenditure on electronic gaming machines.
