Daniel King

Daniel King

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr Daniel King is a Senior Research Fellow and clinical psychologist in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. His research expertise is technology-based problems, with a specific focus on young people's digital gambling, Internet gaming, and social media use.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2010 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow The University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2019 Award Tall Poppy Science Award AIPS Australia -
    2017 Award Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research ASSA Australia -
    2016 Award Executive Dean's Award for Research Excellence (Early Career) The University of Adelaide Australia $300
    2015 Award Citation Award - Social Sciences Thomson Reuters Australia -
    2014 Award APS Early Career Researcher Award Australian Psychological Society - -
    2013 Award Tracey Goodall Early Career Research Award AACBT - -
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    The University of Adelaide Australia Ph.D
    Flinders University Australia M.Psych (Clin)
    University of South Australia Australia B.Psych (Hons)
  • Research Interests

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor The Role of Impaired Control and Dark Flow states in Internet Gaming Disorder Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bartosz Andrzej Warwas Kowalik
    2021 Co-Supervisor The effects of gambling advertisements on young people Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gianluca Domenico Di Censo
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor The Acceptability and Efficacy of Wearable Devices in Digital Mental Health Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Full Time Mr Hugh Hunkin
    2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Epidemiological Evidence and Potential Interventions for Problematic Gaming: A Behavioral Addiction Perspective Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew Stevens
    2017 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Child Contact, Domestic Violence, and Family Law in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Donna Celeste Roberts
    2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Social and Psychological Adaptation to Open-Plan Workplace Designs Doctor of Philosophy with Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Doctorate Full Time Miss Olivia Isabel Shirley James
    2016 - 2017 Co-Supervisor An Investigation of the Association Between Child Abuse, Neglect and Youth Offending in South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Catia Malvaso
    2014 - 2020 Co-Supervisor An Analysis of the Interaction between Professed Values and Humanitarian Behaviour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Franco Lanfranchi
    2014 - 2017 Co-Supervisor The Nature of High Risk Investing: Risky Business or Gambling? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jennifer Nicole Williams
    2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Excessive appetites for video-games: An examination of the causes, consequences, and progression of problematic video-game playing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Cameron James Forrest
  • Editorial Boards

    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2017 - ongoing Consulting Editor Frontiers in Psychiatry - -
    2015 - ongoing Associate Editor Journal of Behavioral Addictions - -

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