Halley M. Pontes
| Halley M. Pontes | |
|---|---|
| Born | São Paulo |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Brazilian and Portuguese |
| 🏫 Education | BSc in Psychology, MSc in Clinical Psychology, PhD in Psychology |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Nottingham Trent University |
| 💼 Occupation | Lecturer in Psychology |
| 👔 Employer | University of Tasmania |
| Known for | Research on "Technological Addictions" |
| Title | Doctor |
| 🌐 Website | www.halleypontes.com |
Dr. Halley M. Pontes is a psychologist conducting research in the field of behavioral addictions, focusing on Internet Gaming Disorder, Internet addiction, social media addiction, sex addiction, and work addiction. He worked as a University Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University[1] from 2014 to 2019 and was a member of the International Gaming Research Unit. Currently, he works at the University of Tasmania as a Lecturer in Psychology [2]. Dr. Pontes is a founder and research director of Tasmania's first cyberpsychology and addictive disorders research laboratory, The International Cyberpsychology and Addictions Research Laboratory (iCARL).
Dr. Pontes is regarded as the first Portuguese researcher to investigate and publish on the issue of Internet addiction in Portugal[3]. During the course of his career, he has published well over 80 scientific studies in the field of behavioral addictions, and his studies have received extensive press coverage in several English-speaking countries and other countries around the world.[4][5][6] In 2019 he published in English a whole book on Internet addiction, [7] which was subsequently translated to Portuguese and published in Brazil.[8]
His research has granted him multiple international awards from different institutions. In 2016, he received from McGill University the Durand Jacobs Award for his outstanding contribution to the field of behavioral addictions.[9] More recently, he has received the 2019 Early Career Research Award from the Australian Psychological Society,[10] which is given to researchers whose achievements are outstanding and place them significantly ahead of their peers.
Education and career
Dr. Pontes received his BSc in Psychology in 2011 and MSc in Clinical Psychology in 2013 from the ISPA - Instituto Universitário in Lisbon, Portugal where he conducted the first scientific study on Internet addiction in Portugal in the context of his MSc research,[11] which was later published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions,[12] a prestigious and specialized scientific journal in the field of behavioral addictions. His PhD in Psychology was awarded by Nottingham Trent University in 2017 where he developed his doctoral work in the psychometric assessment of Internet Gaming Disorder and Internet addiction. His Doctoral Thesis was titled "The Psychometrics of Internet addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder: a step towards measurement unification" [13]
He began lecturing to psychology students in 2014 while working on his PhD at Nottingham Trent University. However, in September 2016 he took on a full lectureship position in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, where he also gained his teaching qualifications, including the title Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).
Over the course of his career, Dr. Pontes has contributed to many scientific journals by acting in the capacity of Editor, including journals like Journal of Behavioral Addictions,[14] International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,[15] Aloma: Revista de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport, [16] Dr. Pontes is also engaged with the gaming industry in an independent capacity and has consulted for Electronic Sports League in Germany to help them develop and implement responsible gaming practices among their users through the Smart Gaming awareness campaign. He has also independently consulted for the British government on various issues related to technological addictions among youth, which resulted in two reports published by the UK Parliament (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee) providing written evidence on problematic use of social media in adolescence [17] and digital and gaming addiction [18]
Research Fields
Dr. Pontes' research focuses on applying psychological theory and methodology to understand excessive and addictive behavior without the use of substances. His research interests include cyberpsychology, mental health, well-being, psychopathology, behavioral addictions, gambling disorder, Internet Gaming Disorder, Internet addiction, exercise addiction, game transfer phenomena, and sex addiction. Overall, he has published over 60 refereed journal articles, one book, 13 book chapters and presented his research on numerous events [19][20]. He is best recognised for his work on Internet Gaming Disorder where he explores how psychology and statistical can help better diagnosing and assessing the extent of problems caused by disordered gaming.
Work
Awards
Dr. Pontes has received the following award:
- 2019 Early Career Research Award (Australian Psychological Society) [10]
- 2016 Durand Jacobs Award (McGill University) [9]
Books
- Pontes, Halley; Kuss, Daria (2019). Internet Addiction. Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. ISBN 9780889375017. Search this book on
- Pontes, Halley; Kuss, Daria (2019). Dependência de Internet. São Paulo, Brazil: Hogrefe Brasil. ISBN 9788585439996. Search this book on
Selected Journal Articles
- Pontes, H. M., Schivinski, B., Brzozowska-Woś, M., & Stavropoulos, V. (2019). Laxer clinical criteria for gaming disorder may hinder future efforts to devise an efficient diagnostic approach: A tree-based model study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(10), 1730. doi:10.3390/jcm8101730[21]
- Pontes, H. M. (2017). Investigating the differential effects of social networking site addiction and Internet gaming disorder on psychological health. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6(4), 601-610. doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.075[22]
- Kuss, D. J., Griffiths, M. D., & Pontes, H. M. (2017). Chaos and confusion in DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: Issues, concerns, and recommendations for clarity in the field. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6(2), 103-109. doi:10.1556/2006.5.2016.062[23]
- Pontes, H. M., & Griffiths, M. D. (2015). Measuring DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder: Development and Validation of a Short Psychometric Scale. Computers in Human Behavior, 45, 137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.006[24]
- Pontes, H. M., Kuss, D. J., & Griffiths, M. D. (2015). Clinical psychology of Internet addiction: a review of its conceptualization, prevalence, neuronal processes, and implications for treatment. Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics, 4, 11-23. doi: 10.2147/NAN.S60982[25]
- Pontes, H. M., Király, O., Demetrovics, Z., & Griffiths, M. D. (2014). The Conceptualisation and Measurement of DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder: The Development of the IGD-20 Test. PLoS One, 9(10), e110137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110137[26]
Note that all of Dr. Pontes publications can be accessed via his Google Scholar[19], ResearchGate[20], and personal[27] websites.
References
- ↑ "Halley Pontes". www.ntu.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley. "Dr. Halley M. Pontes Lecturer in Psychology". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pontes, Halley (2014). "Portuguese validation of the Internet Addiction Test: An empirical study". Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 3 (2): 107–14. doi:10.1556/JBA.3.2014.2.4. PMC 4117285. PMID 25215221.
- ↑ "Are you catching a Pokemon Go addiction?" – via Stuff.co.nz.
- ↑ "Mais de metade dos inquiridos em estudo está em risco de desenvolver adição à internet". 2016 – via Observador.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley (31 May 2019). "Researchers Release New Test for Video Gaming Addiction". Forbes. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Internet Addiction – Hogrefe Publishing". us.hogrefe.com. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ www.cetepp.com.br http://www.cetepp.com.br/Produto-1-Livros-Dependencia-de-Internet-versao-219-229.aspx. Retrieved 2019-12-20. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "2016 Durand Jacobs Award Winner Announced". youthgambling.mcgill.ca. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Early Career Research Award | APS". www.psychology.org.au. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ Miguel, Pontes, Halley (2013-01-01). A dependência à internet: Fundamentação empírica, teórica e clínica - Da psicologia e psicometria à ciber-psicologia (Thesis). ISPA - Instituto Universitário. hdl:10400.12/2548.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley (2014). "Portuguese validation of the Internet Addiction Test: An empirical study". Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 3 (2): 107–14. doi:10.1556/JBA.3.2014.2.4. PMC 4117285. PMID 25215221.
- ↑ Miguel, Pontes, Halley (2017). The psychometrics of Internet addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder : a step towards measurement unification (Ph.D. thesis). Nottingham Trent University.
- ↑ "Journal of Behavioral Addictions". akademiai.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health". www.mdpi.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "Equipo editorial". www.revistaaloma.net. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley (2018). "Excessive and problematic use of social media in adolescence: A brief overview" (PDF). UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pontes, Halley (2018). "Tackling digital and gaming addiction: A challenge for the 21st Century" (PDF). UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Dr. Halley M. Pontes - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Pontes, Halley (21 December 2019). "Dr. Halley M. Pontes". ResearchGate. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pontes, Halley M.; Schivinski, Bruno; Brzozowska-Woś, Magdalena; Stavropoulos, Vasileios (October 2019). "Laxer Clinical Criteria for Gaming Disorder May Hinder Future Efforts to Devise an Efficient Diagnostic Approach: A Tree-Based Model Study". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8 (10): 1730. doi:10.3390/jcm8101730. PMC 6832569 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 31635431. - ↑ Pontes, Halley M. (2017-11-13). "Investigating the differential effects of social networking site addiction and Internet gaming disorder on psychological health". Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 6 (4): 601–610. doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.075. ISSN 2062-5871. PMC 6034963. PMID 29130329.
- ↑ Kuss, Daria J.; Griffiths, Mark D.; Pontes, Halley M. (2016-09-07). "Chaos and confusion in DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: Issues, concerns, and recommendations for clarity in the field". Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 6 (2): 103–109. doi:10.1556/2006.5.2016.062. ISSN 2062-5871. PMC 5520132. PMID 27599673.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley M.; Griffiths, Mark D. (2015-04-01). "Measuring DSM-5 internet gaming disorder: Development and validation of a short psychometric scale" (PDF). Computers in Human Behavior. 45: 137–143. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.006. ISSN 0747-5632.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley M.; Kuss, Daria J.; Griffiths, Mark D. (2015-05-28). "Clinical psychology of Internet addiction: a review of its conceptualization, prevalence, neuronal processes, and implications for treatment". Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics: 11. doi:10.2147/nan.s60982. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ Pontes, Halley M.; Király, Orsolya; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Griffiths, Mark D. (2014-10-14). "The Conceptualisation and Measurement of DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder: The Development of the IGD-20 Test". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e110137. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k0137P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110137. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4196957. PMID 25313515.
- ↑ "Welcome to Dr. Halley Pontes". Dr. Halley Pontes. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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