Dr Steve Sharman

Biography

I initially joined King's part-time in February 2020, and became full-time in August 2021. I research gambling behaviour, and am the first behavioural addictions focussed Research Fellow within the National Addiction Centre. I have previously worked at the University of East London, and the University of Lincoln. I completed my PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, my MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, and my BSc in Psychology at UEL. I am a current recipient of the King’s Prize Fellowship, and a previous recipient of the Society for the Study of Addiction’s Griffith Edwards Academic Fellowship. 

Research Interests

• Gambling
• Disordered Gambling
• Behavioural Addiction
• Gambling Related Harm
• Decision Making

Research Groups

• Virtual Reality Lab

Teaching

• BSc Psychology
• MSc Addictions
• MSc Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health
• MSc Applied Neuroscience

Expertise and Public Engagement

• Davies, Rob. ‘What Gambling Firms Don’t Want You to Know – and How They Keep You Hooked’. The Guardian, 12 Feb. 2022. The Guardian.