Matthew Browne

Professor · Central Queensland University

Matthew Browne

Professor Matthew Browne is an academic researcher at Central Queensland University. His research includes computational statistics, modelling in health research, gambling harm, psychometrics, and applied social science. He advises PhD, master's, and honours students in the psychology program. He is co-host of Decoding the Gurus with Chris Kavanagh, Associate Professor of Psychology at Rikkyo University, where they analyse public intellectuals and online influencers through a psychosocial and anthropological lens.

updated 2026-06-26

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Matt Browne

“Among the world's top 2% of scientists.”

— Stanford–Elsevier global research rankings
271Publications
65Funded research projects
$30,904,000Research funding
264Podcast episodes
CV

Employment

  • 2011-present: Professor, School of Health, Human, & Social Sciences, Central Queensland University. Formerly Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, and Lecturer.
  • 2008-2010: Director, Arden Architectural.
  • 2009-2010: Principle Research Fellow, CoastalCOMs.
  • 2006-2008: Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
  • 2004-2006: Research Fellow, Griffith University.
  • 2003-2004: Research Fellow, FhG GMD-JRL - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Japan Research Laboratory.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Australia, 2002.
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (B.Beh.Sc), first class honours, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Australia, 1998.
Academic publications
2026

From 'Six Others' to Edge Conservation: A Network Reconciliation of Gambling Harm to Others

Browne, M. and Tulloch, C. and Woodbright, M. D. · Journal of Gambling Studies

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2026

Gambling harms statistically mediate the association between risk-weighted gambling involvement and wellbeing in a population-representative sample

Browne, M. and Shannahan, T. and Platz, J. and Tulloch, C. and Russell, A. M. T. and Hing, N. and Rockloff, M. J. · Journal of Gambling Studies

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2026

Temporal Asymmetry in Cross-Lagged Panel Models: Improved Causal Inference from Longitudinal Data

Browne, M. and Woodbright, M. D. and Goodwin, B. and Russell, A. M. T. · Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

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2026

The 10-item and 20-item gambling harms scale for affected others (GHS-10-AO, GHS-20-AO): Benchmarked to health utility using propensity weighting and control for comorbidities

Browne, M. and Tulloch, C. and Rockloff, M. and Hing, N. and Russell, A. M. T. and Li, E. and Rawat, V. and Dellosa, G. and Newall, P. · Addictive Behaviors

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2026

Weighing the harm: Direct elicitation of gambling harm severity through expert evaluation of narrative accounts

Browne, M. and Rawat, V. and Tulloch, C. and Newall, P. and Rockloff, M. · Journal of Gambling Studies

2026

A Model-Based National Estimate of Gambling Harm in Australia: Integrating Person-Counting with Health-Related Quality of Life Data

Tulloch, C. and Browne, M. · Journal of Gambling Studies

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Research projects
2026

A Public Health Approach to Gambling Regulation in the ACT

Russell, A. M. T., Tulloch, C., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Hing, N. & Ipsos Australia

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission

$157,921
2026

South Australia prevalence study analysis and reporting

Russell, A. M. T. & Browne, M.

Gambling Harm Support SA

$49,411
2026

The Sixth Social and Economic Impact Study of Gambling in Tasmania

Russell, A. M. T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Hing, N. & Tulloch, C.

Department of Treasury and Finance (Tasmania)

$712,288
2026

Understanding and addressing legacy gambling harm in the ACT

Tulloch, C., Browne, M., Russell, A. M. T. & Hing, N.

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission · Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund Grant

$89,325
2025

Gambling Harm Minimisation Outcome Framework

Caine, H., Finlayson, N., Wiryoatmojo, A., Zheng, E., Russell, A.M.T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., & Tulloch, C

Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General

$199,502
2025

Maximising the value of all previous Victorian prevalence surveys through consistent reanalysis and reporting, linking with third-party data, and an interactive visualisation

Russell, A.M.T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Hing, N., Tulloch, C., & Dellosa, G

Department of Justice and Community Safety · Grants for Gambling Research Program

$107,912
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Popular articles
2025

Gambling in Australia: how bad is the problem, who gets harmed most and where may we be heading?

Russell, A.; Browne, M.; Rockloff, M. · The Conversation

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2021

You're probably not Galileo: Scientific advance rarely comes from lone, contrarian outsiders

Browne, M. and Kavanagh, C. · The Skeptic

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Recent episodes
21 Sept 2026

Candace Owens, Part 1: Charlie Kirk and the Cosmic Conspiracy

Decoding the Gurus · 01:42:36

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14 Sept 2026

Gurometer Triple Threat: Professor Jiang, Mel Robbins & Jimmy Carr *Patreon Preview*

Decoding the Gurus · Bonus · 59:54

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8 Sept 2026

Supplementary Material 55: Nature Debates, Murder Drone Conspiracies, and Podcast Vibes

Decoding the Gurus · Bonus · 34:57

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30 Aug 2026

Mel Robbins, Part 2: Matt & Chris manifest their fully actualised future selves

Decoding the Gurus · 01:42:34

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28 Aug 2026

Supplementary Material 54: Solarpunk Pecan Pie, Northern Irish Sushi, & the Discourse Meat Grinder

Decoding the Gurus · Bonus · 41:22

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Contact

m.browne@cqu.edu.au

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