Dr Charles Livingstone - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr Charles Livingstone is Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. He is also is course convenor of the Honours degree of Bachelor of Health Science. His background is in health program evaluation, health program funding system development and implementation, and in critical gambling studies. Charles’s main research interests are in critical analysis of equity in health care funding systems, and of technological and other systemic aspects of electronic gambling machine (EGM) gambling. His critique of existing regimes of gambling regulation and the public health impact of EGMs in the Australasian context has resulted in significant media interest. He is very interested in the application of continental social theory as a perspective to develop better understanding of political processes and their relationship to public health policy.

Charles is a co-convenor of the annual Dangerous Consumption colloquia, having inaugurated the event in 2001. He has undertaken numerous research projects and consultancies for state and federal government departments and non-government organisations, and is an International Editorial Board member of the journal International Gambling Studies. Charles is a regular contributor to public debate via popular media, in particular around issues such as the social impact of EGMs, and on private health insurance.

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2010

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - ARTS

Institution: The University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2006

MASTER OF ECONOMICS

Institution: University of New England

Year awarded: 1998

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 1983

Publications

Book Chapters

Woolley, R., Livingstone, C.H., 2009, Into the zone: innovating in the Australian poker machine industry, in Global Gambling - Cultural Perspectives on Gambling Organisations, eds Sytze F. Kingma, Routledge, New York, pp. 38-63.

Livingstone, C.H., 2009, The private sector and health insurance, in Understanding the Australian Health Care System, eds Eileen Willis, Louise Reynolds and Helen Kelleher, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood, NSW, Australia, pp. 45-60.

Livingstone, C.H., 2005, Pubs, clubs, pokies and other suburban spaces, in Suburban fantasies - Melbourne Unmasked, eds Colin Long, Kate Shaw and Claire Merlo, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Australia, pp. 192-214.

Journal Articles

Rintoul, A., Livingstone, C.H., Andrew, M.P., Jolley, D.J., 2012, Modelling vulnerability to gambling related harm: How disadvantage predicts gambling losses, Addiction Research and Theory [E], vol e-pub, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Tobin, C., Moodie, R., Livingstone, C., 2011, A review of public opinion towards alcohol controls in Australia, BMC Public Health [P], vol 11, issue Art. No: 58, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Livingstone, C., 2011, Advocating for public health: does the real world matter?, Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals. [P], vol 22, issue 1, Australian Health Promotion Association, Australia, pp. 4-5.

Tobin, C., Fitzgerald, J., Livingstone, C., Thomson, L., Harper, T., 2011, Support for breaking the nexus between alcohol and community sports settings: Findings from the VicHealth Community Attitudes Survey in Australia, Drug and Alcohol Review [P], vol E, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Livingstone, C.H., 2010, Commentary on Dixon et al (2010): unscrambling the egg, Addiction [P], vol 105, issue 10, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kindom, pp. 1825-1826.

Taylor, M., Horey, D., Livingstone, C.H., Swerissen, H., 2010, Decline with a capital D: Long-term changes in general practice consultation patterns across Australia, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 193, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 80-83.

Livingstone, C., Woolley, R., 2010, Gambling machines, player safety and institutional transformation, Gambling Research [P], vol 22, issue 2, National Association for Gambling Studies, Australia, pp. 32-39.

Livingstone, C., Adams, P., 2010, Harm promotion: Observations on the symbiosis between government and private industries in Australasia for the development of highly accessible gambling markets, Addiction [P], vol 106, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 3-8.

Livingstone, C., Adams, P., 2010, Observations on the symbiosis between government and private industries in Australasia for the development of highly accessible gambling markets, Addiction [P], vol E-pub, issue 1, Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 13-14.

Livingstone, C.H., 2009, Gambling research: Politics, magma and the public interest, Gambling Research [P], vol 21, issue 2, The National Association for Gambling Studies (Inc), Prahran, pp. 3-6.

Livingstone, C.H., Woolley, R., 2007, Risky business: a few provocations on the regulation of electronic gaming machines, International Gambling Studies, vol 7, issue 3, Routledge, UK, pp. 361-376.

Livingstone, C.H., 2007, The sociology of risk and gambling reader (Book Review), International Gambling Studies, vol 7, issue 1, Routledge, London UK, pp. 145-146.

Livingstone, C.H., 2005, Desire and the consumption of danger: electronic gaming machines and the commodification of interiority, Addiction Research and Theory, vol 13, issue 6, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 523-534.

Livingstone, C.H., 2003, Dealing with class: orthodox public discourse and Australian trade unionism, Australian Economic History Review, vol 43, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 66-82.

Livingstone, C.H., 2001, The social economy of poker machines gambling in Victoria, International Gambling Studies, vol 1, Routledge, UK, pp. 45-65.

Other

Livingstone, C.H., Kipsaina, C.C., Rintoul, A., 2012, Assessment of poker machine expenditure and community benefit claims in selected Commonwealth Electoral Divisions, Uniting Care Australia, Canberra, pp. 1-27.

Livingstone, C.H., Woolley, R., Klein, R., Ayton, D.R., 2011, Gambling and Sport: gambling dependency of Victorian sporting clubs, and review of relevant literature: A report for VicHealth - the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Caufield, pp. 1-14.

Livingstone, C.H., Bruce, E., Kotnik, E., King, S.T., 2009, Comparing Australian and International Systems to Address Consumer Financial Stress, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 1-79.

Livingstone, C.H., Kotnik, E., King, S.T., 2008, Comparing Australian and internatonal approaches to financial counselling service models, Department of Health Sciences, Frankston, pp. 1-75.

Swerissen, H., Taylor, M., Horey, D., Gardner, I., Livingstone, C.H., Abdulwadud, O., Zazryn, T.R., King, S.T., Ansari, Z., Piers, L., Marwick, A., 2008, Societal and economic burden of chronic non-communicable and communicable diseases in Victoria, Australian Institute for Primary Care, Melbourne, pp. 1-76.

Livingstone, C.H., Woolley, R., Zazryn, T.R., Bakacs, L., Shami, R.G., 2008, The relevance and role of gaming machine games and game features on the play of problem gamblers, Independent Gambling Authority, South Australia, pp. 1-183.

Livingstone, C.H., Condron, J., Dennekamp, M., Taylor, M., Gardner, I., Bakacs, L., 2007, Factors in ambulance demand: options for funding and forecasting, Australian Institute for Primary Care, Bundoora, Victoria, pp. 1-122.

Livingstone, C.H., 2007, Understanding the community benefit of electronic gaming machines, Research Monograph, Department of Health Science, Frankston.

Livingstone, C.H., Woolley, R., Borrell, J., 2006, The changing electronic gaming machine (EGM) industry and technology, Department of Justice, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-208.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing a Public Health Perspective for Gambling in Australia.

Supervisors:

Keleher, H (Joint), Livingstone, C (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Evaluating capacity for evidence informed policy development in a public health policy environment.

Supervisors:

Collie, A (Main), Gruen, R (Associate), Livingstone, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Evidence and policy approaches to address health and social inequities..

Supervisors:

Keleher, H (Joint-co), Livingstone, C (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring the relationships between evidence, public opinion and policy in public health..

Supervisors:

Livingstone, C (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Global health.

Supervisors:

Livingstone, C (Main), Hall, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Loneliness and health status of Chinese and Anglo-Australian Manningham seniors.

Supervisors:

Livingstone, C (Main), Browning, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Promoting equity, sustainability and health: A framework for local action..

Supervisors:

Livingstone, C (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Providing services to orphaned and vulnerable children in Swaziland: neighbourhood care points as he.

Supervisors:

Whittaker, A (Main), Livingstone, C (Associate).