Mark van der Maas
Ph.D., MA, Sociology, University of Toronto; BA, Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University
Bio
Dr. Mark van der Maas is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, core member of the Cetner for Gambling Studies and affiliate of the Rutgers Addiction Research Cetner. His research focuses on the social and public health impacts of gambling, substance use, and related behavioral addictions. His work integrates epidemiological methods with health services research to inform policy and practice and focuses on understudied populations including older adults and those living in rural communities. Dr. van der Maas is currently leading studies examining the effects of sports betting legalization on outcomes including death by suicide and alcohol-involved car crashes. He also studies information sharing on social media forums dedicated to discussing gambling. He is committed to interdisciplinary collaboration and mentoring students in evidence-based approaches to complex social issues.
Courses Taught
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Understanding Addictive Behaviors
Recent Publications
van der Maas, M., Dimeglio, R., & Nower, L. (2024). Gambling as a precipitating factor in deaths by suicide in the National Violent Death Reporting System. Public Health, 235, 180-186.
van der Maas, M., Cho, S. R., & Nower, L. (2022). Problem gambling message board activity and the legalization of sports betting in the US: A mixed methods approach. Computers in Human Behavior, 128, 107133.
Shi, J., van der Maas, M., Yu, L., Jiang, Q., Agasee, S., & Turner, N. E. (2022). Current prevention strategies and future directions for problem Internet use. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 48, 101231.