Brianna Morelli, B.A.
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Brianna is a first year student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at The University of Memphis. She was previously a postbaccalaureate research assistant in the TREAT lab after co-leading two studies on the accessibility on responsible gambling and self-exclusion materials in casinos. Brianna is interested in research on gambling cognitive distortions, the accessibility of self-exclusion resources in clinical and industry settings, and treatment effectiveness. She is currently conducting a study on the effectiveness of psychological interventions on gambling urges. In her free time, Brianna likes to draw and go on walks in nature.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications
Morelli, B., Gunnigle, M., Dow, C. V., Russell, L. M., Schuetze, J. G., Ginley, M. K., Whelan, J. P., & Pfund, R. A. (in press). Accessing responsible gambling information from casinos: Two secret shopper studies. Journal of Gambling Studies.
Presentations
Gunnigle, M., Morelli, B., Free, B. L., Whelan, J. P., & Pfund, R. A. (2025, April). Absolute and relative outcomes of pharmacological interventions for gambling disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 24th annual Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Morelli, B., Russel, L., Jones, J. N., Schuetze, J., Riley, E., Halford, M., Lee, D. A., Gunnigle, M., Dow, C. V., Whelan, J. P., & Pfund, R. A., (2024, October). A wake-up call II: A secret shopper study on accessing information about casino self-exclusion programs. Poster presented at the annual convention of the International Center for Responsible Gaming, Las Vegas, NV.
Gunnigle, M., Russell, L. M., Schuetze, J. G., Morelli, B., Halford, M. R, Riley, E. E., Jones, J. N., Lee, D. A., Dow, C. V., Whelan, J. P., & Pfund, R. A. (2024, October). A wake-up call I: A secret shopper study on accessing casino responsible gambling resources. Poster presented at the annual convention of the International Center for Responsible Gaming, Las Vegas, NV.