Marisa Paterson

Paterson graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and psychology. She completed a Masters of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development at the Australian National University, and has a Doctor of Philosophy in anthropology from Charles Darwin University.[3]

As director of the Centre for Gambling Research at the Australian National University, Paterson's focus has been on modelling the impact of gambling on Indigenous communities.[3][4]

At the 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election, Paterson won one of the five seats in Murrumbidgee.[2] Paterson was the only new Labor member elected at the 2020 election.

• Young, Martin; Barnes, Tony; Stevens, Matthew; Paterson, Marisa; Morris, Mary (December 2007). "The Changing Landscape of Indigenous Gambling in Northern Australia: Current Knowledge and Future Directions". International Gambling Studies. 7 (3): 327–343. doi:10.1080/14459790701601497. ISSN 1445-9795 – via Taylor and Francis.
• Fogarty, Marisa; Coalter, Nicola; Gordon, Ashley; Breen, Helen (4 August 2016). "Proposing a health promotion framework to address gambling problems in Australian Indigenous communities". Health Promotion International: daw060. doi:10.1093/heapro/daw060. ISSN 0957-4824 – via Oxford University Press.
• Fogarty, Marisa (2 November 2017). "The place of cultural competency in 'responsible gambling' practice: challenging notions of informed choice". Addiction Research & Theory. 25 (6): 444–450. doi:10.1080/16066359.2017.1311875. ISSN 1606-6359 – via Taylor and Francis.
• Paterson, Marisa; Taylor, Matthew; Gray, Matthew (February 2020). "Trajectories of Social and Economic Outcomes and Problem Gambling Risk in Australia". Social Indicators Research. 148 (1): 297–321. doi:10.1007/s11205-019-02194-w. ISSN 0303-8300 – via Springer.
• Paterson, Marisa; Whitty, Megan; Boyer, Charlotte (7 May 2020). "An overview of digital and online strategies to reduce gambling harm". Health Promotion Journal of Australia: hpja.341. doi:10.1002/hpja.341. ISSN 1036-1073 – via Wiley.