Public Speaking
Henrietta Bowden-Jones is an expert advisor to both Westminster and the House of Lords on matters pertaining to gambling disorder, gaming disorder and mental health.
She is a frequent speaker in Parliament giving evidence at Select Committees on Gambling, Gaming and Technology as well as Online Harms.
Much of her time is spent lecturing at conferences and teaching medical postgraduate students, psychologists, mental health professionals, magistrates, psychiatrists, neuroscientists and others about Behavioural Addictions, Gaming Disorder, Gambling Disorder, the Neurobiology of addiction, Decision-making and Risk, Adolescent brains and Impulsivity.
In 2015, Henrietta was interviewed about her life and career by Radio 3 Private Passions host Michael Berkeley. She has given a TEDMED talk (2013), has spoken at Hay-on-Wye about Art and Science and at Latitude festival on different occasions about the Neuroscience of Addiction and other topics. She is always happy when bringing science to a wider population.
End of Term Conference – Raising the Stakes: Confronting gambling disorder head-on University College London (UCL), DClinPsy
Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones gave a talk on Gambling Disorder in England in her role as National Advisor on Gambling Harms.
Annual Medical Lecture, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge Medical and Veterinary Society
Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones gave the Annual Medical lecture to St Catharine's College, Cambridge Medical and Veterinary Society.
The Interface Between Gaming and gambling in Young People Today Westminster Houses of Parliament
Gambling Disorder: An Overview
Neuroscience MRC Addiction Research Clinical Training Day
Gambling Related Harm in UK
Evidence to Secretary of State for Health, Secretary of State for DCMS and Secretary of State for Education as well as several Ministers
BBC Wellbeing Day Panel discussion on mental health at work
Panel discussion on mental health at work
Women in Medicine
Women in Medicine, panel discussion. SOAS, London
The Neuroscience of Behavioural Addictions: An Overview
Imperial College Lecture Translational Neuroscience MSc.
Gambling Disorder: A Behavioural Addiction
Imperial College Medical Students BSc.
Developing Case Studies in Problematic Internet Use
Workshop at Cambridge University, Clare College
King’s Fund, London King's Fund, London
Diversity in Health Panel
Medical Women’s Federation Annual Conference
Opening Presidential speech and ”Medical Memories” interview with Prof Averil Mansfield
Westminster Roundtable on Digital Technology
Speech to Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and Sport Jeremy Wright and others reporting on Gaming Disorder clinical presentations in the UK.
Speech to Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock on the day of his visit to the National Problem Gambling Clinic
1st Women in Academic Medicine Conference, BMA
Speaker on Leadership, Gender and Academia
Hooked Exhibition at Science Gallery London Panel Discussion ”Digital Technology and Excess”
An exhibition and events programme, drawing on world leading research from King's College London. From gambling to gaming and smartphones to social media, HOOKED invites you to question what makes us as human vulnerable to addiction and interrogates the underlying factors and routes to recovery.
Start the Day with the BMJ: The Wounded Healer International Physician Health Conference, Royal College of General Practitioners. Panel discussing doctors and wellbeing.
This conference marks the 10 year anniversary of the PHP service and will bring together the academic, clinical and experiential aspects of physician health.
Gambling Disorder in the NHS: An Update Substance Abuse NHS Provider Conference, Wellcome Trust, London
Birmingham Psychiatry Trainees talk on Gambling Disorder and Behavioural Addictions Birmingham Medical School
Gambling Disorder in the UK: An Overview Local Government Association conference on Gambling Related Harm
Are Treatment Outcomes predicted by type of gambling? Gambling Addiction: Science, Independence, Transparency. University of Friburg Conference, Switzerland
Gambling Disorder: A Clinical Overview Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress, Birmingham
Why Gambling Disorder deserves to be treated like any other addiction Beat the Odds Annual Problem Gambling Conference, Wales
Introductory Words for Jeremy Hunt’s 10 Year Anniversary
How is Technology Changing Us and What Can We Do About It?
Speaker on panel