Sanders, James
Associate Professor
Health Sci - Addictions Counselling Program
- Phone
- (403) 332-5234
- james.sanders@uleth.ca
About Me
I am an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences. A psychologist by training, I am interested in prevention, assessment, and diagnosis of various conditions including fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), video game addiction, gambling disorder, developmental disorders, and mental illness.
Publications
Netelenbos, N., Sanders, J.L., Ofori Dei, S., & McDonald, S. (2020). A case for early screening: Prenatal alcohol risk exposure predicts risk for early childhood communication delays. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 41(7), 559-564.
Sanders, J.L., Netelenbos, N., & Ofori Dei, S. (2020). Construct and factorial validity of Neurobehavioral Disorder associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE). BMC Psychology, 8, 53.
Currie, C.L., Sanders, J.L., Swanepoel, L.M., & Davies, C.M. (2020). Maternal adverse childhood experiences are associated with binge drinking during pregnancy in a dose-dependent pattern. Child Abuse & Neglect, 101, 104348.
Sanders, J.L., & Williams, R.J. (2019). The relationship between video gaming, gambling, and problematic levels of video gaming and gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(2), 559-569.
Sanders, J.L., Williams, R.J., & Damgaard, M. (2017). Video game play and Internet Gaming Disorder among Canadian adults: A national survey. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 8(2), 6-12.
Sanders, J.L., Hudson Breen, R.E., & Netelenbos, N. (2017). Comparing diagnostic classification of neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure with the Canadian fetal alcohol spectrum disorder guidelines: A cohort study. CMAJ Open, 5(1), e178-e183.
Sanders, J.L. & Williams, R.J. (2016). Reliability and Validity of the Behavioural Addiction Measure for Video Gaming (BAM-VG). Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(1), 43-48.
Sanders, J.L. & Currie, C. (2014). Looking further upstream to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 105(6), e450-e452.
Sanders, J.L. (2013). "A Window of Opportunity": The proposed inclusion of FASD in the DSM-5. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 19(3), 7-14.
Sanders, J.L. (2011). A Distinct Language and a Historic Pendulum: The Evolution of the DSM. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 25(6), 394-403.
Sanders, J.L., Netelenbos, N., & Ofori Dei, S. (2020). Construct and factorial validity of Neurobehavioral Disorder associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE). BMC Psychology, 8, 53.
Currie, C.L., Sanders, J.L., Swanepoel, L.M., & Davies, C.M. (2020). Maternal adverse childhood experiences are associated with binge drinking during pregnancy in a dose-dependent pattern. Child Abuse & Neglect, 101, 104348.
Sanders, J.L., & Williams, R.J. (2019). The relationship between video gaming, gambling, and problematic levels of video gaming and gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(2), 559-569.
Sanders, J.L., Williams, R.J., & Damgaard, M. (2017). Video game play and Internet Gaming Disorder among Canadian adults: A national survey. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 8(2), 6-12.
Sanders, J.L., Hudson Breen, R.E., & Netelenbos, N. (2017). Comparing diagnostic classification of neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure with the Canadian fetal alcohol spectrum disorder guidelines: A cohort study. CMAJ Open, 5(1), e178-e183.
Sanders, J.L. & Williams, R.J. (2016). Reliability and Validity of the Behavioural Addiction Measure for Video Gaming (BAM-VG). Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(1), 43-48.
Sanders, J.L. & Currie, C. (2014). Looking further upstream to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 105(6), e450-e452.
Sanders, J.L. (2013). "A Window of Opportunity": The proposed inclusion of FASD in the DSM-5. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 19(3), 7-14.
Sanders, J.L. (2011). A Distinct Language and a Historic Pendulum: The Evolution of the DSM. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 25(6), 394-403.
Research Interests
- Psychological assessment and diagnosis
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
- Behavioural addiction
- Problematic video game play
- Mental health
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
- Developmental disorders
- Prevention
- Clinical practice
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
- Behavioural addiction
- Problematic video game play
- Mental health
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
- Developmental disorders
- Prevention
- Clinical practice