Shane W. Kraus

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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Director, UNLV Behavioral Addictions Lab

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UNLV School of Medicine

Expertise: Addiction, Substance Use, Gambling, Veteran Mental Health, Compulsive Sexual Behavior, Psychopathology

Biography

Shane W. Kraus is a licensed clinical psychologist and expert in psychopathology (the study of mental or behavioral disorders), sexual trauma, substance use disorders, gambling disorders, addictions, and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD).

An associate professor of psychology, Kraus uses behavioral, epidemiological, and neurobiological methods to assess factors that contribute to the development of addictive behaviors and other co-occurring psychiatric disorders among at-risk groups.

He has published extensively on sexual behavior and was part of the World Health Organization working group who put forth the diagnostic criteria for CSBD for ICD-11. His gambling research is also exploring effective screening approaches for identifying individuals with problem gambling.

Education

B.S. Criminology, California State University, Fresno (2003)
M.A. Forensic Psychology, Castleton University (2007)
PHD Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University (2013)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (2016)

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Shane W. Kraus In The News

I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon

WIRED

I ripped open $892 worth of Pokémon packs on my phone in under 15 minutes and walked away with 62 cents. My adrenaline rush felt like the future of gambling.

Addiction 33: Shane Kraus on Veteran addiction issues

The Gambling Files

Another double-header from the UNLV Risk and Gambling conference, this time we talk with Shane Kraus about gambling addiction among the armed forces, and among veterans.

TikTok Shoppers Thought They Were Bidding on iPhones. Instead, They Won Teddy Bears

WIRED

Sellers on TikTok used pricey items to lure bidders to “Surprise Sets” livestreams, but most of the auctions yielded only cheap prizes. Gambling experts are concerned about the potential for harm.

Online Sports Gambling

Senior Planet from AARP

Younger adults tend to be more impulsive and digitally fluent, making them statistically higher-risk for problem gambling. But Kraus cautions that older adults face their own vulnerabilities and concerns.