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Faculty > Bo Bernhard
Dr. Bernhard's research and teaching work focuses on the impacts of gaming and
tourism industries on communities around the world. His grant-funded studies have
supported more than a dozen student researchers who share his interest in examining the
sociological laboratory of Las Vegas. He is currently exploring the log-term health of problem gamblers. In addition, he is studying the health contours of multi-ethnic and multi-racial individuals in the United States.
Recent Courses Taught
 SOC 442/642 - Sociology of Gambling
Soc 403/603 –
- Research Methods
Soc 101 –
Introduction to Sociology
HOA 735 –
Research Methods (graduate)
Contact Dr. Bernhard:
Office location: CBC-B 212
Email: bo.bernhard@unlv.edu
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Current
Research Projects
The Anti-gambling Movement in the United States
As gambling grows in popularity around the world, anti-gambling
movements have also attempted to expand their sociological reach. This project looks at
the ways in which religious, political, industry, and medical framings have shaped the
sociological discourse on gambling in America.
The Nevada Problem Gambling Project
This longitudinal, multi-state project tracks the long-term health of problem gamblers who have gone through treatment in
Nevada, Arizona, and Nebraska.
Multi-ethnic and Multi-racial Health in Nevada
With the shift in official racial/ethnic census categorization - and
more recently, the shift in presidential politics in the US - the issue of multi-racial and
multi-racial identity has become increasingly important in the United States. This grant-funded
project seeks to understand the health contours of these shifts.
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