Katho Jacobs

Katho

Biography

Katho Jacobs holds a master’s degree in Communication Sciences at KU Leuven, specializing in strategy and management. For her master thesis she researched government communication regarding gambling with a focus on prevention. During writing her master thesis, she developed a great interest in gambling research and gambling harm prevention.

In June 2023, Katho started a joint PhD. She is currently working as a PHD Researcher at the Department of Communication Sciences (research group CEPEC) and the Department of Movement and Sport Sciences (research group Sports Management). She will conduct research on sports sponsorship by gambling operators and the influence on consumers’ gambling-related beliefs, attitudes and behaviours.

PhD Project

Sports sponsoring as a vehicle for gambling providers: How gambling sports sponsorship persuades consumers and contributes to gambling harms

Supervisors: Bram ConstandtTom Evens and Steffi De Jans

Contact

Katho.Jacobs@UGent.be

Technicum, T1, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent

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