Dr Carmen Lim
Dr

Carmen Lim

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Background

Carmen is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. She is passionate about understanding why young people start using substances and dedicated to advance public health through her research. She leads a research program focused on the etiology of youth vaping and drug use, using social media data for surveillance to track trends and tackle emerging challenges. Carmen is also interested in exploring the disparities in substance use in low- and middle-income countries where she aims to deepen her understanding of substance use patterns and develop effective preventative initiatives, striving to create equitable solutions that address the unique challenges faced in these region.

Carmen has qualifications in biostatistics, public health and epidemiology and experiences in teaching and mentoring. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in addiction and mental health (Google Scholar: >8.8K citations, h-index = 37, 31% output in top 10% citation percentile). She has supported and mentored students from diverse demographic and cultural backgrounds. She’s on the lookout for self-driven, curious students with backgrounds in public health, psychology, epidemiology, or statistics to join her team.

Availability

Dr Carmen Lim is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Biostatistics Epidemiology Health Sciences Health promotion Mathematical Sciences Public health Statistics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Psychology, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Substance Use

  • Mental health

  • Social media

  • Digital advertising

  • Biostatistics

Search Professor Carmen Lim’s works on UQ eSpace

139 works between 2013 and 2025
All (139) Journal Article (104) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (28) Other Outputs (2)

41 - 60 of 139 works

2022

Conference Publication

Adolescent exposure to advertisements and promotions for tobacco products on the internet

Leung, Janni, Foo, Shaun, McClure-Thomas, Caitlin, Lim, Carmen C. W., Fausiah, Fitri, Farassania, Ghea, Gouda, Hebe and Sebayang, Susy (2022). Adolescent exposure to advertisements and promotions for tobacco products on the internet. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Adolescent exposure to advertisements and promotions for tobacco products on the internet

2022

Journal Article

#TurntTrending: a systematic review of substance use portrayals on social media platforms

Rutherford, Brienna N., Lim, Carmen C. W., Johnson, Benjamin, Cheng, Brandon, Chung, Jack, Huang, Sandy, Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Stjepanović, Daniel and Chan, Gary C. K. (2022). #TurntTrending: a systematic review of substance use portrayals on social media platforms. Addiction, 118 (2), 206-217. doi: 10.1111/add.16020

#TurntTrending: a systematic review of substance use portrayals on social media platforms

2022

Journal Article

Association of dietary patterns and food groups intake with multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study

Zhang, Yue, Chen, Hui, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Lim, Carmen C.W., Mishra, Shiva Raj, Yuan, Changzheng and Xu, Xiaolin (2022). Association of dietary patterns and food groups intake with multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 51, 359-366. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.07.019

Association of dietary patterns and food groups intake with multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study

2022

Journal Article

Association between socioeconomic status and health behaviour change before and after non-communicable disease diagnoses: a multicohort study

Wang, Danyang, Dai, Xiaochen, Mishra, Shiva Raj, Lim, Carmen C W., Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Gakidou, Emmanuela and Xu, Xiaolin (2022). Association between socioeconomic status and health behaviour change before and after non-communicable disease diagnoses: a multicohort study. The Lancet Public Health, 7 (8), e670-e682. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00157-8

Association between socioeconomic status and health behaviour change before and after non-communicable disease diagnoses: a multicohort study

2022

Journal Article

Perceived loneliness, peer, and parental relationship with smoking: a cross-sectional analysis of adolescents across South-East Asia

McClure-Thomas, Caitlin, Lim, Carmen, Sebayang, Susy, Fausiah, Fitri, Gouda, Hebe and Leung, Janni (2022). Perceived loneliness, peer, and parental relationship with smoking: a cross-sectional analysis of adolescents across South-East Asia. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34 (8), 770-777. doi: 10.1177/10105395221115220

Perceived loneliness, peer, and parental relationship with smoking: a cross-sectional analysis of adolescents across South-East Asia

2022

Journal Article

Getting high for likes: exploring cannabis‐related content on TikTok

Rutherford, Brienna N., Sun, Tianze, Johnson, Benjamin, Co, Steven, Lim, Tong Liang, Lim, Carmen C. W., Chiu, Vivian, Leung, Janni, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2022). Getting high for likes: exploring cannabis‐related content on TikTok. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (5), 1119-1125. doi: 10.1111/dar.13433

Getting high for likes: exploring cannabis‐related content on TikTok

2022

Conference Publication

Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates

Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni, Gravely, Shannon, Gartner, Coral, Chiu, Vivian, Sun, Tianze, Chung, Jack, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Scheurer, Roman, Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary (2022). Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Minneapolis, MN USA, 11-15 June 2022.

Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates

2022

Journal Article

Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis

Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C W, Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Connor, Jason, Gartner, Coral E, Hall, Wayne D, Leung, Janni and Chan, Gary (2022). Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis. Tobacco Control, 33 (1) tobaccocontrol-2022-057266, tobaccocontrol-2022. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2022-057266

Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis

2022

Journal Article

Causal inference with observational data in addiction research

Chan, Gary C. K., Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2022). Causal inference with observational data in addiction research. Addiction, 117 (10), 2736-2744. doi: 10.1111/add.15972

Causal inference with observational data in addiction research

2022

Journal Article

Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?

Chan, Gary, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen, Stjepanović, Daniel, Rutherford, Brienna, Johnson, Benjamin, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2022). Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?. Addiction, 117 (6), 1787-1793. doi: 10.1111/add.15783

Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?

2022

Journal Article

Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study

Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C.W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack, Mekonen, Tesfa, Dawson, Danielle, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15 100436, 100436. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100436

Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study

2022

Journal Article

Age‐period‐cohort analysis of trends in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, and their co‐use in the Australian population

Leung, Janni, Gravely, Shannon, Lim, Carmen, Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary (2022). Age‐period‐cohort analysis of trends in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, and their co‐use in the Australian population. Addiction, 117 (10), 2730-2735. doi: 10.1111/add.15951

Age‐period‐cohort analysis of trends in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, and their co‐use in the Australian population

2022

Journal Article

Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries

Chan, Gary C. K., Gartner, Coral, Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Hall, Wayne, Connor, Jason, Stjepanović, Daniel and Leung, Janni (2022). Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries. Addiction, 117 (8), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/add.15892

Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries

2022

Journal Article

An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population

Chan, Gary, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen, Yuen, Wing See, Stjepanović, Daniel, Rutherford, Brienna, Hall, Wayne, Johnson, Ben and Leung, Janni (2022). An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population. Addictive Behaviors, 127 107216, 107216. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107216

An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population

2022

Journal Article

Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia

Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C.W., Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, C. K. Gary (2022). Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia. Addictive Behaviors, 127 107217, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107217

Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia

2022

Journal Article

Changes in viewer engagement and accessibility of popular vaping videos on TikTok: a 12-month prospective study

Rutherford, Brienna N., Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Chung, Jack, Cheng, Brandon, Davidson, Lily, Tisdale, Calvert, Leung, Janni, Stjepanović, Daniel, Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2022). Changes in viewer engagement and accessibility of popular vaping videos on TikTok: a 12-month prospective study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (3) 1141, 1141. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031141

Changes in viewer engagement and accessibility of popular vaping videos on TikTok: a 12-month prospective study

2022

Journal Article

Association between marital relationship and multimorbidity in middle-aged adults: a longitudinal study across the US, UK, Europe, and China

Wang, Danyang, Li, Duanhui, Mishra, Shiva Raj, Lim, Carmen, Dai, Xiaochen, Chen, Shu and Xu, Xiaolin (2022). Association between marital relationship and multimorbidity in middle-aged adults: a longitudinal study across the US, UK, Europe, and China. Maturitas, 155, 32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.09.011

Association between marital relationship and multimorbidity in middle-aged adults: a longitudinal study across the US, UK, Europe, and China

2021

Journal Article

Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?

Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Stjepanović, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2021). Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?. Addictive Behaviors, 123 107073, 107073. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107073

Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?

2021

Conference Publication

Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from the US and Canada

Lim, Carmen C.W., Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Chung, Jack Y.C., Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne, Chiu, Vivian, Stjepanovic, Daniel and Chan, Gary (2021). Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from the US and Canada. APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from the US and Canada

2021

Conference Publication

Patterns of cannabis and tobacco use in Australia: latent class analysis and health-rated correlates

Lim, Carmen C.W., Leung, Janni, Sun, Tianze, Chiu, Vivian, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Chung, Jack Y.C., Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne, Scheurer, Roman, Gartner, Coral and Chan, Gary (2021). Patterns of cannabis and tobacco use in Australia: latent class analysis and health-rated correlates. APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Patterns of cannabis and tobacco use in Australia: latent class analysis and health-rated correlates

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Unclouding the future: Igniting change with an AI-powered social media campaign against youth vaping
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Breaking the Cycle: Leveraging Social Media to Address the Public Health Threat of Youth Vaping
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Carmen Lim is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • The Impact of Social Media Advertising on Youth Perceptions of Vaping

    This PhD project aims to assess how targeted advertising on social media platforms affects youth perceptions of vaping. A mixed-methods approach could be used to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data.

  • Understanding the Biopsychosocial Impact of Vaping on Adolescent Mental Health

    This research could take a comprehensive approach, examining the biological, psychological, and social factors that link vaping to mental health outcomes in youth.

  • Social Media Advertising on Youth Perceptions of Vaping

    This PhD project aims to assess how targeted advertising on social media platforms affects youth perceptions of vaping. A mixed-methods approach could be used to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data.

  • Understanding the Biopsychosocial Impact of Vaping on Adolescent Mental Health

    This research could take a comprehensive approach, examining the biological, psychological, and social factors that link vaping to mental health outcomes in youth.

  • Social Media Advertising on Youth Perceptions of Vaping

    This PhD project aims to assess how targeted advertising on social media platforms affects youth perceptions of vaping. A mixed-methods approach could be used to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data.

Supervision history

Current supervision

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