Overview
Background
Dr Kylie Morphett completed her PhD in November 2016 and has since worked as a Research Fellow at the UQ School of Public Health. Prior to beginning her PhD, she worked in a number of non-profit health promotion project management roles. Her PhD research investigated how smokers understand the neuroscience of nicotine addiction and how this influences their sense of self-efficacy and choice of cessation methods. It also explored barriers to the use of best practice smoking cessation pharmacotherapies.
Dr Morphett's current research is focused on health communication related to tobacco and nicotine products. She has a strong interest in tobacco control policy and regulatory science, and is an investigator on a $5M NHMRC Synergy grant, where she leads the workstream on stakeholder support for tobacco endgame policies. She also has a strong interest in environmental health communication, and is an investigator on an NHMRC funded grant exploring the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposome, leading the risk communication component of the project. She has expertise in mixed methods research, including systematic reviews, qualitative data design and analysis and the development and analysis of cross-sectional surveys.
Availability
- Dr Kylie Morphett is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Adelaide
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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health communication
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tobacco control
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environmental health literacy
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public understandings of health and illness
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risk perception and communication
Works
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2017
Conference Publication
Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers
Morphett, Kylie, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR), Carter, Adrian and Gartner, Coral Elizabeth (2017). Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers. 15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Australia, 3-7 April 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Differential access to health care and support? A qualitative analysis of how Australian smokers conceptualise and respond to stigma
Wigginton, Britta, Morphett, Kylie and Gartner, Coral Elizabeth (2017). Differential access to health care and support? A qualitative analysis of how Australian smokers conceptualise and respond to stigma. Critical Public Health, 27 (5), 577-590. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2016.1266298
2017
Conference Publication
Do smokers want to quit without help? Attitudes towards assisted and unassisted quitting in Australia
Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR) and Gartner, Coral Elizabeth (2017). Do smokers want to quit without help? Attitudes towards assisted and unassisted quitting in Australia. 15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 3-7 April 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers
Gartner, Coral Elizabeth, Morphett, Kylie, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR) and Carter, Adrian (2017). Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Is it the nicotine? Australian smokers’ accounts of nicotine addiction and the implications for smoking cessation
Wigginton, Britta, Morphett, Kylie and Gartner, Coral Elizabeth (2016). Is it the nicotine? Australian smokers’ accounts of nicotine addiction and the implications for smoking cessation. Addiction Research and Theory, 25 (4), 293-301. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2016.1269892
2016
Journal Article
Medicalization, smoking and e-cigarettes: evidence and implications
Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2016). Medicalization, smoking and e-cigarettes: evidence and implications. Tobacco Control, 26 (e2), e134-e139. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053348
2016
Other Outputs
The biomedicalisation of smoking cessation: a mixed methods study of lay perspectives on nicotine addiction
Morphett, Kylie (2016). The biomedicalisation of smoking cessation: a mixed methods study of lay perspectives on nicotine addiction. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.1087
2016
Journal Article
Scepticism and hope in a complex predicament: people with addictions deliberate about neuroscience
Meurk, Carla, Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian, Weier, Megan, Lucke, Jayne and Hall, Wayne (2016). Scepticism and hope in a complex predicament: people with addictions deliberate about neuroscience. International Journal of Drug Policy, 32, 34-43. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.03.004
2016
Journal Article
A qualitative study of smokers’ views on brain-based explanations of tobacco dependence
Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2016). A qualitative study of smokers’ views on brain-based explanations of tobacco dependence. International Journal of Drug Policy, 29, 41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.011
2015
Journal Article
Why don’t smokers want help to quit? A qualitative study of smokers’ attitudes towards assisted versus unassisted quitting
Morphett, Kylie, Partridge, Brad, Gartner, Coral, Carter, Adrian and Hall, Wayne (2015). Why don’t smokers want help to quit? A qualitative study of smokers’ attitudes towards assisted versus unassisted quitting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12 (6), 6591-6607. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120606591
2015
Conference Publication
Smokers' endorsement of biological explanations of addiction and their relationship to treatment choices
Morphett, K., Carter, A., Hall, W. and Gartner, C. (2015). Smokers' endorsement of biological explanations of addiction and their relationship to treatment choices. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Peth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.
2014
Journal Article
Public attitudes in Australia towards the claim that addiction is a (brain) disease
Meurk, Carla, Partridge, Brad, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne, Morphett, Kylie and Lucke, Jayne (2014). Public attitudes in Australia towards the claim that addiction is a (brain) disease. Drug and Alcohol Review, 33 (3), 272-279. doi: 10.1111/dar.12115
2014
Conference Publication
Neuroscientific Accounts of Addiction: Social and Ethical Dimensions
Meurk, Carla, Keane, Helen, Fraser, Suzanne, Madden, Annie, Morphett, Kylie, Fraser, Doug, Carter, Adrian, Lucke, Jayne and Hall, Wayne D. (2014). Neuroscientific Accounts of Addiction: Social and Ethical Dimensions. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2014, Adelaide, SA Australia, 9-12 November 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.12222
2014
Conference Publication
Is knowing about neurobiology helpful to those affected by addiction? Perspectives of drug dependent persons and their families
Meurk, Carla, Morphett, Kylie, Fraser, Doug, Carter, Adrian, Lucke, Jayne and Hall, Wayne D. (2014). Is knowing about neurobiology helpful to those affected by addiction? Perspectives of drug dependent persons and their families. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2014, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 9-12 November, 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.12222
2013
Journal Article
What does 'acceptance' mean? Public reflections on the idea that addiction is a brain disease
Meurk, Carla, Hall, Wayne, Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian and Lucke, Jayne (2013). What does 'acceptance' mean? Public reflections on the idea that addiction is a brain disease. BioSocieties, 8 (4), 491-506. doi: 10.1057/biosoc.2013.24
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2013
Journal Article
Public attitudes toward the treatment of nicotine addiction
Morphett, Kylie, Lucke, Jayne, Gartner, Coral, Carter, Adrian, Meurk, Carla and Hall, Wayne (2013). Public attitudes toward the treatment of nicotine addiction. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 15 (9), 1617-1622. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt037
2013
Conference Publication
How has neurobiology affected public perceptions of addiction? Review of a mixed methods study
Meurk, Carla, Carter, Adrian, Lucke, Jayne, Partridge, Brad, Morphett, Kylie and Hall, Wayne (2013). How has neurobiology affected public perceptions of addiction? Review of a mixed methods study. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2013, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24-27 November 2013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/dar.12077
2013
Conference Publication
The Brain Disease Model of Addiction: Attitudes and Implications
Carter, Adrian, Meurk, Carla, Morphett, Kylie and Keane, Helen (2013). The Brain Disease Model of Addiction: Attitudes and Implications. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 - 27 November 1013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1111/dar.12077
2013
Conference Publication
Is smoking a brain disease? The attitudes of smokers towards a neurobiological conceptualisation of nicotine dependence
Morphett, Kylie, Gartner, Coral, Carter, Adrian, Lucke, Jayne, Partridge, Brad and Hall, Wayne (2013). Is smoking a brain disease? The attitudes of smokers towards a neurobiological conceptualisation of nicotine dependence. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2013, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24-27 November 2013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/dar.12077
2013
Journal Article
The "Brain Disease" Concept in Addiction: A Cause for Ambivalence, Not Concern
Morphett, Kylie and Meurk, Carla (2013). The "Brain Disease" Concept in Addiction: A Cause for Ambivalence, Not Concern. AJOB Neuroscience, 4 (3), 48-50. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2013.806377
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Kylie Morphett is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Regulating the design and construction of nicotine and tobacco products
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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Doctor Philosophy
Expansion of smoking bans into contentious spaces and the tobacco endgame
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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Doctor Philosophy
Support for Commercial Tobacco Endgame Policies among People Who Experience Tobacco-Related Stigma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Henry Marshall, Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of health professionals in communicating health messages about nicotine vaping products to smokers: A multiple methods approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Kathryn Steadman
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