
Overview
Background
Dr Morley is an epidemiologist by background who works in health policy and health services research. Her broad areas of research interest are the intersections between healthcare provision and non-health sectors (e.g. the criminal justice system, transport infrastructure), particularly in relation to mental health and substance use. She is also interested in the evaluation of complex interventions using mixed-methods approaches involving administrative data.
Prior to joining UQ, Dr Morley was a Senior Research Leader and Deputy Director of the Health and Wellbeing Research Group at RAND Europe, a not-for-profit policy research organisation based in the UK. In this role she led two major research projects investigating government policy: an evaluation of the UK government investment in drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems (NIHR205228), and an assessment of the mental health impact of a major high-speed rail infrastructure project on surrounding communities (NIHR132761). She is a co-investigator for the Birmingham, RAND and Cambridge Rapid Evaluation Centre, one of five UK rapid evaluation centres funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR156533). She has also conducted research for the European Commission, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the UK Department for Health and Social Care.
Before working at RAND Europe, Dr Morley was a Senior Lecturer at the King's College London Institute for Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN), based at the National Addiction Centre. While at the IOPPN, she led research focused on using electronic health records to understand the unmet physical and mental health needs of people who use alcohol and other drugs. She also taught research methods and statistics on MSc programmes and was a member of the post-graduate research committee. Before this she held positions at University College London, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Melbourne.
Availability
- Dr Katherine Morley is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of History, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Genetics, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Certificate in Health Economics, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Population Health, The University of Queensland
- Member, Australian Evaluation Society, Australian Evaluation Society
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the priorities for improvement
Sinnott, Carol, Alboksmaty, Ahmed, Moxey, Jordan M., Morley, Katherine I., Parkinson, Sarah, Burt, Jenni and Dixon-Woods, Mary (2024). Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the priorities for improvement. British Journal of General Practice, 74 (742), e339-e346. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2023.0321
2024
Journal Article
Wellbeing Impact Study of High-Speed 2 (WISH2): Protocol for a mixed-methods examination of the impact of major transport infrastructure development on mental health and wellbeing
Morley, Katherine I., Hocking, Lucy, Saunders, Catherine L., Bousfield, Jennifer W., Bostock, Jennifer, Brimicombe, James, Burgoine, Thomas, Dawney, Jessica, Hofman, Joanna, Lee, Daniel, Mackett, Roger, Phillips, William, Sussex, Jon and Morris, Stephen (2024). Wellbeing Impact Study of High-Speed 2 (WISH2): Protocol for a mixed-methods examination of the impact of major transport infrastructure development on mental health and wellbeing. PLoS One, 19 (2) e0298701, 1-23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298701
2023
Journal Article
Public engagement with genomics
Middleton, Anna, Adams, Avery, Aidid, Hugbaad, Atutornu, Jerome, Boraschi, Daniela, Borra, Julian, Bircan, Tuba, Burch, Claudette, Costa, Alessia, Dickinson, Anna, Enticknap, Ann, Galloway, Catherine, Gale, Francesca, Garlick, Emma, Haydon, Em, Henriques, Sasha, Mitchell, Marion, Milne, Richard, Monaghan, Jack, Morley, Katherine I., Muella Santos, Milena, Olivares Boldu, Laura, Olumogba, Fifi, Orviss, Kate, Parry, Vivienne, Patch, Christine, Robarts, Lauren, Shingles, Sam, Smidt, Cindy ... Parkinson, Sarah (2023). Public engagement with genomics. Wellcome Open Research, 8 310, 1-29. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19473.2
2023
Journal Article
Outcomes following suicidal crisis among hazardous and harmful alcohol users in the Crisis Resolution Team
Robins, John E., Morley, Katherine I., Hayes, Richard D., Pritchard, Megan, Kornblum, Daisy and Kalk, Nicola J. (2023). Outcomes following suicidal crisis among hazardous and harmful alcohol users in the Crisis Resolution Team. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32 (2), 590-602. doi: 10.1111/inm.13105
2022
Journal Article
Guiding organisational decision-making about COVID-19 asymptomatic testing in workplaces: mixed-method study to inform an ethical framework
van der Scheer, Jan W., Ansari, Akbar, McLaughlin, Meredith, Cox, Caitríona, Liddell, Kathleen, Burt, Jenni, George, Jenny, Kenny, Rebecca, Cousens, Ruth, Leach, Brandi, McGowan, James, Morley, Katherine, Willars, Janet and Dixon-Woods, Mary (2022). Guiding organisational decision-making about COVID-19 asymptomatic testing in workplaces: mixed-method study to inform an ethical framework. BMC Public Health, 22 (1) 1747, 1-23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13993-1
2022
Other Outputs
Exploring the ethical dimensions of sequencing newborns' genomes: Rapid literature and evidence review
Katherine I. Morley, Brandi Leach, Lucy Hocking, Jessica Dawney, Zuzanna Marciniak-Nuqui, Stephanie Stockwell and Dominic Yiangou (2022). Exploring the ethical dimensions of sequencing newborns' genomes: Rapid literature and evidence review. London: Department of Health and Social Care.
2022
Journal Article
Assessing the implementation of digital innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to address key public health functions: scoping review of academic and nonacademic literature
Francombe, Joseph, Ali, Gemma-Claire, Gloinson, Emily Ryen, Feijao, Carolina, Morley, Katherine I, Gunashekar, Salil and de Carvalho Gomes, Helena (2022). Assessing the implementation of digital innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to address key public health functions: scoping review of academic and nonacademic literature. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 8 (7) e34605, 1-16. doi: 10.2196/34605
2022
Journal Article
Substance use in psychiatric crisis: relationship to violence
Kalk, Nicola J., Robins, John E., Ross, Kezia R., Pritchard, Megan, Lynskey, Michael T., Curtis, Vivienne A. and Morley, Katherine I. (2022). Substance use in psychiatric crisis: relationship to violence. Psychological Medicine, 52 (9), 1691-1697. doi: 10.1017/S0033291720003451
2022
Journal Article
Return of genomic results does not motivate intent to participate in research for all: Perspectives across 22 countries
Milne, Richard, Morley, Katherine I., Almarri, Mohamed A., Atutornu, Jerome, Baranova, Elena E., Bevan, Paul, Cerezo, Maria, Cong, Yali, Costa, Alessia, Feijao, Carolina, de Freitas, Cláudia, Fernow, Josepine, Goodhand, Peter, Hasan, Qurratulain, Hibino, Aiko, Houeland, Gry, Howard, Heidi C., Hussain Sheikh, Zakir, Malmgren, Charlotta Ingvoldstad, Izhevskaya, Vera L., Jędrzejak, Aleksandra, Jinhong, Cao, Kimura, Megumi, Kleiderman, Erika, Liu, Keying, Mascalzoni, Deborah, Mendes, Álvaro, Minari, Jusaku, Nicol, Dianne ... Middleton, Anna (2022). Return of genomic results does not motivate intent to participate in research for all: Perspectives across 22 countries. Genetics in Medicine, 24 (5), 1120-1129. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.01.002
2021
Other Outputs
Study on smoke-free environments and advertising of tobacco and related products
Beaujet, Helene, Dziewanska-Stringer, Christina, van Nierop, Petra, Rivero Cabrera, Romne, Sanchez-Villacanas Cabrera, Patricia, Shah, Priya, Stearns, Selma, Evans, Hamish, Hocking, Lucy, Hulme, Shann, Morley, Katherine, Nederveen, Fook, Parkinson, Sarah, Poole, Nikita, van Straaten, Barbara and Delhomme, Vincent (2021). Study on smoke-free environments and advertising of tobacco and related products. Brussels: European Commission. doi: 10.2875/802479
2021
Journal Article
Demonstrating trustworthiness when collecting and sharing genomic data: public views across 22 countries
Milne, Richard, Morley, Katherine I., Almarri, Mohamed A., Anwer, Shamim, Atutornu, Jerome, Baranova, Elena E., Bevan, Paul, Cerezo, Maria, Cong, Yali, Costa, Alessia, Critchley, Christine, Fernow, Josepine, Goodhand, Peter, Hasan, Qurratulain, Hibino, Aiko, Houeland, Gry, Howard, Heidi C., Hussain, S. Zakir, Malmgren, Charlotta Ingvoldstad, Izhevskaya, Vera L., Jędrzejak, Aleksandra, Jinhong, Cao, Kimura, Megumi, Kleiderman, Erika, Leach, Brandi, Liu, Keying, Mascalzoni, Deborah, Mendes, Álvaro, Minari, Jusaku ... Middleton, Anna (2021). Demonstrating trustworthiness when collecting and sharing genomic data: public views across 22 countries. Genome Medicine, 13 (1) 92, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13073-021-00903-0
2021
Journal Article
Alcohol dependence and heavy episodic drinking are associated with different levels of risk of death or repeat emergency service attendance after a suicide attempt
Robins, John E., Morley, Katherine I., Hayes, Richard D., Ross, Kezia R., Pritchard, Megan, Curtis, Vivienne and Kalk, Nicola J. (2021). Alcohol dependence and heavy episodic drinking are associated with different levels of risk of death or repeat emergency service attendance after a suicide attempt. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 224 108725, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108725
2021
Other Outputs
Supporting prioritisation of mental health funding related to urgent and emergency care in the East of England
Hocking, Lucy, Bousfield, Jennifer, Gkousis, Evangelos, Morley, Katherine and Sussex, Jon (2021). Supporting prioritisation of mental health funding related to urgent and emergency care in the East of England. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Eastern AHSN.
2021
Journal Article
The association of acute alcohol use and dynamic suicide risk with variation in onward care after psychiatric crisis
Robins, John E., Kalk, Nicola J., Ross, Kezia R., Pritchard, Megan, Curtis, Vivienne and Morley, Katherine I. (2021). The association of acute alcohol use and dynamic suicide risk with variation in onward care after psychiatric crisis. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (3), 499-508. doi: 10.1111/dar.13231
2020
Journal Article
Global Public Perceptions of Genomic Data Sharing: What Shapes the Willingness to Donate DNA and Health Data?
Middleton, Anna, Milne, Richard, Almarri, Mohamed A., Anwer, Shamim, Atutornu, Jerome, Baranova, Elena E., Bevan, Paul, Cerezo, Maria, Cong, Yali, Critchley, Christine, Fernow, Josepine, Goodhand, Peter, Hasan, Qurratulain, Hibino, Aiko, Houeland, Gry, Howard, Heidi C., Hussain, S. Zakir, Malmgren, Charlotta Ingvoldstad, Izhevskaya, Vera L., Jędrzejak, Aleksandra, Jinhong, Cao, Kimura, Megumi, Kleiderman, Erika, Leach, Brandi, Liu, Keying, Mascalzoni, Deborah, Mendes, Álvaro, Minari, Jusaku, Wang, Nan ... Morley, Katherine I. (2020). Global Public Perceptions of Genomic Data Sharing: What Shapes the Willingness to Donate DNA and Health Data?. American Journal of Human Genetics, 107 (4), 743-752. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.08.023
2020
Journal Article
Incidence and treatment costs of severe bacterial infections among people who inject heroin: A cohort study in South London, England
Lewer, Dan, Hope, Vivian D., Harris, Magdalena, Kelleher, Michael, Jewell, Amelia, Pritchard, Megan, Strang, John and Morley, Katherine I. (2020). Incidence and treatment costs of severe bacterial infections among people who inject heroin: A cohort study in South London, England. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 212 108057. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108057
2020
Journal Article
Frequency of health-care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lewer, Dan, Freer, Joseph, King, Emma, Larney, Sarah, Degenhardt, Louisa, Tweed, Emily J., Hope, Vivian D., Harris, Magdalena, Millar, Tim, Hayward, Andrew, Ciccarone, Dan and Morley, Katherine I. (2020). Frequency of health-care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 115 (6), 1011-1023. doi: 10.1111/add.14892
2019
Journal Article
Trust in genomic data sharing among members of the general public in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia
Milne, Richard, Morley, Katherine I., Howard, Heidi, Niemiec, Emilia, Nicol, Dianne, Critchley, Christine, Prainsack, Barbara, Vears, Danya, Smith, James, Steed, Claire, Bevan, Paul, Atutornu, Jerome, Farley, Lauren, Goodhand, Peter, Thorogood, Adrian, Kleiderman, Erika and Middleton, Anna (2019). Trust in genomic data sharing among members of the general public in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. Human Genetics, 138 (11-12), 1237-1246. doi: 10.1007/s00439-019-02062-0
2019
Journal Article
Finding Diagnostically Useful Patterns in Quantitative Phenotypic Data
Aitken, Stuart, Firth, Helen V., McRae, Jeremy, Halachev, Mihail, Kini, Usha, Parker, Michael J., Lees, Melissa M., Lachlan, Katherine, Sarkar, Ajoy, Joss, Shelagh, Splitt, Miranda, McKee, Shane, Németh, Andrea H., Scott, Richard H., Wright, C. F., Marsh, Joseph A., Hurles, Matthew E., FitzPatrick, David R., Fitzgerald, T. W., Gerety, S. S., Jones, W. D., van Kogelenberg, M., King, D. A., McRae, J., Morley, K. I., Parthiban, V., Al-Turki, S., Ambridge, K., Barrett, D. M. ... Hurles, M. E. (2019). Finding Diagnostically Useful Patterns in Quantitative Phenotypic Data. American Journal of Human Genetics, 105 (5), 933-946. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.09.015
2019
Journal Article
Characterising opportunity to use heroin reveals new avenues for intervention: context, outcomes, and latency to initiation
Hines, Lindsey A., Morley, Katherine I., Strang, John and Lynskey, Michael (2019). Characterising opportunity to use heroin reveals new avenues for intervention: context, outcomes, and latency to initiation. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 26 (6), 469-474. doi: 10.1080/09687637.2018.1527893
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Katherine Morley is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Undergraduate Winter Research Project - Review of stress, burnout and wellbeing in the mental health and addictions workforce
This project will examine the individual and organisational factors that affect the wellbeing, job satisfaction, stress and burnout of the mental health and addictions workforce, and how these relate to treatment outcomes for people who use the services provided by this workforce.
In Australia, and internationally, there has been a sustained decline in the capacity, skills, and morale of the mental health and drug treatment and recovery workforce. There is a limited supply of specialists who provide psychosocial interventions due to staff turnover, and a lack of new staff due to lack of training and unclear or unavailable career pathways. This is worsened by challenging working conditions, job insecurity, and lack of professional development. Research suggests this is true across all professions involved in mental health and substance use treatment, including psychiatry, nursing, and social work.
There is a dearth of high-quality research exploring the relationship between treatment outcomes and clinician and organisational characteristics. This area has gained more attention as some countries shift to a systems perspective of workforce development that encompasses not just individual training but also organisational and structural factors. The few high quality studies published to date suggest that the effects of workforce characteristics on treatment outcomes relate to the types of people treated, the types of treatment provided, and the outcomes examined, but further research is needed.
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