I am an Honorary Research Fellow with the School of Psychology. My research is in the area of psychopharmacology and addiction, where I am interested in the acute and chronic effects of drugs on cognition, emotion and behaviour. I am interested in how extending our understanding in this area can be translated into searching for novel treatments for drug use disorders.
At UQ, I was connected to the Lives Lived Well research group with Professor Leanne Hides, and the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. As a Lives Lived Well Research Fellow, I worked on a trial that developed and implemented a new trauma-informed model of care in residential treatment for young people with substance use disorders. Prior to this, I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Exeter, where I investigated the role of social risk factors/stressors in the onset and maintenance of opioid use disorder. Specifically, I examined how experiences of childhood abuse and neglect may alter both pain-processing and the rewarding value of opioids later in life in an acute morphine administration study, alongside disruptions to interpersonal processes such as empathy and social distress. I also investigated disruptions to these interpersonal processes in individuals with an opioid use disorder, alongside evaluating a novel psychological treatment of Compassion-Focused Therapy in this clinical group. I was also interested in investigating pharmacologically-assisted psychotherapies for treating opioid use disorder, and have investigated the effects of recreational drug and alcohol use on cognition and social behaviour.
My research interests include:
Journal Article: Study protocol: implementing and evaluating a trauma-informed model of care in residential youth treatment for substance use disorders
Walter, Zoe C., Carlyle, Molly, Kerswell, Nick, Mefodeva, Valeriya, Nixon, Reg D. V., Cobham, Vanessa E. and Hides, Leanne (2023). Study protocol: implementing and evaluating a trauma-informed model of care in residential youth treatment for substance use disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14 1169794. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1169794
Carlyle, Molly, Walter, Zoe C., Theroux, Bronwyn, Leung, Janni and Hides, Leanne (2023). Reliability of online self-report versions of the Australian Treatment Outcome Profile (ATOP) and Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) among people in residential treatment for substance use problems. Addictive Behaviors, 144 107756, 107756. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107756
Journal Article: Does childhood adversity alter opioid drug reward? A conceptual replication in outpatients before surgery
Carlyle, Molly, Kvande, Malin, Meier, Isabell M., Trøstheim, Martin, Buen, Kaja, Jensen, Eira Nordeng, Ernst, Gernot, Leknes, Siri and Eikemo, Marie (2023). Does childhood adversity alter opioid drug reward? A conceptual replication in outpatients before surgery. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2023.2211348
Integrating Emotional and Social Conceptualisations of Loneliness in Theory and Practice
Doctor Philosophy
Treating comorbid Substance Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Doctor Philosophy
Walter, Zoe C., Carlyle, Molly, Kerswell, Nick, Mefodeva, Valeriya, Nixon, Reg D. V., Cobham, Vanessa E. and Hides, Leanne (2023). Study protocol: implementing and evaluating a trauma-informed model of care in residential youth treatment for substance use disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14 1169794. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1169794
Carlyle, Molly, Walter, Zoe C., Theroux, Bronwyn, Leung, Janni and Hides, Leanne (2023). Reliability of online self-report versions of the Australian Treatment Outcome Profile (ATOP) and Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) among people in residential treatment for substance use problems. Addictive Behaviors, 144 107756, 107756. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107756
Carlyle, Molly, Kvande, Malin, Meier, Isabell M., Trøstheim, Martin, Buen, Kaja, Jensen, Eira Nordeng, Ernst, Gernot, Leknes, Siri and Eikemo, Marie (2023). Does childhood adversity alter opioid drug reward? A conceptual replication in outpatients before surgery. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2023.2211348
Carlyle, Molly, Newland, Grace, Morris, Leith, Ellem, Rhiannon, Tisdale, Calvert, Quinn, Catherine A. and Hides, Leanne (2023). A Longitudinal Assessment of Substance Use Treatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Staff and Service Data. BioMed, 3 (2), 217-224. doi: 10.3390/biomed3020019
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Carlyle, Molly, Walter, Zoe and Hides, Leanne (2023). Client and staff perceptions of the integration of trauma informed care and specialist posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in residential treatment facilities for substance use: A qualitative study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (1), 181-192. doi: 10.1111/dar.13535
Retrospective self-reports of how adolescent substance use changed with the COVID-19 pandemic
Leung, Janni, Quinn, Catherine, Carlyle, Molly, Ellem, Rhiannon, Tisdale, Calvert, Davidson, Lily, White, Melanie J., Kavanagh, David J. and Hides, Leanne (2022). Retrospective self-reports of how adolescent substance use changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20) 13680, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013680
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Carlyle, Molly, Walter, Zoe, Chan, Gary and Hides, Leanne (2022). Polysubstance use in young people accessing residential and day treatment services for substance use: substance use profiles, psychiatric comorbidity, and treatment completion. Addiction, 117 (12), 3110-3120. doi: 10.1111/add.16008
Loneliness, belonging, and mental health in australian university students pre- and post-COVID-19
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong and Carlyle, Molly (2022). Loneliness, belonging, and mental health in australian university students pre- and post-COVID-19. Behaviour Change, 39 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/bec.2022.6
Hayes, Shaun, Carlyle, Molly, Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine and Dingle, Genevieve (2022). Exploring links between social identity, emotion regulation, and loneliness in those with and without a history of mental illness. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (3), 701-734. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12358
Carlyle, Molly, Constable, Toby, Walter, Zoe C., Wilson, Joanna, Newland, Grace and Hides, Leanne (2021). Cannabis-induced dysphoria/paranoia mediates the link between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in young cannabis users. Schizophrenia Research, 238, 178-184. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.10.011
Carlyle, Molly, Broomby, Rupert, Simpson, Graham, Hannon, Rachel, Fawaz, Leah, Mollaahmetoglu, O Merve, Drain, Jade, Mostazir, Mohammod and Morgan, Celia J. A. (2021). A randomised, double‐blind study investigating the relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine. Addiction Biology, 26 (6) e13047, e13047. doi: 10.1111/adb.13047
Allan, Julaine, Thompson, Anna, Carlyle, Molly, Thomas, Matthew and Medalia, Alice (2021). Feasibility and pilot efficacy of cognitive remediation for people in residential substance use treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (1), 78-87. doi: 10.1111/dar.13288
The acute effects of alcohol on state rumination in the laboratory
Mollaahmetoglu, O. Merve, Palmer, Edward, Maschauer, Emily, Nolan, Melissa C., Stevens, Tobias, Carlyle, Molly, Hardy, Lorna, Watkins, Edward R. and Morgan, Celia J. A. (2021). The acute effects of alcohol on state rumination in the laboratory. Psychopharmacology, 238 (6), 1671-1686. doi: 10.1007/s00213-021-05802-1
Carlyle, Molly, Leung, Janni, Walter, Zoe C., Juckel, Jennifer, Salom, Caroline, Quinn, Catherine A., Davidson, Lily, Ellem, Rhiannon, Newland, Grace and Hides, Leanne (2021). Changes in substance use among people seeking alcohol and other drug treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: evaluating mental health outcomes and resilience. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 15, 11782218211061746. doi: 10.1177/11782218211061746
Impaired empathy and increased anger following social exclusion in non-intoxicated opioid users
Carlyle, Molly, Rowley, Megan, Stevens, Tobias, Karl, Anke and Morgan, Celia J. A. (2019). Impaired empathy and increased anger following social exclusion in non-intoxicated opioid users. Psychopharmacology, 237 (2), 419-430. doi: 10.1007/s00213-019-05378-x
Carlyle, Molly, Rockliff, Helen, Edwards, Rachel, Ene, Crina, Karl, Anke, Marsh, Beth, Hartley, Lucie and Morgan, Celia J. A. (2019). Investigating the feasibility of brief compassion focused therapy in individuals in treatment for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 13, 117822181983672. doi: 10.1177/1178221819836726
Shyness, alcohol use disorders and 'hangxiety': a naturalistic study of social drinkers
Marsh, Beth, Carlyle, Molly, Carter, Emily, Hughes, Paige, McGahey, Sarah, Lawn, Will, Stevens, Tobias, McAndrew, Amy and Morgan, Celia J. A. (2019). Shyness, alcohol use disorders and 'hangxiety': a naturalistic study of social drinkers. Personality and Individual Differences, 139, 13-18. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.10.034
Carlyle, Molly, Stevens, Tobias, Fawaz, Leah, Marsh, Beth, Kosmider, Sophia and Morgan, Celia JA (2019). Greater empathy in MDMA users. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 33 (3), 295-304. doi: 10.1177/0269881119826594
Carlyle, Molly, Dumay, Nicolas, Roberts, Karen, McAndrew, Amy, Stevens, Tobias, Lawn, Will and Morgan, Celia J. A. (2017). Improved memory for information learnt before alcohol use in social drinkers tested in a naturalistic setting. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 6213. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06305-w
Pain and psychotic-like experiences in young people using cannabis
Wilson, Joanna, Constable, Toby, Mason, Katherine, Ferris, Laura, Quinn, Catherine, Hides, Leanne, Leung, Janni and Carlyle, Molly (2022). Pain and psychotic-like experiences in young people using cannabis. 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health—Public Health Issues in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Online, 11-25 January 2021. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ecerph-3-09056
Quinn, Catherine A., Leung, Janni, Carlyle, Molly, Ellem, Rhiannon, Tisdale, Calvert, Davidson, Lily, White, Melanie, Kavanagh, David and Hides, Leanne (2021). A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of substance use behaviours and emotional wellbeing in Australian senior high school students living through the COVID-19 pandemic. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Carlyle, Molly, Constable, Toby, Walter, Zoe C., Wilson, Joanna, Newland, Grace and Hides, Leanne (2021). Cannabis-induced dysphoria/paranoia mediates the link between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in young cannabis users. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Carlyle, Molly, Walter, Zoe C. and Hides, Leanne (2021). Client and staff perceptions of the integration of trauma informed care and specialist post-traumatic stress disorder treatment into residential treatment facilities for substance use: A qualitative study. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Carlyle, Molly, Kerswell, Nick, Mefodeva, Valeriya, Walter, Zoe C., Curtain, James and Hides, Leanne (2021). Development, implementation and evaluation of a new trauma-informed model of residential treatment for young people with substance use disorders. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong and Carlyle, Molly (2021). Longitudinal study of the impact of COVID-19 on stress, loneliness and risky drinking in university students. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13384
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Carlyle, Molly, Kerswell, Nick, Walter, Zoe C. and Hides, Leanne (2021). Pilot feasibility trial of cognitive processing therapy for young people with comorbid post-traumatic stress and substance use disorders in residential substance use treatment. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Chan, Gary C. K., Carlyle, Molly and Hides, Leanne (2021). Substance use and comorbid psychopathology characteristics in young treatment-seeking substance users: A latent class analysis. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Symposium: Integrating trauma-informed care into substance use treatment
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Staiger, Petra K., Carlyle, Molly, Curtain, James, Mills, Katherine L., Albrecht, Bonnie, Kerswell, Nick, Walter, Zoe C. and Hides, Leanne (2021). Symposium: Integrating trauma-informed care into substance use treatment. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and other drug staff, clients and services
Carlyle, Molly, Leung, Janni, Newland, Grace, Walter, Zoe C., Quinn, Catherine A., Morris, Leith, Tisdale, Calvert, Ellem, Rhiannon and Hides, Leanne (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and other drug staff, clients and services. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Theroux, Bronwyn, Carlyle, Molly, Walter, Zoe C. and Hides, Leanne (2021). The reliability of self-report assessments of the australian treatment outcome profile and World Health Organization's alcohol, smoking, and substance involvement screening test compared with standard interviews in residential treatment for substance use disorders. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and drug use
Carlyle, Molly, Leung, Janni, Juckel, Jennifer, Salom, Caroline and Hides, Leanne (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and drug use. Consultation Paper: Renewing Queensland's Alcohol and Other Drugs Plan Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Mental Health Commission.
Carlyle, Molly (2016). The acute effects of alcohol on memory and sleep: Does slow-wave sleep mediate the retrograde facilitation effect?. B.Sc Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Exeter.
Integrating Emotional and Social Conceptualisations of Loneliness in Theory and Practice
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Treating comorbid Substance Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: