Ms Leith Morris
07 3443 2558
Room 229, McElwain Building 24A
Researcher biography
Leith is a research fellow with the Lives Lived Well group with Professor Leanne Hides and is in the final stages of her PhD with the School of Public Health. Her PhD examines hepatitis C treatment uptake and outcomes among people who inject drugs, with a focus on a community-based model of care. Prior to undertaking her PhD she worked in a research capacity on a range of projects across psychology, social science and public health disciplines and has developed broad interests in the substance use field. Leith is currently managing a feasibility trial that is implementing a Brief Intervention for Substance Use for people seeking treatment at community AOD services. We are evaluating the effectiveness of this intervention and the feasibility of implementing it as the first step in a stepped care approach to substance use care.
Research Interests Include:
- Brief Interventions for substance use
- Hepatitis C treatment uptake and outcomes among PWID
- Models of Care for Hepatitis C treatment
Journal Articles
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
Man, Nicola, Chrzanowska, Agata, Price, Olivia, Bruno, Raimondo, Dietze, Paul M, Sisson, Scott A, Degenhardt, Louisa, Salom, Caroline, Morris, Leith, Farrell, Michael and Peacock, Amy (2021). Trends in cocaine use, markets and harms in Australia, 2003-2019. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (6), 946-956. doi: 10.1111/dar.13252
Morris, Leith, Selvey, Linda, Williams, Owain, Gilks, Charles and Smirnov, Andrew (2020). Reasons for not seeking hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs. Substance Use and Misuse, 56 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1846198
Morris, Leith, Selvey, Linda, Williams, Owain, Gilks, Charles, Kvassy, Amanda and Smirnov, Andrew (2020). Hepatitis C cascade of care at an integrated community facility for people who inject drugs. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 114 108025, 108025. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108025
Morris, Leith, Smirnov, Andrew, Kvassay, Amanda, Leslie, Ellen, Kavanagh, Rebecca, Alexander, Nik, Davey, Geoff, Williams, Owain, Gilks, Charles and Najman, Jake (2017). Initial outcomes of integrated community-based hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs: findings from the Queensland Injectors’ Health Network. International Journal of Drug Policy, 47, 216-220. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.056
Conference Papers
Pocuca, Nina, Campbell, Gabrielle, Morris, Leith, Ellem, Rhiannon, Newland, Grace, Walter, Zoe, Stokes, Holly, Dignan, Julie, Kelly, Peter J., Larance, Briony, Baker, Amanda L., Beck, Alison K. and Hides, Leanne (2023). Three-month polysubstance use patterns among people enrolled in outpatient treatment for methamphetamine use. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Morris, Leith, Sunley, Angela, Pocuca, Nina, Ellem, Rhiannon, Campbell, Gabrielle, Newland, Grace, Stokes, Holly, Kerswell, Nick and Hides, Leanne (2023). First Step: age group and service outcomes of implementing a brief intervention in a community alcohol and other drugs service. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Pocuca, Nina, Ellem, Rhiannon, Campbell, Gabrielle, Beck, Alison K., Tisdale, Calvert, Dehaine, Rayan, Bushnell, Matthew, Morris, Leith, Newland, Grace, Walter, Zoe, Stokes, Holly, Dignan, Julie, Kelly, Peter J., Larance, Briony, Baker, Amanda L. and Hides, Leanne (2023). Barriers, facilitators and key attributes driving routine outcome monitoring and feedback uptake-client and staff perspectives. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Rossa, K., Salom, C., Mann, D., Edmed, S., Morris, L., Lorimer, N., Stokes, H., Dignan, J. and Smith, S. (2022). Feasibility of assessing environmental factors in residential treatment settings: Preliminary associations between objective sleep and mental health outcomes. 33rd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 8-11 November 2022. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.169
Hides, Leanne, Morris, Leith, Quinn, Catherine A., Dignan, Julie, Stokes, Holly, Kerswell, Nick, Newland, Grace, Pariz, Juliane, Curtin, James, Mooney, David and Giles, Mitchell (2022). Implementation, sustainability, client and service outcomes of delivering the first step brief intervention in community alcohol and other drug settings. APSAD 2022 Conference, Darwin, NT Australia, 9-12 October 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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.
Research Reports
Salom, Caroline, Daly, Catherine, Juckel, Jennifer and Morris, Leith (2020). Trends in awareness, uptake and deployment of naloxone among a sample of people who inject drugs in Australia. Sydney, Australia: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Salom, Caroline, Maravilla, Joemer, Thomas, Natalie, Juckel, Jennifer, Daly, Catherine, Morris, Leith, Gisev, Natasa, Peacock, Amy and McDaid, Lisa (2020). Evaluation of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Subsidised Take Home Naloxone Pilot Interim Report 1. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Morris, L, Barber, T, Daly, C and Salom, C (2020). Queensland Drug Trends 2019: Key Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) Interviews. Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Morris, Leith, Barber, Tayla, Daly, Catherine and Salom, Caroline (2020). Queensland Drug Trends 2019: Key Findings from the Illicit Drugs Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews. Illicit Drugs Reporting System Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Morris, Leith and Salom, Caroline (2019). Queensland drug trends 2018: key findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) interviews. Australian Drug Trends Series Sydney, NSW, Australia: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Morris, Leith and Salom, Caroline (2019). Queensland drug trends 2018: findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). Australian Drug Trends Series Sydney, NSW, Australia: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Haynes, M., Baxter, J., Claudio, F., Morris, L., Povey, J. and Shaw, E. (2012). AusAID Review of Gender Training. Final Report. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Institute for Social Science Research.