Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Adrian Carter is an NHMRC Career Development and Head, Neuroscience and Society Group at the School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University. He is also Director, Neuroethics Program, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function and Co-Chairs the Australian Brain Alliance Neuroethics Subcommittee, Australian Academy of Science. His research examines the impact of neuroscience on our understanding and treatment of addiction, mental illness and neurological disorders, including: agency, identity, moral responsibility, privacy, stigma and discrimination, the use of coercion and the capacity for voluntary control of behaviours; and the use of emerging technologies such as brain stimulation, brain computer interfaces, wearables and neuroimaging, to treat mental illness. He receivedthe Australasian Professional Society of Alcohol and Other Drugs “Early Career Award for Excellence in Research and Science” (2012) and the Australian National Drug and Alcohol Award for Excellence in Research (2010). He has over 140 publications, including the book ‘Addiction Neuroethics: The Promises and Perils of Addiction Neuroscience’ (Cambridge University Press, 2012). Dr Carter has been an advisor to the World Health Organization, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the Australian Ministerial Council on Drugs Strategy and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- neuroethics
- addiction
- drugs
- public policy
- neurolaw
- ethics
- compulsive behaviour
- impulsivity
- substance abuse
- policy
- bioethics
- mental health
Network
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Bioethics Horizon Scanning for Mental Health Research
Gardner, J., Mills, C. & Carter, A.
1/02/23 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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Do "losses disguised as wins" in Australian pokies cause harm?
Myles, D. B., Yucel, M. & Carter, A.
13/05/20 → 5/06/23
Project: Research
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AI for Older Australians in Aged-Care Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities
Petersen, A., Barbosa Neves, B., Vered, M., Carter, A. & Seear, K.
1/02/20 → 1/02/21
Project: Research
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What makes for high quality care online? Counsellor and client perceptions of care in online counselling
Savic, M., Warren, N., Carter, A., Pienaar, K., Manning, V. & Lubman, D.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/03/18 → 28/02/19
Project: Research
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Artificial intelligence in long-term care: Technological promise, aging anxieties, and sociotechnical ageism
Neves, B. B., Petersen, A., Vered, M., Carter, A. & Omori, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Gerontology. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Avoiding the Premature Introduction of Psychedelic Medicines in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Carter, A., Graham, M., Hall, W., Barber, M. & Gardner, J., 1 Apr 2023, In: AJOB Neuroscience. 14, 2, p. 129-131 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Staying with the silence: silence as affording care in online alcohol and other drug counselling
Savic, M., Barnett, A., Pienaar, K., Carter, A., Warren, N., Sandral, E., Manning, V. & Lubman, D. I., Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 116, 8 p., 104030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Transformative agents of change and investigative neurotechnologies: A qualitative study of psychedelic technology identities
Barber, M., Gardner, J. & Carter, A., Jun 2023, In: SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 3, 9 p., 100202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Examining the Associations Between Experiences of Perceived Racism and Drug and Alcohol Use in Aboriginal Australians
Gentile, V. A., Carter, A. & Jobson, L., 2022, In: Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. 3, 1, 20 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Associate Faculty Member Award
Carter, Adrian (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Associate Faculty Member Award
Carter, Adrian (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis
Carter, Adrian (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Early Career Award for Excellence in Research and Science
Carter, Adrian (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Shimadzu Young Investigator Award
Carter, Adrian (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Neuroscience and Society 2019
Jamie Walvisch (Organiser), Adrian Carter (Organiser) & Kate Seear (Organiser)
3 Dec 2019 → 4 Dec 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Brain Control: The Impact of Neuroscience on Law and Privacy
Jamie Walvisch (Producer), Adrian Carter (Producer) & Kate Seear (Producer)
4 Dec 2019Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Responsible Neuroinnovation
Jamie Walvisch (Organiser) & Adrian Carter (Organiser)
2 Dec 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Psychedelic Entanglements
John Gardner (Organiser), Adrian Carter (Organiser), Narelle Warren (Organiser) & Paul Mason (Organiser)
22 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Neurosocieties Symposium
Paul Mason (Organiser), Narelle Louise Warren (Organiser), John Grant Gardner (Organiser) & Adrian Nicholas Carter (Organiser)
25 Aug 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference