Rate My Professor Carolyn Noyes

Carolyn Noyes holds a Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science from the University of South Australia, awarded through the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. Her research contributions center on the neurological consequences of long-term illicit stimulant use, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and ecstasy. These efforts were conducted within the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at the University of South Australia in Adelaide.

In 2013, she co-authored 'Illicit Stimulant Use Is Associated with Abnormal Substantia Nigra Morphology in Humans,' published in PLOS ONE. The study compared 36 recreational stimulant users to 36 matched controls using high-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Findings indicated that stimulant users had significantly reduced substantia nigra volume, thinner pars compacta, and enlarged red nucleus, suggesting neurotoxic damage to dopaminergic pathways in the basal ganglia. The research was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of South Australia. That same year, Noyes contributed to 'Illicit Stimulant Use in Humans Is Associated with a Long-Term Increase in Tremor,' appearing in the European Journal of Neuroscience. This investigation measured physiological tremor with motion transducers and assessed motor cortex excitability via transcranial magnetic stimulation paired-pulse protocols, revealing persistently elevated tremor in users.

Carolyn Noyes currently functions as a clinical supervisor for medical imaging students at the University of South Australia. She supports placements in emergency department medical imaging alongside Di Sleeman, with contact details provided in course materials including telephone numbers 08 7074 4524 and 08 7074 2057. Her career spans research, graduation, and educational supervision in medical radiation science and related neuroscience applications.