Overview
Background
Dr Rachel Elphinston is a Senior Research Fellow at Recover Injury Research Centre at The University of Queensland and clinical psychologist with more than a decade of industry-related experience. Her research interests focus on the psychological risk factors for pain and disability following injury, integrated pain treatments, pain medicines use, and the influence of social media. She has designed and implemented research projects examining factors associated with perceived injustice following road traffic crashes, psychosocial factors associated with prescription opioid use in individuals with chronic pain, the effectiveness of brief psychological risk-targeted telehealth interventions, and the role of social media messaging in policy implementation following the up-scheduling of codeine. She has received industry funding to co-design, develop and test feasibility of a psychological brief intervention to reduce risk of prescription opioid-related harm in patients with chronic pain. Dr Elphinston has a current appointment with Addiction and Mental Health Services in Metro South Health and has experience in working in multidisciplinary clinical and research teams to translate research into practice and design and implement new models of care. She also has experience in delivering education and training to a wide range of health professionals and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Availability
- Dr Rachel Elphinston is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2015
Conference Publication
The customer’s always right: first insights into recruitment and selection practices across allied health
Robinson, A. and Elphinston, R. A. (2015). The customer’s always right: first insights into recruitment and selection practices across allied health. APS 11th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 2-7 July 2015.
2013
Journal Article
Romantic jealousy and relationship satisfaction: the costs of rumination
Elphinston, Rachel A., Feeney, Judith A., Noller, Patricia, Connor, Jason P. and Fitzgerald, Jennifer (2013). Romantic jealousy and relationship satisfaction: the costs of rumination. Western Journal of Communication, 77 (3), 293-304. doi: 10.1080/10570314.2013.770161
2011
Journal Article
Measuring romantic jealousy: Validation of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale in Australian samples
Elphinston, Rachel A., Feeney, Judith A. and Noller, Patricia (2011). Measuring romantic jealousy: Validation of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale in Australian samples. Australian Journal of Psychology, 63 (4), 243-251. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00026.x
2010
Other Outputs
Understanding jealousy in romantic relationships: links to attachment, Facebook involvement, and relational outcomes
Elphinston, Rachel (2010). Understanding jealousy in romantic relationships: links to attachment, Facebook involvement, and relational outcomes. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
2006
Conference Publication
An attachment perspective on romantic jealousy: examining person and situational determinants and their interactive effects.
Elphinston, R. A. and Feeney, J. A. (2006). An attachment perspective on romantic jealousy: examining person and situational determinants and their interactive effects.. Conference of the Interpersonal Association for Relationships, Crete, Greece, 6-10 July 2006.
2005
Conference Publication
The dark side of romantic relationships: The role of person and situational variable in the experience and expression of jealousy
Elphinston, R. A. and Feeney, J. A. (2005). The dark side of romantic relationships: The role of person and situational variable in the experience and expression of jealousy. the 40th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, 28 September - 2 October 2005. Basingstoke, UK: Taylor & Francis.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rachel Elphinston is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Virtual reality psychological interventions for chronic pain and driving phobia
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Co-designing and evaluating digital psychological interventions for people with chronic pain to improve safe use of prescription opioid medications
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Leveraging social media for injury and pain care
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Designing and evaluating intensive digital psychological interventions targeted to pain-related psychosocial risk factors
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Advancing conceptualisation and measurement of Internet-based addictions
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Digital peer support interventions for individuals with pain
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Progressing conceptual and transdiagnostic treatment models of co-morbid chronic pain and depression
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Virtual reality psychological interventions for chronic pain and driving phobia
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Co-designing and evaluating digital psychological interventions for people with chronic pain
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Leveraging social media for injury and pain care
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Designing and evaluating integrated psychological and exercise interventions among people with acute road traffic injury
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Peer and health professional delivered interventions for individuals with pain
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Progressing conceptual and transdiagnostic treatment models of co-morbid chronic pain and mental health problems
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing engagement in digital psychological interventions for patients with chronic non-cancer pain
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michele Sterling
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Doctor Philosophy
Psychologically informed physiotherapy for chronic pain after trauma.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michele Sterling
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