ACU Researcher

Dr Angelique Ralph

Senior Lecturer (Psychology)

Areas of expertise: Eating disorders; disordered eating and weight-related health; health psychology; chronic disease, nephrology and transplantation; qualitative methods

Phone: +612 9701 4822

Email: angelique.ralph@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Strathfield Campus

HDR Supervisor accreditation status: HDR Supervisor (Provisional)

ORCID ID: 0000-0009-0007-4178-5499

Dr Angelique Ralph is a clinical psychologist and Senior Lecturer in psychology at Australian Catholic University, with research interests in eating disorders, disordered eating, weight-related health, chronic disease and clinical health psychology. Her work focuses on improving care for people experiencing eating disorders and related health challenges, with particular interests in higher-weight populations, research translation and the use of qualitative research methodologies to understand the lived experiences of people, families, and health professionals.

Her current work examines the lived experiences of people navigating eating disorders, weight management, and chronic health conditions, alongside workforce and health service research focused on improving identification, treatment, and models of care. This includes supporting health professionals to recognise and respond to eating disorders, as well as national work examining service delivery and workforce capacity across Australian health systems.

Before joining ACU in 2024, Angelique was Research Lead at the National Eating Disorders Collaboration, where she led national research, service development and evaluation initiatives. She contributed to major sector initiatives, including the Australian National Eating Disorders Strategy (2023-2033), and co-led the development of Australia’s Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Eating Disorders for People with Higher Weight. She has also held research positions at the University of Sydney and UNSW alongside clinical roles in public and private health settings.

Angelique completed her psychology training, including a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and PhD, at the University of Sydney. Her doctoral research focused on psychosocial outcomes in living kidney donation.

At ACU, she teaches and provides clinical supervision in postgraduate clinical psychology programs and supervises research students. She also serves as an Associate Editor for Clinical Psychologist and a Senior Editor for the Journal of Eating Disorders.

Select publications

• Ralph AF, Butow P, Craig JC, Wong G, Chadban SJ, Luxton G, Gutman T, Hanson CS, Ju A, Tong A. Living kidney donor and recipient perspectives on their relationship: longitudinal semi-structured interviews. BMJ open. 2019;9(4):e026629.
• Ju A, Chow BY, Ralph AF, Howell M, Josephson MA, Ahn C, Butt Z, Dobbels F, Fowler K, Jowsey‐Gregoire S. Patient‐reported outcome measures for life participation in kidney transplantation: A systematic review. American Journal of Transplantation. 2019;19(8):2306-17
• Ralph AF, Butow P, Craig JC, Chapman JR, Gill JS, Kanellis J, Tong A. Clinicians’ attitudes and approaches to evaluating the potential living kidney donor‐recipient relationship: an interview study. Nephrology. 2018;24(2):252-262
• Tong A, Gill J, Budde K, Marson L, Reese PP, Rosenbloom D, Rostaing L, Wong G, Josephson MA, Pruett TL, Warrens AN, Craig JC, Sautenet B, Evangelidis N, Ralph AF, Hanson CS, Shen JI, Howard K, Meyer K, Perrone RD, Weiner DE, Fung S, Ma MKM, Rose C, Ryan J, Chen L-X, Howell M, Larkins N, Kim S, Thangaraju S, Ju A, Chapman JR. Toward Establishing Core Outcome Domains For Trials in Kidney Transplantation: Report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology—Kidney Transplantation Consensus Workshops. Transplantation. 2017;101(8):1887-96.
• Ralph AF, Butow P, Hanson CS, Chadban SJ, Chapman JR, Craig JC, Kanellis J, Luxton G, Tong A. Donor and Recipient Views on Their Relationship in Living Kidney Donation: Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2017;69(5):602-16.
• Ju A, Unruh M, Davison S, Dapueto J, Dew MA, Fluck R, Germain M, Jassal SV, Obrador G, O’Donoghue D, Tugwell P, Craig JC, Ralph AF, Howell M, Tong A. Patient-reported outcome measures for fatigue in patients on hemodialysis: a systematic review. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2017.
• Hanson CS, Ralph AF, Manera KE, Gill JS, Kanellis J, Wong G, Craig JC, Chapman JR, Tong A. The Lived Experience of “Being Evaluated” for Organ Donation Focus Groups with Living Kidney Donors. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2017;12(11):1852-61.
• Ralph AF, Alyami A, Allen RD, Howard K, Craig JC, Chadban SJ, Irving M, Tong A. Attitudes and beliefs about deceased organ donation in the Arabic-speaking community in Australia: a focus group study. BMJ open. 2016;6(1):e010138.
• Tong A, Ralph AF, Chapman JR, Wong G, Gill JS, Josephson MA, Craig JC. Focus group study of public opinion about paying living kidney donors in Australia. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2015:CJN. 10821014.
• Ralph A, Chapman J, Gillis J, Craig J, Butow P, Howard K, Irving M, Sutanto B, Tong A. Family perspectives on deceased organ donation: thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. American Journal of Transplantation. 2014;14(4):923-35.
• Ralph AF, Chadban SJ, Butow P, Craig JC, Kanellis J, Wong G, Logeman C, Tong A. The experiences and impact of being deemed ineligible for living kidney donation: Semi‐structured interview study. Nephrology. 2020 Apr;25(4):339-50.
• Ralph AF, Brennan L, Byrne S, Caldwell B, Farmer J, Hart LM, Heruc GA, Maguire S, Piya MK, Quin J, Trobe SK. Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline. Journal of Eating Disorders. 2022 Dec;10(1):1-42.

Selected international conference publications

• Ralph AF, Dougherty L, Shelton B, Spiel E. Implementation of the National Eating Disorders Strategy 2023-2033: An evaluation framework. Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders 2022 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 23-24 August 2024

• Ralph AF, Butow P, Craig JC, Chapman JR, Gill J, Kanellis J, Tong A. Transplant professionals’ attitudes and approaches to the living kidney donor-recipient relationship: interview study. 14th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement, Geneva, Switzerland. 6-9 September 2017

• Ralph AF, Butow P, Hanson CS, Chadban SJ, Chapman JR, Craig JC, Kanellis J, Luxton G, Tong A. Donor and recipient views on their relationship in living kidney donation: thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. American Transplant Congress, Chicago, 29 April – 3 May 2017

• Ralph AF, Alyami A, Allen RDM, Howard K, Craig JC, Chadban SJ, Irving M, Tong A. Attitudes and beliefs about organ donation: Focus group study in Arabic-speaking communities in Australia. 13th Congress of the International Society of Organ Donation and Procurement, Seoul, South Korea,17-20 October 2015

• Ralph AF, Alyami A, Allen RDM, Howard K, Craig JC, Chadban SJ, Irving M, Tong A. Attitudes and beliefs about organ donation: Focus group study in Arabic-speaking communities in Australia. Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation, Singapore, August 23-26, 2015

• Ralph A, Chapman JR, Craig JC, Gillis J, Irving M, Tong A. Family experiences and perspectives on deceased organ and tissue donation for transplantation. American Transplant Congress, Seattle, 18 -22 May 2013

Selected invited presentations:

• Eating disorders and higher weight, 4 March 2022, World Obesity Day – The Obesity Collective, Online
• Strengthening relationship and psychosocial outcomes in living kidney donation, 26 October 2018, Transplant Nurses Association National Meeting, Sydney – Keynote presentation
• Attitudes about organ donation in the Arabic community, 13 July 2015, Organ Donation Implementation Advisory Group Meeting – NSW Health, Sydney
• Family perspectives of deceased organ donation, 27 February 2014, Organ and Tissue Donation Education Day, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

Awards

• Recipient of the following awards and scholarships in support of my PhD research:
• National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship ($105, 437; 2015-2017)
• Alumni PhD Scholarship, University of Sydney (2015)
• Royston George Booker Scholarship, University of Sydney (2016)
• Kath O’Neil Scholarship, University of Sydney (2016)
• Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Travel Award (2017)

Editorial roles

Senior Editor: Journal of Eating Disorders, 2025 – present

Associate Editor: Clinical Psychologist, 2025 – present

International journal review panels

Journal reviewer (selection)
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Transplantation
Transplant International
BMC Medical Research Methodology
Clinical Transplantation
BMJ Open