research
Ashlea is a clinician-researcher working both as a Clinical Psychologist and Research Officer at the InsideOut Institute. Ashlea completed her PhD (University of Sydney) in 2024. Supervised by Prof Maguire, Prof Touyz and Prof Le Grange, Ashlea's PhD explored a multi-site implementation of telehealth-delivered Family-based Treatment (FBT) for adolescents living with AN in rural Australia. Ashlea has published 29 papers (11 first author), 1000 citations and has presented at 19 national and international conferences. Ashlea has received $30,000 in funding as a CIA, received the Academy of Eating Disorders Clinician Award (2019), the Graduate Women of NSW Tempe Mann Award (2023, $12000) and her PhD was supported by the University of Sydney Postgraduate Award ($136,500).
Ashlea is avaliable for HDR and PhD supervision related to her research interests. Please get in touch to discuss further.
This study develops and validates a perinatal-adapted screening tool (IOI-SP) through lived-experience co-design to accurately identify eating disorder symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, addressing a critical gap in routine detection.
This project aims to improve treatment and early intervention of eating disorders in mainstream mental health settings nationally (Headspace, Medicare Mental Health, Head to Health and Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR)) by embedding evidence-based treatment in care and upskilling frontline mental health clinicians.
This study investiagted the use of Family-Based Therapy (FBT) via telehealth for young people with Anorexia Nervosa living in rural and regional settings. It found that telehealth-FBT was feasibly implemented into rural services, with preliminary efficacy comparable to those reported by specialist studies.
digital-mental-health
treatment-innovation
implementation-translation
understanding-illness-lived-experience
BPsych(Hons1), MCP, PhD (Medicine and Health)
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