Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I have 22 years experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist in the State of Queensland, Australia and have completed a Bachelor of Arts, Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy. I specialise in Eating Disorders; Obesity; Binge Eating Disorder; Food Cravings; women's health; adolescence; lap-band (bariatric) surgery; Complementary and alternative medicine/integrative medicine; energy psychology; and health psychology. Prior to my position at Bond University, I spent 14 years as an academic for Griffith University.
In the health field, I lead clinical trials investigating the impact of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), especially in the treatment of food cravings in overweight and obese adults.
I have compared EFT against Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for food cravings; EFT versus CBT for Depression in Adults; EFT for academic fear and resilience in 15 year old students; and EFT for sufferers of chronic pain. I have also led the world's first trial examining neural changes after EFT for food issues (fMRI study).
Statement for HDR students
I coordinate clinical psychological research trials into new therapies in the area of obesity and weight management. Specific focuses are in the health psychology field, and complementary and alternative medicine/integrative medicine (e.g., energy psychology) techniques.
I am currently supervising HDR students who are researching psychological strategies for medical students; love language strategies for parents to improve attachment in children; disordered eating udring pregnancy; and prenatal pregnancy baby bonding programs.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Griffith University Queensland
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Research Output
Delineating the psychological and behavioural factors of successful weight loss maintenance
Levinge, E., Stapleton, P. B. & Sabot, D., Jan 2020, In : Heliyon. 6, 1, 5 p., e03100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Online Delivery of Emotional Freedom Techniques for Food Cravings and Weight Management: 2-Year Follow-Up
Stapleton, P. B., Lilley-Hale, E., Mackintosh, G. & Sparenburg, E., 1 Feb 2020, In : Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 26, 2, p. 98-106 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
An initial investigation of neural changes in overweight adults with food cravings after emotional freedom techniques
Stapleton, P. B., Buchan, C., Mitchell, I., McGrath, Y., Gorton, P. & Carter, B., 15 Feb 2019, In : OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Improves Multiple Physiological Markers of Health
Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., Stapleton, P., Sims, R., Blickheuser, K. & Church, D., 2019, In : Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine. 24, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Citations
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239
Downloads
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Delphi Expert Parent Study: Factors Needed for 21st Century Pre- and Perinatal Parenting Programs
Mckee, C. L., Stapleton, P. & Pidgeon, A. M., Jul 2019, In : Journal of Perinatal Education. 28, 3, p. 163-179 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities
Pearson Australia Group (Publisher)
Peta Stapleton (Reviewer)2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer-review
3 Hacks for Health, Happiness and Mindset
Peta Stapleton (Speaker)13 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
GC Women In Business Empowering Young Women Award - judging panel
Peta Stapleton (Panelist)12 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ... › Other
Book Launch: The Science Behind Tapping
Peta Stapleton (Participant)11 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ... › Other
Emotional Freedom Techniques for Adult Obesity: 10 years of Australian Clinical Trials, Keynote speech
Peta Stapleton (Keynote speaker)7 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
Podcast / radio interview in USA on the science behind tapping
25/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Student theses
Attitudes to psychological stress awareness, avoidance and management in organisations engaged in construction project management: a comparison with business at large.
Author: Patching, A., 12 Oct 2019Supervisor: Regan, M. (Supervisor) & Stapleton, P. B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Disordered eating in pregnancy: the development and validation of a pregnancy-specific screening instrument
Author: Bannatyne, A. J., 16 Jun 2019Supervisor: Stapleton, P. (Supervisor), Watt, B. (Supervisor), Hughes, R. (Supervisor) & MacKenzie-Shalders, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Pre- and Perinatal Parenting Education for the 21st Century: Biopsychosocial factors that impact thriving of the mother, father, and baby.
Author: McKee, C. L., 16 Jun 2018Supervisor: Pidgeon, A. M. (Supervisor) & Stapleton, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Scleroderma: the relationship of psychosocial stress and levels of compassion, to psychological injury, age of onset and severity of disease symptoms
Author: Kearney, K., 13 Jun 2015Supervisor: Hicks, R. E. (Supervisor), Stapleton, P. (Supervisor) & Bartrum, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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