Dr Raquel Peel is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT, an adjunct Senior Lecturer at UniSQ, and a research supervisor at UTS, with a decade of experience in teaching, research, and public engagement. She is also an internationally recognised relationships expert, who has delivered a TEDx talk on relationship sabotage, which was featured as one of the most popular talks in the TED series ‘How to Be a Better Human’ and TEDxShorts.
Her mission is to educate and empower people on how to build healthy and fulfilling relationships, as well as to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental health and suicide. She is a prolific contributor for The Conversation and a frequent media commentator on relationship matters at national and international outlets. Her current research program encompasses studies on interpersonal relationships, mental health, suicide, and education.
For a complete portfolio, please visit: www.RaquelPeel.com
Experience
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2023–presentSenior Lecturer, RMIT
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2022–2023Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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2019–2021Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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2017–2019Lecturer, James Cook University
Education
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2020James Cook University, PhD
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2015James Cook University, BPsych(Honours)
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2011University of Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (Art History) (Music)
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2008TAFE NSW, Advanced Diploma Music Business
Publications
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2021BMC Psychology, The relationship sabotage scale: An evaluation of factor analyses and constructive validity
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2020Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, Why do we sabotage love? A thematic analysis of lived experiences of relationship breakdown and maintenance.
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2020BMC Medical Education, The impact of localised general practice training on Queensland’s rural and remote general practice workforce
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2019Journal of Relationship Research, Defining romantic self-sabotage: A thematic analysis of interviews with practicing psychologists.
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2019BMC Health Services Research, Building general practice training capacity in rural and remote Australia with underserved primary care services: A qualitative investigation.
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2018International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Mental health diagnoses and relationship breakdown: Which is the chicken and which the egg?
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2017GSTF Journal of Psychology, Comparing the Effect of Stigma on the Recognition of Suicide Risk in Others between Australia and Brazil
Grants and Contracts
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2018Research Training Program Competitive Pool Funding
- Role:
- PhD Researcher
- Funding Source:
- James Cook University
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2018Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship
- Role:
- PhD Researcher
- Funding Source:
- Australian Government - Department of Education and Training
Professional Memberships
- APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group
- APS Member
Research Areas
- Psychology (1701)
Honours
Fellow of Advanced Higher Education | Member of Golden Key Society
- Melbourne
- Website
- @RaquelPeel
- Article Feed
- contact@raquelpeel.com
- raquel.peel@nd.edu.au
- ORCID
- Joined
