Sophie Dahlenburg

Dr Sophie Dahlenburg

Lecturer

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am a full-time Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. I am currently teaching into the Online Graduate Diploma in Psychology. My research interests lie in the area of life body image/eating disorders and how they interact with sexual orientation, and personality disorders.

My PhD thesis considered the complex relationship of body image and sexual orientation, with the focus on lesbian women. This PhD was undertaken from the University of South Australia, and was supervised by Professor David Gleaves, A/Professor Amanda Hutchinson, A/Professor Phil Kavanagh, and A/Professor Elizabeth Reiger .

My research has a focus on body image and eating disorders, and looking at the cross-section between gender and sexuality. I also research borderline personality disorder in collaboration with the Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative (SA Health).

I have experience with both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.  

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Dahlenburg, S. C., Bartsch, D. R., Giles, J. A., Koehne, K. A., & O'Sullivan, J. (2024). Experiences of a peer group for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder: A qualitative interview study. Personality and Mental Health, 11 pages.
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    2021 Dotan, A., Bachner-Melman, R., & Dahlenburg, S. C. (2021). Sexual orientation and disordered eating in women: a meta-analysis. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 26(1), 13-25.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC10
    2021 Dahlenburg, S. C., Hutchinson, A. D., & Gleaves, D. H. (2021). How coming out and community involvement affects body image: An in-depth examination of lesbian women’s personal experiences. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 25(4), 356-376.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3
    2020 Dahlenburg, S. C., Gleaves, D. H., Hutchinson, A. D., & Coro, D. G. (2020). Body image disturbance and sexual orientation: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Body Image, 35, 126-141.
    DOI Scopus37 WoS31 Europe PMC11
    2019 Dahlenburg, S. C., Norris, S. C., Gleaves, D. H., & Hutchinson, A. D. (2019). Treatment outcome research of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders: a systematic review with narrative and meta-analytic synthesis. Eating Disorders, 27(5), 482-502.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC9
    2019 Dahlenburg, S. C., Gleaves, D. H., & Hutchinson, A. D. (2019). Anorexia nervosa and perfectionism: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(3), 219-229.
    DOI Scopus77 WoS62 Europe PMC29
    2019 Coro, D., Hutchinson, A., Dahlenburg, S., Banks, S., & Coates, A. (2019). The relationship between diet and cognitive function in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 13(5), 773-791.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC9

  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2020 Gleaves, D., & Dahlenburg, S. (2020). Evidence-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents. In R. Steele, & M. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents (2 ed., pp. 281-295). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2023 Ludbrook, C., Bartsch, D., Gilson, K., Dahlenburg, S., & McLeod-Everitt, C. (2023). RANZCP Abstracts: Borderline personality disorder in the criminal justice system (Symposium). Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Perth, Western Australia: SAGE Publications.
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I'm a Course Coordinator for the Online Graduate Diploma of Psychology. I coordinate courses on Social Psychology, Foundations of Psychology, Research Methods, Design, and Analysis, and Individual Differences and Assessment. 

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Investigating Transgender and Gender Diverse Experiences of Gender Euphoria in an Australian Context Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Stella Kulesza

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Perfectionism and The Relationship Between Personality and Eating Attitudes: Testing a Mediation Model The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Honours Full Time Aleksandra Karadzic
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Attitudes Towards Parents with A Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Honours Full Time Dana Laird
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Exploring Personality Pathology and Minority Stress Among Australian Sexual and Gender Minorities The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Honours Full Time Sierra Magann
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor The Impacts of the Transition to Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tertiary Teachers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Honours Full Time Sussan Vo

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2023 - 2023 Prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder in the Criminal Justice System Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2023 Congress University of Adelaide Australia
    2021 - ongoing Stepped care model for people with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder - Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative Australia
    2019 - ongoing Sexual Orientation and Body Image Disturbance - American Psychological Society United States
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