Inge Gnatt

Inge Gnatt is a Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Health Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She is a registered psychologist and PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology, with a strong focus on mental health research and teaching. Her affiliations are centered at Swinburne, where she contributes to both undergraduate and postgraduate education.

• PhD (Clinical Psychology), Swinburne University of Technology (Expected: 19 Jun 2025)
• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Swinburne University of Technology (18 Dec 2017)
• Graduate Diploma of Psychology, University of Melbourne
• Bachelor of Dance, Victorian College of The Arts/University of Melbourne

Her research interests span mental health with a focus on eating disorders, body image, trauma, and PTSD. She also investigates dance performance psychology, particularly psychological support during key career transitions in dance. Her work emphasizes compassion-focused therapy, emotion dysregulation, shame, and the integration of lived experience in mental health research and practice.

Her recent publications reflect a strong trend in clinical and applied psychology, particularly in comorbid mental health conditions, public mental health workforce challenges, and innovative treatment models. She frequently collaborates on studies related to trauma, eating disorders, and workforce sustainability, often using mixed-methods and systematic review approaches.

• Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) Writing Award (2022)
• Postgraduate Students Clinical Research Grant, Australian Psychological Society (2020)

Inge Gnatt supervises Honours students and is involved in teaching across brain and behaviour, mental health diagnosis, sport psychology, and advanced clinical practice. She has contributed to public discourse through media engagements on topics such as emotional eating, social media risks for eating disorders, and dancer health. While specific labs or research teams are not mentioned, her collaborative work suggests active participation in mental health research networks at Swinburne.