Robyn Moffitt

Dr Robyn Moffitt is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, with appointments in the Faculty of Health and the SEED - Lifespan Strategic Research Centre. She serves as Course Director for the fourth-year H452 Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) and H650 Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced) programs.

• PhD, Psychology (Flinders University, 2010)
• Master of Psychology (University of Adelaide, 2004)
• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) (Flinders University, 2002)

Dr Moffitt's research spans clinical psychology, mental health, and public health with a focus on compassion-based interventions for chronic illness management, perinatal health, and body image. Her work applies acceptance and compassion-based approaches (ACT, CFT) to special populations including perinatal women and elite athletes. Key areas include self-compassion, self-criticism, perfectionism, and emotion regulation.

Her recent publications (2020–2025) demonstrate expertise in

• Chronic disease management
• Compassion-focused interventions
• Sport psychology
• Body image and eating disorders
• Digital education tools
• Psychological mechanisms

Dr Moffitt has received multiple teaching awards including the Vice Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching (2020, RMIT University) and is a Fellow with AdvanceHE. She supervises doctoral candidates in areas spanning gestational diabetes, dissociation after sexual victimization, and dialectical behavior therapy for eating disorders.

She contributes to research networks including the

• Mind-Body Research in Health Laboratory
• Deakin Network Against Gendered Violence
• Intervention Sciences research theme

and serves as Associate Editor for Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.