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Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), PhD
Conjoint Associate Professor, Western Sydney University

Dr Susan Hart

Experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian

“Genuine connection and authenticity are at the heart of my practice. I believe in “good enough nutrition”—helping people work toward their own goals rather than those set by others and believe that everyone is doing the best they can and that recovery is always possible.”
— Susan

  • Ages: 16+


    ✓ All Eating Disorder presentations
    ✓ Eating behaviours in Neurodiversity, inc. ARFID
    ✓ Nutrition in relation to all mental health presentations
    ✓ Nutrition counselling and improving relationships with food
    ✓ Women’s health, including nutrition and survivorship during and after breast cancer
    ✓ Supporting people in their relationship with food while managing conditions such as diabetes

  • ⎻ Member of Dietitians Australia

    🎓 Conjoint Associate Professor at Western Sydney University
    🎓 PhD in nutrition from Sydney University
    🎓 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics from Sydney University

Dr Susan Hart has over 25 years’ experience as an Accredited Practising Dietitian and specialises in the treatment and support of people experiencing eating disorders across all presentations.

She has worked in diverse settings—community and outpatient programs, in public and private inpatient services—and has established eating disorders services within the public health system. For 8 years she worked as the Eating Disorder Coordinator for St Vincent’s Health Network. She is currently the co-director of ENRG (the Eating Disorder and Nutrition Research Group) at Western Sydney University and is passionate about research into best practice nutrition management strategies for people with eating disorders.

Her work focuses on developing skills, offering compassionate support, and identifying both barriers and facilitators to lasting change. She is dedicated to a strengths-based approach to recovery and ensuring that all people seeking care for eating disorders can access what they need. She also has extensive experience supporting individuals health conditions such as diabetes to manage day to day eating challenges and improve their relationship with food.

In addition to her eating disorder expertise, she has a background in women’s health and breast cancer survivorship, having written “Healthy Living after Breast Cancer” inspired by her personal journey through breast cancer in 2011.

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Beyond the Practice

Research and Publications

  • A peer-reviewed article: “Diet, Digestion, and the Dietitian: A Survey of Clinicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices to Advance the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa”.

  • A book-chapter: “The Role of the Dietitian: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder”.

  • Development of the “REAL Food Guide” (a food-pyramid designed for adults with eating disorders) published 2018

    Recognition within their field

  • Peter Beumont Young Investigator Award (2nd place), 2008

  • Dietitians Australia Emerging Researcher Award, 2009

  • Joan Woodhill Prize for Excellence in Research, 2011