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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.”
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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
🎓 Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney
🎓 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (with Merit) from the University of Sydney
🎓 Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney
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.
Contributing Content
Blogs & Vlogs by Susan Hart/
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Beyond the Practice
Research and Publications
Scopus H Index=18
Senior Editor, Journal of Eating Disorders since 2016
Peer Reviewer: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition & Dietetics; International Journal of Eating Disorders
Research Grants
Evaluation of the Eating Disorders Medicare Benefit Schedule Items 2024. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Hidden in Plain Sight: Eating Disorders at St Vincent’s Hospital 2022. Endowment Grant – St Vincent’s Curran Foundation. Chief Investigator
Eating Disorders and Stigma Amongst Clinicians in Acute Care 2022. St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research (Innovation Fund). Chief Investigator
Barriers and Facilitators to Evidence-Based Care in Acute Eating Disorder Settings 2021. St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research (Innovation Fund). Chief Investigator
Recognition within their field
CEO Award for Clinical Excellence St Vincent’s Health Network (2022)
Award of Merit Dietitians Australia (2021)