Dr Nanette Gerlach
Position: Lecturer 
Discipline: Psychology
Location: Mt Helen Campus, Room H217
Phone: +61 3 5327 6723
Email: n.gerlach@federation.edu.au
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy – Australian Catholic University - 2024
- Master of Psychology (Health) – Swinburne University - 2005
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology – Monash University - 1998
- Graduate Diploma in Education – University of Alberta - 1997
- Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – University of Alberta - 1992
- Bachelor of Arts – University of Alberta – 1989
Teaching
Courses
- Master of Psychology (Clinical)
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Honours)
Units
- Advanced Adult Psychopathology (PSYCM7123)
- Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (PSYCM7016)
- Professional Practice Stage 3 (PSYCM7013)
- Professional Practice Stage 2 (PSYCM7012)
- Professional Practice Stage 1 (PSYCM7011)
- Practicum 1 (PSYCP7004)
- Honours Research Project (PSYCH4001 & PSYCH4102)
Biography
Nanette is a registered Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience working with child, adolescent, and adult clients in public health (acute and mental health), educational, and private practice settings. Nanette has been involved in the training of psychologists and colleagues from related professions throughout her career. Initially this formed part of her clinical work in hospital outpatient settings, and involved professional development of colleagues from a range of disciplines, as well as mentoring and supervision of early career professionals and psychology students. Nanette’s passion for the profession of psychology, and for mentoring new psychologists, drew her to tertiary education in this fascinating field.
Nanette is on staff in the Institute of Health and Wellbeing. She is as a member of the Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre and the Health Innovation and Transformation Centre at Federation University.
Nanette is a member of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She is also a member of the Psychology Education Interest Group and is currently treasurer of the Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychologists Interest Group (POPIG).
Nanette’s clinical work informs both her teaching and her research interests.
Areas of expertise
- Clinical education and professional development (including supervision, mentorship and peer consultation)
- Individual and group psychotherapy with adolescents and adults
- Health psychology
- Psychodynamically oriented psychology
- Interdisciplinary collaboration and training
Research interests
- Qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods research
- Personality (particularly, but not exclusively, Introversion)
- Adjusting to, and living with, chronic health issues
- Adolescence and emerging adulthood
- Intimacy and independence
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Adult Development and aging well
- Eating and/or weight issues
Supervision
2023 Honours Students:
Constance Star – “Exploring the effect of Illness Invalidation and Diagnostic Delays on the Quality of Life of Australians with Endometriosis: A mediation analysis.”
Daisy Waugh – “The Role of Conscientiousness and Physical Activity in Predicting Well-being in the Emerging Adult Population.”
Molly Fisher – “Exclusive Eating, Body Image and Psychological Wellbeing: A Moderation Model.”
Associations
- Registered with the AHPRA Psychology Board of Australia with Clinical endorsement
- AHPRA Psychology Board of Australia approved Clinical Psychology Supervisor
- Australian Psychological Society (APS) (member)
- APS College of Clinical Psychologists (fellow)
- Psychology Education Interest Group (member)
- Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychologists Interest Group (treasurer)
- Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences (member and reviewer)