Dr Angela Hinz lectures in psychology at UniSC, joining the University in 2023. The primary focus of Angela’s PhD was the impact of idealised health and fitness media imagery on women’s body image, behaviour, and overall wellbeing; and on the development of strategies to promote healthy, inclusive messaging on social media and inclusive physical activity communities in person and online.
Concurrent to her PhD, and also post PhD, Angela has worked on additional research projects with University collaborators as well in partnership with local community groups and larger organisations. Projects have included studies on eating disorder treatment and body image interventions, social media health and body image messaging, contemporary wellness culture, and supporting women’s health and wellbeing throughout the lifespan.
Angela acted as a consultant for the Embrace Collective on the development of ‘The Activate Playbook – A guide to building better body image in young people’s sport’ and ‘Activate Dance – Recommendations for building better body image in dance’.
Professional Membership
- CoRe-ED (The Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders) – an international initiative bringing together researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, advocates, and not-for-profit and industry representatives
- Editorial Board for Body Image - an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance
- ANZAED (Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders)
Potential Research Projects
- Body image interventions
- Body image in specific health populations
- Body image and physical activity
- Body image and nature
- Social media and health messaging
- Contemporary wellness culture
- Health and fitness communities on social media
- Health and wellbeing of Mothers
- Women’s health across the lifespan
Research areas
- body Image
- eating disorders
- social media
- women’s health and wellbeing
Teaching areas
- Health Psychology
- Behavioural Psychology
- Social Psychology
Angela Hinz's specialist areas of knowledge include women’s body image, body image trends on social media, appearance management, body image in health and fitness communities, women’s health.