Inge Stegeman studied Health Sciences at the Vrije University Amsterdam. She obtained her PhD in models for colorectal cancer screening in 2013, after which she was appointed as an epidemiologist at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the UMC Utrecht. Her research focus is on the quality of biomedical research with a focus on hearing and tinnitus.

Inge Stegeman has been a member of the Utrecht Young Academy, a bridge between young and talented researchers, since 2022.