Anastasia Trebacz

Anastasia Trebacz is a Lecturer in Psychology for Medicine at the University of Sunderland, where she teaches Health Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Public Health within the School of Medicine. She also serves as a visiting researcher at Newcastle University in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.

• BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Liverpool
• MSc Research Methods in Psychology, University of Liverpool
• PhD in Psychology, Newcastle University (2022)

Her research bridges psychology and speech-language sciences, focusing on child language development and disorders, early intervention, and public health themes like health literacy and health inequalities. She frequently presents at academic symposia, including the Child Language Symposium 2024 and International Health Literacy Association events.

Recent publications emphasize language intervention evaluation in Arabic-speaking communities and health literacy projects in Northeast England. Collaborators include Professor Ghada Khattab and Professor Cristina McKean.

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of Fuse and Health Foundation Q Community

As a visiting researcher, she contributes to projects like Bulbul (ESRC GCRF-funded) and LIVELY SLT Parents, with fieldwork spanning Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine.