Anna Wiatrowska

Anna Wiatrowska serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pedagogy of Work and Andragogy within the Faculty of Education and Psychology at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland. Holding the scientific degree of habilitated doctor (dr hab.) in social sciences, she maintains active teaching responsibilities including weekly consultations for students during academic semesters. Her career at UMCS has progressed through positions as Assistant in the Institute of Pedagogy's Teacher Education Department, followed by Adiunkt roles in both the Pedeutology and Health Education Department and her current department.

Her academic credentials include dual 5-year Master's degrees: one in Pedagogy specializing in preschool and early school pedagogy, and another in Psychology focusing on clinical psychology. This interdisciplinary foundation supports her habilitation in social sciences.

Dr. Wiatrowska's research centers on the psychosocial dimensions of eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating) and obesity, with particular emphasis on behavioral addictions related to body shaping and co-addiction dynamics. Her work systematically examines psychological constructs including sense of coherence, locus of control, self-esteem, and stress coping mechanisms within clinical populations. Recent publications reveal a methodological focus on quantitative analysis of value systems and psychometric correlations between mental health indicators and disordered eating behaviors, often with gender-specific analyses of female subjects.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications shows consistent thematic evolution toward integrated biopsychosocial models, with increasing attention to artistic expression in therapeutic contexts and family violence as etiological factors. Her work bridges clinical psychology, pedagogy, and health education through interdisciplinary frameworks.

She has secured research funding through European Financial Support (EFS) for projects including the "School of Equal Opportunities" developmental program for underserved schools in Lubelszczyzna and postgraduate studies in "Family Life Education." Her collaborative work extends to the Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology at Lublin University of Life Sciences, and she contributes to the Education for Safety Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences' Pedagogical Sciences Committee. Additionally, she completed 4 years of postgraduate training in cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult populations.