Iryna Viktorivna Pushchyna

Iryna Viktorivna Pushchyna serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Special Education within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Holding the academic title of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, she has established herself as a dedicated educator and researcher in the fields of special education and inclusive pedagogy.

• Position: Associate Professor
• Academic Title: Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences
• ORCID: 0000-0002-8070-8863
• Scopus ID: 57279658600
• Google Scholar: dnv2vCcAAAAJ

Dr. Pushchyna's research focuses on training specialists in special and inclusive education, with particular emphasis on modern technologies for correctional and developmental work with children who have psychophysical disorders. Her work spans multiple disciplines including pedagogy, psychology, and speech therapy, with a strong practical orientation toward classroom applications.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on educational challenges faced by children with disabilities. Her research spans attention development in children with intellectual disabilities, communication competence in professional settings, psychological conflicts in rehabilitation institutions, speech disorders post-stroke, psychomotor development in deaf children, and speech therapy techniques for children with dysarthria. This demonstrates her comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing the multifaceted needs of children with various disabilities.

Dr. Pushchyna teaches courses including Foundations of Inclusive Education, Admission to the Specialty, Basics of Psycholinguistics, and Management in the Field of Special and Inclusive Education, preparing future educators to work effectively in inclusive environments.

Her academic journey includes higher education from Zaporizhia State University (2003) in Physical Culture and Sports, followed by additional studies at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (2020) in Special Education. Her candidate's thesis, defended in 1997 at South Ukrainian State Pedagogical University, focused on respiratory gymnastics for children with hearing impairment.