Iwona Mazur

Dr. Iwona Mazur is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), Poznań, Poland. Her research focuses on audiovisual translation, audio description, and media accessibility for visually impaired audiences. She has coordinated international projects like the Pear Tree Project and led the National Science Center-funded Opus-24 grant (2023-2026) on functional models of audio description.

• Education: MA in English (2001), PhD in English (2005), both from Poznań.

Her work spans translation theory, cultural aspects of translation, and empirical studies using eye-tracking technology. She has served as a peer reviewer for journals like JAT – Journal of Audiovisual Translation and Target. International Journal of Translation Studies, and has reviewed PhD dissertations on audio description strategies and accessibility in virtual reality.

• Scientific Awards: Adam Mickiewicz University Rector's Award (2016), Rector's Scholarship (2023), and 2024 Scientist of the Future nomination.

She has organized international conferences (e.g., INTERMEDIA 2017) and participated in over 30 academic events globally, including the 2023 TRADIT23 conference in Madrid. Her outreach includes workshops at the Poznań Science and Art Festival and talks on language accessibility.