Katarzyna Mariańczyk

Katarzyna Mariańczyk, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Occupational, Organizational and Psychosocial Rehabilitation within the Institute of Psychology at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Her work bridges clinical research, disability studies, and health psychology, focusing on chronic illness, preterm birth, and vocational integration for people with disabilities.

• Over 15 years, she has published in journals like International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, often collaborating with researchers Wojciech Otrębski and Karolina Krzysztofik.
• Her research explores psychosocial problems in chronic illness, locus of control in integrated education, and labor market transitions for intellectually disabled individuals.
• She is a certified integrative psychotherapist (psychodynamic/systemic) and holds advanced training in psychodrama and sign language systems (SJM).