Marta Szastok

Marta Szastok, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at SWPS University's Faculty of Psychology in Katowice, specializing in Clinical and Health Psychology. She combines academic teaching with private psychotherapy practice and is a certified cognitive-behavioral therapist trained at SWPS University (2017-2021). She contributes to research through the Emotion Cognition Lab at the Institute of Psychology.

• Education:
  • Doctoral degree in Psychology from Jagiellonian University

Her research focuses on cognitive aging, emotion processing, and political psychology. Recent work explores experiential avoidance mechanisms, gender disparities in STEM, and intersections between pandemic stress and climate activism. She has published in journals like Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition and presented at academic conferences.

Key article trends show interdisciplinary work bridging cognitive neuroscience, political behavior, and social psychology. Her publications span schema processing theory, radical leadership dynamics, and gender equity research.

She actively participates in the Polish Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (PTTPB) and contributes to team research awards, including winning a research poster contest at SWPS University.