Prof. Anna Brytek-Matera

Psychologist and cognitive behavioural therapist. Associate Professor at the Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw. Head of the Nutritional Psychology Unit, as well as EAT Lab (Eating Behavior Laboratory), at the University of Wroclaw. She has been awarded the “START” scholarship for young scientists by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). She has been selected as the French Government Scholarship laureate (Cotutelle) and awarded a scholarship by Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) for a research project at the University of Bordeaux. She has been invited to deliver guest lectures at foreign universities (Paul Verlaine University—Metz, University of Nantes, University of Bordeaux, University of Pavia, University of Padova, University of West London and Stanford University). She is the author of over 120 scholarly publications (in Polish, English and French); a member of the Editorial Board for “BMC Psychiatry” (section Eating Disorders), “Eating and Weight Disorders” and “Journal of Health Psychology” and a member of the Reviewer Board for “Nutrients” as well. She was a guest editor of the Special Issue Psychology of Eating: Understanding of Eating Behaviours, “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health”.