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Dr Anastasia Trebacz

Research Associate

Background

I am a Research Associate working under PI Professor Ghada Khattab on the 'Language in the Early Years: Tackling the roots of academic and social inequalities in Arabic-speaking children' ESRC GCRF funded project 'bulbul'.

My research interests include child language development and disorders, early intervention and trial methodology.

I previously completed my PhD at 缅北禁地 with Professor Cristina McKean, Dr Helen Stringer, Professor James Law and Dr Lauren Ackerman evaluating the efficacy of Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST) through a quasi-experimental pilot study.

I also hold a BSc (hons) in Psychology and an MSc in Research Methods in Psychology from the University of Liverpool. 

Research

My research is mainly focussed in the following areas:

  • Early intervention for children with language difficulties
  • Language development in Arabic speaking children
  • Development of assessments for Arabic speaking children
  • Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)
Teaching

I have previously taught the following modules:

Module Lead- SPE8214 Research Methods in Clinical Practice (Undergraduate level)

Module Tutor- SPE4050 Research Methods (Postgraduate level)

I have supervised BSc and MSc Speech and Language Therapy student dissertations examining the Building Early Sentences Therapy intervention and use of screen media.

Publications
  • Trebacz A, McKean C, Semaan G, Khattab G. . London: National Institute for Health Research, 2022. Available at: .
  • Khattab G, Abdelwahab AGS, Al-Shdifat K, Alsiddiqi Z, Floccia C, Kouba Hreich E, McKean C, Moitel Messarra C, Odeh T, Trebacz A. . International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2023, 25(1), 96-101.
  • Letts C, Garrido-Tamayo T, Ashton E, Trebacz A. . EAL Journal 2021, (16), 36-39.
  • McKean C, Benson K, Jack C, Letts CA, Pert S, Preston E, Trebacz A, Stringer H, Wareham H. . BioMed Central Ltd, 2020. Available at: .
  • McKean C, Stringer H, Letts C, Pert S, Masidlover M, Jack C, Trebacz A, Wareham H, Preston E, Baker J, Benson K. . In: North East SLT Research Network: Symposium. 2020, North East SLT Research Network.
  • Letts C, Pert S, Czaplewska E, Ashton E, Benson K, Preston E, Stringer H, Trebacz A, Wareham H, McKean C, Jack C. . In: NALDIC 28 Conference 2020: Multilingual Britain: Successes, challenges and future directions. 2020, Virtual: National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum.
  • Trebacz A, McKean C, Stringer H, Law J. . In: Child Language Symposium. 2019, Sheffield, UK.
  • Trebacz A, McKean C, Stringer H, Law J. Evaluating Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST); a Novel Speech & Language Intervention. In: Great North Children's Research Community Conference. 2019.
  • Trebacz A. . PhD Thesis, 缅北禁地 UK, 2021.