Hello!

I am Burcin Baskurt. I am from Istanbul, currently  living in London, UK.

I received my BA degree in Sociology from Bogazici University, MA degree in Comparative Studies in History and Society from Koc University and PhD degree in Social and Organizational Psychology from Koc University. My doctorate research concentrated on career change intentions of young professionals in Turkey.

My main areas of research focus on interrelations between gender, work, family and education. I have been working in various national and international research projects, including career tracks of PhD graduates, success definitions of entrepreneurs, gender differences in worries about leadership  and positive development of early adolescents.

I worked as part-time instructor at Bilgi University, Bahcesehir University, Kadir Has University and Mef University. The undergraduate and graduate courses I taught include Positive Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychological Measurement, and Psychological Well-Being, Health and Safety in Organizations, Health Coaching, Industrial, Work and Organizational Psychology.

Very recently, I completed another Master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (MAPPCP) at the University of East London (UEL). Currently, I work as a senior lecturer at UEL in the MAPPCP program and I am the co-module leader of “Flourishing within Organisational Systems”.