EDUCATION
1995 – Ph.D. in Communications, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
1988 – M.A. in Social Psychology, Bogazici University
1985 – B.A. in Psychology, Bogazici University
1985 – B.A. in Political Science, Bogazici University
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1986-1988 Research Assistant, Bogazici University: Turkish Early Enrichment Project
1988-1993 Research Assistant, Center for International Health and Development Communication, Annenberg School for Communication. Developing education intervention programs on Child Survival and AIDS in developing countries (Jordan, Indonesia, Philippines, Zaire, Lesotho, Ghana, Guatemala, Ecuador,Dominican Republic) and evaluation of these programs for USAID and Academy for Education and Development.
1992-1995 Communication advisor to World Health Organization
1993-1994 Principal Investigator, World Health Organization, and The Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University. Dissertation research “The role of social support and social influence in maternal infant feeding behavior in Istanbul, Turkey: Examination of social support as a multifaceted concept in filtering the effects of media messages”
1995-1996 Co-investigator, TUSES, “ Political Islam: Changing political and religious identities”
1995-1996 Co-investigator, TUSES, “ Political Islam: Changing political and religious identities”
1996-1997 Co-investigator, International Union of Psychological Science, “ Human dimensions of global environmental change”
1997 Co-investigator, World Population Council, MEAwards, “ Evaluation of the effects of two empowerment programs for low-income low-education women in Istanbul”
1997 Co-investigator and consultant, World Population Council, MEAwards, “Multi-faceted aspects of environmental problems in Istanbul and willingness to pay for environmental improvement”
1999-2000 Principal Investigator, World Bank “Poverty as Social Exclusion: Implications for Long-Term Design of Development Practices”
2001-2002 Principle Investigator, European Science Foundation “Environmental courses and Perceptions in Northern and Southern Europe”