Education & Research

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”