Educational Theory and Policy | Ph.D.
via The Pennsylvania State University
via The Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. / Educational Theory and Policy / 2017 – May 2022
- Advisor: Dr. Maryellen Schaub
- Honors: Graduate Fellowship
- GPA: 3.82/4.00
- Dissertation: Rethinking Youth Political Socialization – The Relationship of Youth Civic Participation to Democratic Schooling Processes and Democratic Political Contexts
- Research Interests: Youth civic participation; youth voice; youth political socialization; neo-institutionalism; social constructionism; educational policy; educational policy evaluation; international and comparative education analysis; educational leadership; educational equity; democracy in education.
The University of Maine
Ph.D. Student / Educational Leadership / Aug 2016 – Aug 2017
- Advisor: Dr. Catharine Biddle
- GPA: 4.00/4.00
- Transferred to The Pennsylvania State University at the end of the academic year
SUNY New Paltz, New York
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Dual Degree / Bachelor of Arts / 2011 – 2015
Language, Literature, Culture & TESOL
- Honors: summa cum laude
- GPA: 3.84/4.00
- Student Teaching: W.W. Smith Elementary, Poughkeepsie High School in New York, US & Tevfik Fikret High School in Ankara, Turkey.
University of East London
Master of Science / Psychology / 2009 – 2010
- Honors: Cum laude. Dissertation in evolutionary psychology (Distinction Award).
- GPA: 3.7/4.0
Bilkent University
Bachelor of Arts / Political Science / 2005 – 2009
Quantitative & qualitative analysis: #Stata, #R, #SPSS, #NVivo, #Qualtrics
Design & production: #Adobe Photoshop, #InDesign, #WordPress, #Claude Code, #Codex, #NotebookLM
Learning & collaboration: #Blackboard, #Adobe Connect, #Zoom, #Google Workspace, #Microsoft Office, #Keynote, #Pages, #Prezi
University Graduate Fellow / 2017-2018
The Pennsylvania State University
- Awarded Penn State’s most prestigious fellowship.
Conference Funding / 2017-2018
The Pennsylvania State University
- Received travel grants from the University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC), the Department of Educational Policy Studies, and the Graduate School to present at UCEA 2017, 2018 and CIES Northeastern Regional Conference, 2018.
Lancaster Travel Grant / Sep 2016
University of Maine
- Received a travel grant to present at NEERO, 2017.
Academic Achievement Scholarship / 2014-2015
SUNY New Paltz, New York
- Received the highest academic achievement scholarship that covered half of the tuition.
High Honors Student / 2011-2014
Middle East Technical University
- Received a high honors degree each semester.
Distinction Award for Thesis / 2009-2010
Merit Scholarship / 2009-2010
University of East London
- Received a distinction award for dissertation on evolutionary psychology.
- Received merit aid scholarship that covered half of the tuition.