Educational Theory and Policy | Ph.D. Candidate
at The Pennsylvania State University
at The Pennsylvania State University
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Welcome! I am Seyma Dagistan
a Ph.D. Candidate at PSU
The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. Candidate / Educational Theory and Policy / Aug 2017 – Present
Intend to graduate in Aug 2021
- Advisor: Dr. Maryellen Schaub
- Dissertation: The Social Construction of Youth Civic Engagement – The Relationship of Youth Civic Participation to Democratic Schooling Processes and Democracy
- Research Interests: Youth voice, Educational Policy, Educational policy evaluation, International and comparative education, Democracy in education, Educational equity
The University of Maine
Ph.D. Student / Educational Leadership / Aug 2016 – Aug 2017
- Advisor: Dr. Catharine Biddle
- 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 Program / Bachelor of Arts / 2011 – 2015
Language, Literature, Culture & TESOL
- Honors: summa cum laude (GPA: 3.73/4.0)
- 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: summa cum laude (GPA: 3.7/4.0)
Bilkent University
Bachelor of Arts / Political Science / 2005 – 2009
#Canvas #Blackboard #Stata #SPSS #R #Adobe Connect #Zoom #Wordpress #Google Apps #MS Word #MS Excel #MS PowerPoint #Keynote #Pages #Spreadsheet #Prezi
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.
University Graduate Fellow / 2017-2018
The Pennsylvania State University
- Awarded Penn State’s most prestigious fellowship.
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.