Education:
- Ph.D.: Social Psychology/Personality, Kansas State University, USA, 1996
- M.A.: Developmental Psychology, Hacettepe University, Turkey, 1988
- B.S.: Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 1985
Research Interest:
- Attachment and Parenting
- Driver Behavior – Transportation Psychology
- Personality Traits and Assessment
- Effects of Unemployment
- Multivariate Statistics
Academic History and Work Experience
- Faculty Member, Sabanci University, 2020 – present
- Visiting Faculty Member, Sabanci University, 2018 -2019
- Professor, Middle East Technical University, 2005 to 2018
- Fulbright Scholar, Cornell University, USA, August, 2011-April, 2012.
- Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University, 1999-2005.
- Assistant Professor, Ankara University, 1996-1999.
- Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology, Kansas State University, USA, 1995-1996.
- Instructor: Department of Continuing Education, Kansas State University, USA, 1994-1996.
- Teaching Assistant: Dept. of Psychology, Ankara University, 1988-1991.
- Instructor: Dept. of Psychology, Hacettepe University, 1987-1988.
- Researcher: Medical School, Dept. of Public Health, Hacettepe University, 1986-1988.
Professional Positions
- Acting President, Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, August 2016 – October 2016.
- Vice president, Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, February 2016 – July 2016.
- Chairperson, METU, Department of Psychology, December 2003 – July 2011.
- Vice Chairperson, METU, Department of Psychology, May 1999 – March 2001.
- Member of Executive Committee and Vise President, Turkish Psychological Association, 1997 – 1999.
- Member of Executive Board, METU, Learning and Student Development Center (ÖGEB), 2007 – 2016
- Editor (and Founder), Turkish Psychological Articles (Türk Psikoloji Yazıları), 1998 -2002.
- Editor, Turkish Psychological Bulletin, Issues: #7, 8, 9, and 10, 1997-1998.
- Editorial Consultant, IX. National Psychology Congress Scientific Studies, Turkish Psychological Association, Ankara, 1998.
- Member of European Federation of Psychologists Association (EFPA), Committee on Scientific Affairs, representing Turkish Psychological Association, 2005 – 2012.
- Turkish Psychological Association, Traffic Test Calibration Commission Member, 2000 – 2011.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of TUBİM (Türkiye Uyuşturucu ve Uyuşturucu Bağımlılığı İzleme Merkezi), 2008 – 2013.
- Co-Chair, 12th European Congress of Psychology, İstanbul, 2011.
- Consultant to Traffic Research Department of Turkish National Police, 2013- 2014.
Academic Awards and Scholarships
- Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı Lifetime Achievement Award, 3. Social Psychology Congress, 2019
- Member of the Science Academy, Turkey since 2014
- Fulbright Scholar Award, 2011.-2012
- METU Academic Performance Award, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2016.
- METU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Foundation, The Thesis of the Year Award, given to Ayça Berfu Ünal’s master’s thesis, December, 2007.
- METU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Foundation, The Thesis of the Year Award, given to Metin Özdemir’s master’s thesis, December, 2002.
- Scholarship for Ph.D. studies by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK), 1991 – 1996
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Psychological Association
- International Association for Relationship Research
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues
- International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
- European Association for Research on Adolescence