Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of cultural diversity, immigration and integration, identity politics, educational success and political participation of immigrants and minorities, using a wide range of methods from comparative, multi-level, longitudinal research designs and analyses to experimental and intervention studies.
Public outreach & key achievements
She an associate editor in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology.
She recently received a grant from Jacobs Foundation for a project on “Cultural diversity approaches in schools and their implications for student achievement and adjustment”
She recently received the Distinguished Visiting Fellowship award by the Graduate Center City University of New York
She has strong international ties and collaborates with colleagues from several universities (University of Leuven, City University of New York, Sussex University, and University of Potsdam)
She has given several public seminars in NGOs and academia as an invited speaker
Public seminar “When dual identity claims are accepted in schools: Long term effects” in the Graduate Center City University of New York
Workshop on “Cultural Borders and Psychological Barrier” in the 4th International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival, Istanbul https://icpsff.com/2016/04/27/press-release-festival-program/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1755995401298143/?active_tab=highlights
“Migration, Social Exclusion and Woman”, invited speaker, Marmara Region workshop on Irregular Migration in Turkey, GİGM Migration Research Center, Istanbul
“Attitudes towards Reconciliation and Peace in Turkey: The case of Turkish- Kurdish conflict”. Invited speaker in a conference on Talks about Peace by Istanbul University
Her opinions and research findings appeared in newspapers and TV
“Syrian refugee children learn Turkish by electronic app’, Interview published in ArabNews,
“Parents’ social media challenges”, Interview in Turkish published in Cibali Postasi,
“Voting Psychology”, host in special issue on voting in a Turkish TV channel Habertürk
“Erdogan: van hervormer tot autocrat [Erdoğan, from reformer to autocrat]”, Interview published in the month magazine in Dutch, MO, Mondiaal Nieuws, Belgium
“Social psychology and social media use”, Host in a Turkish TV program, Asıl Mesele, Cine5, Turkey
She received the best paper award in “The Turkish Migration in Europe: Projecting the next 50 years” Conference that was held at Regent's University London in 2012
Research students
| PhD area | Development of acculturation attitudes during childhood and adolescence |
| Name | Jessie Hillekens |
| Years of study | 2017 onward |
| Country | University of Leuven, Belgium |
| PhD area | Collective nostalgia and populism |
| Name | Ezgi Elçi |
| Years of study | 2017 onward |
| Country | Koç University, Turkey |