About

I am a doctoral researcher at the University of Oregon. I study how people perceive, infer, and judge one another and how these reciprocal processes shape relationships, decisions, and social outcomes. Specifically, my research involves situations when people infer others’ mental states and traits accurately, when they engage in empathic processes, and how these inferences and processes influence moral evaluations, intergroup relations, and social outcomes across in-person, video-mediated, and online settings. To this end, I use social cognitive, affective, behavioral, and linguistic data and apply multilevel models, polynomial regression with response surface analysis, and natural language processing methods.

Education

University of Oregon | Eugene, OR

Ph.D. in Psychology | 2019 - June 2026 (Expected)

Koc University | Istanbul, Turkey

M.A. in Psychology | 2015 - 2018

Bogazici University | Istanbul, Turkey

B.A. in Guidance and Psychological Counseling | 2010 - 2015

Experience

University of Oregon | Graduate Employee | 2019 - Present

Koc University | Research and Teaching Assistant | 2015 - 2019