since 10/2021: Research Assistant and Lecturer at the American Studies section of the University of Bamberg
Studies
since 10/2022: PhD Candidate at the American Studies Section of the University of Bamberg
10/2017 – 09/2021: M.A. European Joint Master’s Degree in English and American Studies, University of Bamberg
09/2013 – 06/2017: B.A. English Language and Literature, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Studies and Research Stays Abroad
03/2026 – 04/2026: Research Stay at the University of Maine at Augusta with Prof. Sarah Hentges, Bangor, Maine, USA
09/2024 – 11/2024: Research Stay at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA (funded by the Bavarian American Academy & Harvard Club of Munich e.V.)
06/2023: Ph.D. Course "LIT606 Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment" at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway
09/2018 – 02/2019: Erasmus semester abroad at the University of Graz, Austria (as part of the European Joint Master's Degree)
03/2016 – 07/2016: Erasmus semester abroad at the University of Marburg, Germany
Awards, Certificates, and Scholarships
03/2026: FNK Travel Grant for a Conference Prepsentation at the 57. Annual Meeting of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), Gannon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA
10/2024: Thematic Certificate for Inclusive Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities, University of Augsburg
09/2023: Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities Basic Level, University of Bamberg
06/2023: FNK Travel Grant for a Project Presentation at the Ph.D. Course "LIT606 Ecocritical Theory: Literature, Culture and Environment" at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway