Honorarprofessorin Selda Koydemir, Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2017
Honorary Professor
Otto-Friedrich-University, Bamberg, Germany
2006
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
2000
Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 - present
Freelance Consultant
2014 - 2016
Associate Professor
Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus
Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program
2012 - 2014
Assistant Professor
Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus
Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program
2010 - 2012
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
Department of Psychology, Personality and Assessment
2009 - 2010
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
Roehampton University, London, UK
Department of Psychology
2007 - 2013
Founder and Director
Korto Mental Health and Research Center
Istanbul, Turkey
2007 - 2010
Assistant Professor
Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program
2004 - 2005
Visiting Research Scholar
Florida State University, Florida, USA
Clinical Psychology
2002 - 2007
Research Assistant
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Department of Educational Sciences
ADMINISTRATATIVE WORK
2014 -2016
Program Coordinator
Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus
Guidance and Psychological Counseling Undergraduate Program
Member of Social Sciences Academic Board
Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus
RESEARCH GRANTS
- Massive Online Open Course Tablet (April 2015 - 2018)
European Union Project funded by ITEA
Researcher - Well-being on campus: A web-based intervention program for promoting well-being among first year college students (February 2013-August 2014)
Funded by Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus
Principal investigator - Testing models of well-being and happiness in cultural and intercultural contexts (February 2010 – October 2011)
Postdoctoral research fellowship project funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Principal Investigator - Predictors of shyness and social anxiety: A cross-cultural study (2004-2006)
Funded by Middle East Technical University
Principal investigator - Understanding fear of negative evaluation in university students (2005 - 2006)
Funded by Middle East Technical University
Researcher - Help-seeking behaviors of university students (2003-2006)
Funded by Middle East Technical University
Researcher
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Individual and cultural differences in happiness and wellbeing
- Wellbeing intervention programs
- Emotional intelligence and wellbeing
- Measurement of wellbeing
- Wellbeing across nations