Assistant Professor of Science Education
Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
University of Missouri-Columbia
AWARDS
&
GRANTS
2024 – SEC Visiting Faculty Grant
2024 – National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Faculty Success Program Scholarship
Office of the Provost & Division of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity, University of Missouri ($5,250)
2024-2026 – LEAP PD Funds
Office of the Provost, University of Missouri
2023 – Early-Career Research Fellowship, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine-Gulf Research Program, Grant period: 2024-2026 ($76,000)
2023 – Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
The Center for Teaching & Learning, University of Georgia
2023 – Conference Travel Grant
Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, University of Georgia ($1,250)
2023 – Conference Travel Grant
Graduate School, University of Georgia ($1,000)
2022 – Macagnoni Qualitative Research Award
Qualitative Research Program, University of Georgia ($900)
2022 – Graduate Student Research Award
AERA Science Teaching and Learning SIG ($750)
2022 – Outstanding Qualitative Research Paper Award
SUGRS: University of Georgia ($300)
2022 – Conference Travel Grant
Graduate School, University of Georgia ($1,500)
2021 – Sandra K. Abell Fellowship
National Association of Research in Science Teaching
2021 – Saeeda Peermahomed Award
University of Georgia International Student Life ($1,000)
2021 – Graduate Student Researcher Travel Award
AERA Science Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group ($300)
2021 – Jhumki Basu Fellowship
National Association of Research in Science Teaching ($250)
2021 – Virtual Conference Funding
Graduate School, University of Georgia ($500)
2020 – 2nd Place Poster Award
University of Georgia Mary Frances Early COE Research Conference ($300)
2020 – Conference Travel Grant
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia ($1,250)
2019 – The Graduate Education Advancement Board Fellowship
Graduate School, University of Georgia ($2,500)
2019 – Conference Travel Grant
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia ($1,250)
2018 – Conference Travel Grant
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia ($1,250)
2017 – Conference Travel Grant
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia ($1,250)
2016 – Scholarship for Graduate Studies Abroad
Turkish Ministry of National Education ($150,000)
Skills
NVivo
Atlas.ti
SPSS
HONORS
2018 – Present - Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
2012 – Graduated in 2nd rank, Biology Education
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Languages
Turkish
English
SERVICE
2024
Manuscript Reviewer | AERA Open
2024
Reviewer | 2024 International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Conference
2023
Panel Reviewer | National Science Foundation
2023
Manuscript Reviewer | Science Education
2023
Reviewer | 2024 NARST Annual Conference
2023
Manuscript Reviewer | JRST
2023
Panel Reviewer | The National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program
2022
Manuscript Reviewer (Invited) | Science Education
2022
Expert Review Panel, NGSS-aligned Assessment Tools by ML-PBL
2022
Reviewer | 2023 NARST Annual Conference
2022
Reviewer | 2023 ASTE Annual Conference
2022
Facilitator | ASTE Graduate Student Forum: Mini in May
2021
Manuscript Reviewer | JRST Early-Career Reviewer Pathway Program
2020 – 2021
International Student Life Representative | UGA Division of Student Affairs Student Advisory Board (DSASAB)
2020
Reviewer | 2021 NARST Graduate Student Research Symposium
2020
Reviewer | 2021 NARST Annual Conference
2020
Reviewer | 2021 AERA Annual Conference-Division C: Learning & Instruction, Section 1-d: Science
2020 – Present
Manuscript Reviewer (Invited) | Science & Education: Contributions from History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science and Mathematics
2020
Reviewer | 2021 ASTE Annual Conference
2020 – 2021
Chairperson | UGA International Student Advisory Board (ISAB)
2019 – 2020
Co-chair | NARST Graduate Student Committee
2019 – 2020
Organizer | 2020 NARST Graduate Student Research Symposium
2019 – 2021
Board Member | UGA International Student Advisory Board (ISAB)
2020
Organizer | NARST Graduate Student Method-RIG
2019
Reviewer | 2020 NARST Annual Conference
2019
On-site Director | Georgia Sub-Regional Science Bowl
2018
On-site Director | Georgia Sub-Regional Science Bowl
2018 – 2020
Treasurer | UGA Science Education Graduate Association
2019 – 2020
Roundtable Facilitator | NARST Graduate Student Forum
2019
Reviewer | 2018 Cultural Studies in Science Education (CSSE) Best Paper Award
2019 – 2020
Blog Manager | NARST Graduate Student Resources Blog
2018 – 2020
Committee Member | NARST Graduate Student Committee
2018
Reviewer | 2019 NARST Graduate Student Research Symposium