MEET OUR DIRECTOR

GIZEM ERDEM, PHD, LMFT

Lab Director & Associate Professor of Psychology

Contact: gizemerdem@ku.edu.tr

Education

Post-doc. Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois-Chicago (2015)

Ph.D. Couple and Family Therapy, The Ohio State University (2014)

M.A. Human Development & Family Science, The Ohio State University (2008)

B.A. Psychology, Boğaziçi University (2006)

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Current Positions 

Faculty Member, Koç University 

Associate Member, National Mentoring Resource Center Research Board (Chicago, IL)

Associate Editor, Journal of Child and Family Studies 

Member, Young Academy Turkey

Treasurer & Board Member, Association of Couple and Family Therapy (Turkey)

Society for Research on Adolescence, International Committee Member 

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Past Positions 

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University (USA)

Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholar, ISCHTE University Lisbon (Portugal)

Secretary & Treasurer, NCFR Family Therapy Section (USA)

New Professional Representative, NCFR International Section (USA)

Consultant, US Department of Justice

Consultant, UNICEF Turkey

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Research interests: Prevention of adolescent substance abuse & juvenile delinquency, youth mentoring and positive youth development, family-focused interventions, protective roles of relationships with peers, parents, non-parental adults, and romantic partners.