
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)
Current Positions
Faculty Member, Koç University
Senior Member, National Mentoring Resource Center Research Board (Chicago, IL)
Associate Editor, Journal of Child and Family Studies
Member, Young Academy Turkey (Istanbul)
Member, Turkish Academy of Sciences, Young Scientists (Ankara)
Member, Society for Research on Adolescence, COVID19 Task Force
Chair-elect, International Section, National Council on Family Relations
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)
Treasurer & Board Member, Association of Couple and Family Therapy (Turkey)
Consultant, US Department of Justice
Consultant, UNICEF Turkey
Research interests: Prevention of adolescent substance misuse & juvenile delinquency, youth mentoring and positive youth development, family-focused interventions, protective roles of relationships with peers, parents, non-parental adults, and romantic partners, substance use stigma.