MEET OUR DIRECTOR
GIZEM ERDEM, PHD, I-LMFT
Lab Director & Associate Professor of Psychology
Independent Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Contact: gizemerdem@ku.edu.tr
Education
Post-doc. Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois-Chicago (2015)
Ph.D. Human Development & Family Science with a Specialisation in 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
Associate Director, Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Koç University
Faculty Member, Department of Psychology, Koç University
Senior Member, National Mentoring Resource Center Research Board (Chicago, IL)
Chair, International Section, National Council on Family Relations
Clinical Fellow, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Approved Supervisor, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Member, Young Academy Turkey (Istanbul)
Member, Turkish Academy of Sciences, Young Scientist (Ankara)
Past Positions
Visiting Scholar, Utrecht University (Netherlands)
Associate Editor, Journal of Child and Family Studies
Member, Society for Research on Adolescence, COVID19 Task Force (USA)
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, resilience, positive youth development
Family-focused interventions
Protective roles of relationships with peers, parents, non-parental adults, and romantic partners
Substance use stigma