ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

AI in everyday family life: How conversational agents interact with couple and family dynamics
We are  currently working on theoretical aspects of conversational agents and how they relate to family dynamics. This project will evolve to an empirical study with couples. 
Collaborators/Doctoral students: Gökçenay (Kaplan) Başer, Melike Coşkun, Minel Güler

Cultural Adaptation of UNFT Program 
In this project, we are adapting and implementing the evidence-based systemic family therapy intervention to prevent adolescent substance misuse. Our project is funded by the TÜBA-GEBİP Award and Research Grant. 
Coordinator: Gökçenay (Kaplan) Başer
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Stigma Projects
We have series of stigma projects that explore 1-social prototypes of heroin and alcohol addiction and 2-perceived causality of addiction. Data collection of all phases are complete and we are at the stage of preparing manuscripts for publication. 
Collaborator: Bülent Turan (Koç University)
Coordinator: Aliye Canan Taşlıoğlu Sayıner
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