Assistant Professor
Degrees
BS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology, 1994
MS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology,
Clinical Psychology, 1998
PhD- Middle East Technical University, Department of Educational
Sciences, Counseling Psychology, 2004
Research Interests:
Stress and coping
Cognitive theory of
emotions
Five factor theory of
personality
Courses:
Introduction to Psychopathology
Psychology of
Personality
Clinical Psychology
Psychological Testing
Contemporary Approaches to
Psychotherapy
Stress Management
Faculty Directed Advanced Research for
Psychology as a Social Science I,
II
Contact:
nesealkan@atilim.edu.tr, + (312) 586 86 40
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~nalkan
Instuctor Mine CİHANOĞLU (OĞUL)

Degrees
BS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology, 1997
MS- Middle East Technical University, Department of
Psychology, Clinical Psychology, 2000
PhD- Ege University, Department of Psychology, Developmental
Psychology, 2002- cont.
Research Interests:
Social
and cognitive development in childhood
Children's rights
Social policies and
child development
Stress
and coping in adolescence
Courses:
Developmental Psychology
Psychology of Adolescence and Aging
Developmental Psychopathology: Infancy through Adolescence
Basics
of Clinical Interviewing
Selected Topics in
Developmental Psychology
Contact:
mogul@atilim.edu.tr, + (312) 586 84 26
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~mogul
Kürşad DEMİRUTKU, PhD.,
Instuctor
Degrees
BS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology, 1997
MS- Middle East Technical University, Department of
Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2000
PhD- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology,
Social
Psychology, 2007
Research Interests:
Human
values
Socialization
Motivation
Courses:
Introduction to Social
Psychology
Research Methods in
Psychology I
Research Methods in
Psychology II
Experimental Design
Contact:
kdemirutku@atilim.edu.tr,
+(312) 586 85 86
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~kdemirutku
Instuctor Özlem D.
GÜMÜŞ

Degrees
BS-Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology, 2002
1.MS-Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Psychology of Excellence,
2004
2.MS-Middle East Technical University, Eurasian Studies, 2005
PhD-University of Ankara, Social Psychology, 2005-
Research Interests:
Political psychology
(political leadership, ideologies, propaganda)
Cross-cultural
psychology
Post-communist Turkic
Republics Social values Attitudes and attitude change (persuasion)
Courses :
Research Methods in
Psychology I
Research Methods in
Psychology II
Introduction to
Psychology I
Introduction to
Psychology II
Social Psychology (for
nondepartmental students)
Introduction to Social
Psychology
Psychology of
Interpersonal Relationships
Statistical Applications
in Psychology
Multivariate Statistics
Leadership
Attitudes and Social
Behavior
Contact:
ogumus@atilim.edu.tr, +(312) 586 84 26
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~ogumus
Instuctor Aslı Bahar İNAN

Degrees
BS- Middle East Technical University, Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, 2002
MS- Middle East Technical University, Cognitive Science, 2005
PhD- Middle East Technical University, Cognitive Science, 2005-
Research Interests:
Autobiographical Memory,
False Memory
Perception,
Cognition
Courses:
Physiological Basis of
Behavior
Introduction to
Psychology
Contact:
abinan@atilim.edu.tr, + (312) 586 85 87
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~abinan
A. Başak OK, PhD.,

Instuctor
Degrees
BS- Hacettepe University, Department of Psychology, 1998
MS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology,
Industrial and Organisational Psychology, 2001
PhD- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology,
Social Psychology, 2007
Research Interests:
Organizational
Commitment
Job Satisfaction
Organizational
Identification
Turnover Intentions
Organizational
Communication
Courses:
Research Methods 1
Introduction to
Psychology 1
Organizational
Psychology
Contact:
basakok@atilim.edu.tr, +(312) 586 82 18
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~basakok

Umur TALASLI, Ph.D.,
Professor
Degrees
BS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Social Sciences,
Psychology, 1967
MA- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Department of
Psychology, Experimental Psychology, 1975
PhD- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Department of
Psychology, Experimental Psychology, 1978
Research Interests:
Learning
Memory
Cognitive Processes
Sensation and perception
Visual Depth Perception
Picture Memory
Short-term memory
Courses:
Sensation and Perception
1
Sensation and Perception
2
Psychology of Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Contact:
utalasli@atilim.edu.tr, +
(312) 586 87 54
Personal web page:
http://www.atilim.edu.tr/~utalasli
PART
TIME
Aylin İlden KOÇKAR, PhD.,
Instuctor
Degrees
BS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology, 1996
MS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology, 1999
PhD- Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology,
Clinical Psychology, 2006
Research Interests:
Children
with learning disabilities
Psychometric and neuropsychological tests
Courses:
Psychological Testing
Developmental Psychology
Testing of Intelligence
Contact:
+(312) 586 85 69
Kathryn Bourgeois ASAN,
Instuctor
Degrees
BA- Scripps College, Claremont, CA, Anthropology, 1993
MS- Middle East Technical University, Department of Sociology
Research Interests:
Anthropology
Courses:
Introduction to Antropology
Contact:
+(312) 586 85 69
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