Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
DEA (MPhil equivalent)
--Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
--Political and Social Sciences, Distinction (10/10), March 2008
BA
--Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey
--Sociology, First (3,52/4,00), 2004
Minor Degree
--Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey
--Statistics, 2004
RESEARCH INTEREST
Educational assortative mating, Gender-role attitudes, Conflict between domestic and paid work, Occupational sex-segregation
PAPERS IN PROGRESS
“The Impact of Work-lifestyle Preferences on Educational Assortative Mating: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey”
“Division of Housework among Highly Educated Professionals: The Impact of Homogamy among Turkish Academics”
“Turkish Academic Career Survey: Data and Methodology” (Co-authored with B. Ozcan)
“Women academics: Turkish Puzzle Revisited” (Co-authored with B. Ozcan)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
UPF, Political and Social Sciences Department, Barcelona, Spain: October 2007/
Supervisor: Prof. Gøsta Esping-Andersen
Research Assistant
Lone Mothers Project: Spanish Case, EUROTHINE
Barcelona, Spain: 2005/ 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Vicenc Navarro
Field Coordinator
Early Childhood Development and Education, UNICEF
Izmir, Turkey: 2002/ 2003
Supervisor: Prof. Y. Ziya Ozcan, Chief of Higher Education Board
Research Assistance
Köykent Project, World Bank
Ankara, Turkey: 2002
Supervisor: Prof. Y. Ziya Ozcan, Chief of Higher Education Board
Research Assistance
Turkey Iodized Salt Project, UNICEF and Turkish Health Ministry
Bursa-Ankara: 2002
Supervisor: Prof. Y. Ziya Ozcan, Chief of Higher Education Board
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistance
Pompeu Fabra University, Department of Political Science
‘Public Policy’ and ‘Political Sciences’ Courses
Barcelona, Spain: 2005/2007
Middle East Technical University, Department of Sociology
‘Statistical Methods & Computer Application in Social Sciences’ Course
Ankara, Turkey: 2003
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
“The Impact of Work-lifestyle Preferences on Women’s Marriage Patterns”, presented in Community, Work and Family-II International Conference, April 2007, Lisbon, Portugal
“Women in Academia: Turkish Puzzle Revisited”, presented in DEMOSOC Seminar Series, November 2007, Barcelona, Spain
COURSES
Workshop on the Usage of the British Household Panel Survey database, March 2007
Institution for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex, Colchester, UK
Courses on ‘Panel Data Methods’ and ‘Applications of Data Analysis’, Jan-March 2007
Lecturers: Stephen Jenkins, Stephen Pudney, Mark Taylor, Peter Lynn, Cheti Nicoletti
Institution for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex, Colchester, UK
2nd Annual John Hopkins Fall Institute in Health Policy and Management Oct-Nov 2005
Public Health Agency of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
PhD Course on ‘Sociology of the Life Cycle’, Spring 2005
Lecturers: Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Political and Social Sciences Department, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
TRAININGS AND FELLOWSHIPS
ECASS (European Centre for Analysis in the Social Sciences) Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Spring 2008
Essex University, ISER (Institute for Social and Economic Research), Colchester, UK
Intern at the Women’s Rights Section, Summer 2007
United Nations New York Headquarters, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division of the Advancement of Women
Supervisor: Christina Brautigam, Chief of Women’s Rights Section
University of Essex, Government Department Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Fall 2006/Spring 2007
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Fellowship, 2005/2007
Intern at State Planning Organization, Spring 2004
Ankara, Turkey
Volunteer at the Turkish Association of Sociology, 2003/2004
Ankara, Turkey, Supervisor: Prof. Birsen Gokce
SKILLS
Languages: Native: Turkish, Fluent: English and Spanish
Computer skills: SPSS and STATA, MS Office and Internet Applications
MEMBERSHIPS
EQUALSOC (Economic Change, Quality of life, Social Cohesion) Network, Family and Social Networks Research Group (http://www.equalsoc.org/)