CV

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Education

  • Ph.D in Cognitive Neuroscience, Temple University, 2024
    • Concentration in Quantitative Methods
  • M.A. in Cognitive Psychology, Koç University, 2017
  • B.A. in Psychology, İstanbul Şehir University, 2015

Awards

  • CLA Dissertation Completion Grant, Temple University (2024); $13,000.
  • Woodcock Institute Research Grant (Co-I), Texas Woman’s University (2023-2024); $15,000.
  • Kavli Summer Institute in Neuroscience Fellowship (2022)
  • Statistics Training Award, Temple University (2021)
  • Travel and Education Award, Jacobs Foundation (2016)

Service

  • Ad-Hoc Reviewer: PLOS One

Certifications

  • Machine Learning Bootcamp, Transforming Data with Intelligence, Certificate earned on June 25, 2025.
  • Computational Neuroscience, Neuromatch Academy, Certificate earned on July 26, 2024.
  • Applied Machine Learning in R, SMaRT Workshops (formerly, PITT Methods), Certificate earned in July, 2021.

Skills

  • Programming Languages: Bash, Git, MATLAB, Python, R, SPSS
    • Proficient in Unix-based systems and high-performance computing clusters
    • Jupyter Notebook, Markdown, Quarto, Shiny App
  • MRI data analysis: AFNI, FSL, fMRIPrep, and Freesurfer
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Qualtrics, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator