Faculty
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Ph.D: Middle East Technical University, Early Childhood Education, 2013-2016
Doctoral dissertation: A Multilevel Analysis of Home and Classroom Literact Environments in Relation to Preschooler'S Early Literacy Development
M.A: Middle East Technical University, Early Childhood Education, 2010-2013
B.S: Gazi University, Primary Teaching, 2004-2008

Ph.D: University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, 2016-2021
Doctoral dissertation: Social Class, Parenting and Self-Regulation: How Socioeconomic Disparities Shape Math and Reading Growth in Elementary School Years
Ph.D Candidate: Candidate, Marmara University Ataturk Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary School Education, Early Childhood Education Program, 2009-...
M.A: Marmara University Ataturk Faculty of Education, Educational Administration and Supervision, 2007-2009
B.A: Marmara University Ataturk Faculty of Education, Early Childhood Education, 2003-2007

Ph.D: State University of New York at Buffalo, Learning and Instruction, 2008-2013 / Graduate School of Education
Doctoral Dissertation: Vocabulary development trajectories of an emergent bilingual child: Linguistic, instructional, and socio-Interactional perspectives in preschool
M.A: State University of New York at Buffalo, Learning and Instruction, 2006-2008 / Graduate School of Education
B.A: Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, 2002-2006

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Ph.D: Indiana University Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, April 1998 – 2003 Major of Study: Early Childhood Education Minor of Study: Family Studies Doctoral Dissertation: Self-Reported Beliefs and Practices of Early Childhood Education Teachers in Turkey BA: Hacettepe University BS. in Sociology, 1993- 1997
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Ph.D. , Pennsylvania State University, Department of Curriculum & Instruction with Early Childhood Education emphasis, University Park, PA, 2002-2006
Doctoral dissertation: Fire bee versus ABC: Cultural varieties in mother-child play interactions in a playgroup and at home
M.S. , Syracuse University, Department of Child and Family Studies, Syracuse, NY, 1999-2001
B.S. , Istanbul University, Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Istanbul, Turkey, 1993-1997

MS: İstanbul Bilgi University, Clinical Psychology Program, Marriage and Couple Therapy, İstanbul, Turkey, 2017
PhD: Syracuse University, Department of Child and Family Studies, Syracuse, NY, 2007
Doctoral dissertation: Parenting, child mastery motivation, and children's school readiness to learn in Turkey: A structural equation analysis
MS: Syracuse University, Department of Child and Family Studies, Syracuse, NY, 2001
BA: Ankara Üniversitesi, Psychological Services in Education, Ankara, Turkey, 1997

Ph.D.: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Special Education, 2014 - 2018
Doctoral dissertation: Examining Teachers' Sense of Efficacy and Their Decisions in Regard to Referral and Placement
M.A: Ataturk University, Primary Teaching, 2006 - 2008
B.A: Cumhuriyet University, Primary Teaching, 2002 - 2006