Honorarprofessorin Selda Koydemir, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

2017

Honorary Professor

Otto-Friedrich-University, Bamberg, Germany

2006

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Counseling and Guidance

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

2000

Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Counseling and Guidance

Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey

2016 - present

Freelance Consultant

2014 - 2016

Associate Professor

Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program

2012 - 2014

Assistant Professor

Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program

2010 - 2012

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

Department of Psychology, Personality and Assessment

2009 - 2010

Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher

Roehampton University, London, UK

Department of Psychology

2007 - 2013

Founder and Director

Korto Mental Health and Research Center

Istanbul, Turkey

2007 - 2010

Assistant Professor

Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program

2004 - 2005

Visiting Research Scholar

Florida State University, Florida, USA

Clinical Psychology

2002 - 2007

Research Assistant

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Department of Educational Sciences

2014 -2016
 

Program Coordinator

Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Undergraduate Program
 

Member of Social Sciences Academic Board

Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus

  • Massive Online Open Course Tablet (April 2015 - 2018)
    European Union Project funded by ITEA
    Researcher
  • Well-being on campus: A web-based intervention program for promoting well-being among first year college students (February 2013-August 2014)
    Funded by Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus
    Principal investigator
  • Testing models of well-being and happiness in cultural and intercultural contexts (February 2010 – October 2011)
    Postdoctoral research fellowship project funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Principal Investigator
  • Predictors of shyness and social anxiety: A cross-cultural study (2004-2006)
    Funded by Middle East Technical University
    Principal investigator
  • Understanding fear of negative evaluation in university students (2005 - 2006)
    Funded by Middle East Technical University
    Researcher
  • Help-seeking behaviors of university students (2003-2006)
    Funded by Middle East Technical University
    Researcher

  • Individual and cultural differences in happiness and wellbeing
  • Wellbeing intervention programs
  • Emotional intelligence and wellbeing
  • Measurement of wellbeing
  • Wellbeing across nations

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