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People
Terry Eskenazi
Principal Investigator
Terry Eskenazi is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Koc University. She received her MSc in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics, and did her PhD at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in the Netherlands. She then continued to do research at École normal supérieur's LNC (Labratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives) before joining Koc University. Her research interests chiefly lie within social cognition and neuroscience, focusing on social decision making and metacognition.​
Dicle Çapan | PhD
Collaborator & Allumna
Dicle is a PhD graduate who received her B.A. degree in Psychology from BahçeÅŸehir University and completed her M.A. in Cognitive Science. She is mainly interested in social influences on metacognitive evaluations and memory processes. Her plans include studying social learning in relation to metacognition, with a developmental focus. When not working, you can see Dicle eating chocolate, making plans for a short-escapade from the city, enjoying concerts, movies, and books.
Dilan Çabuk, PhD
Collaborator & Alumna
Assistant Prof. at Acıbadem University
Dr. Dilan Çabuk-Çolak is an alumna of SOMI and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Acıbadem University. Her research focuses on social memory, and she often integrates emerging technologies such as virtual reality into her experimental work. Beyond her academic pursuits, she enjoys reading books and exploring new places in her free time.
Cem Karbuz
Undergraduate Student
Cem is a senior undergraduate student in psychology and sociology, also minoring in international relations. They are broadly interested in social cognition, specifically neural underpinnings related to it. Besides academia, they like playing video games and petting cats!
Zülal Berra Dakın
Undergraduate Student
Zülal is a senior undergraduate in psychology and economics, with a minor major in international relations.
Ä°dil Dal
Undergraduate Student
Ä°dil is a senior undergraduate in psychology and media and visual arts with a double major.
Yaren Sinem Temizkan
Undergraduate Student
Yaren is a junior undergraduate student of Psychology and Sociology. Her main interest areas are gender, social-cognitive development, and perception. In her spare time, she loves writing, video-making and photography.
Doruk Aktepe
Undergraduate Student
Doruk graduated from Koç University with a BA in Psychology and Comparative Literature. He is interested in social cognitive mechanisms as well as organisational behavior.
Berkay Bayram
Undergraduate Student
Berkay is a junior undergraduate in Psychology and Sociology with a double major. They are highly interested in cognitive processes revolving around gender detection, recognition, and perception. In their spare time, they like watching shows, chit chatting with friends, having coffee, and writing poetry.
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Nihan Cengiz
Undergraduate Student
Nihan is a senior undergraduate in Psychology with a Sociology minor. Her interests are social cognition, gender and clinical psychology. In her spare time, she likes to read, dance and practice photography.
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