Deniz Okay

Deniz Okay is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at TED University since 2016. She holds an MSc and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Middle East Technical University (METU). Her research focuses on psychotraumatology, transgenerational cultural trauma transmission, existential psychotherapy, and bereavement processes.

Education

• BSc in Psychology (First Class Honors), Middle East Technical University (2015)
• MSc in Clinical Psychology, METU (2017)
• PhD in Clinical Psychology, METU (Thesis: The Unbearable Heaviness of Nonbeing...)

Her work explores trauma impacts of terrorism, meaning-making during grief, and sleep-related psychological phenomena. She has published 8 peer-reviewed articles, 2 book chapters, and presented at international conferences like European Congress of Psychology. Current courses include Trauma Psychology, Ethics in Psychology, and Testing & Measurement.