Merve Vatansever

Merve Vatansever is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on clinical psychology, mental health, and psychosocial interventions.

• Research Areas: Addiction studies, emotional health, cross-cultural psychology, child and adolescent trauma recovery

Notable Research Trends: Her recent publications emphasize post-traumatic coping mechanisms, alcohol dependence dynamics, and comparative mental health studies in medical students across cultures. She has extensively analyzed psychosocial interventions after natural disasters like the 1999 Marmara earthquakes.

Professional Contributions: Vatansever has explored intersections between family environments and substance use disorders, and conducted psychosocial analyses of refugee children. Her work spans clinical, educational, and cross-cultural domains.