Nezire Ince

Dr. Nezire Ince serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Eastern Mediterranean University's School of Health Services, where she additionally holds leadership positions as Coordinator and Vice Head of Department. Based in office SBF 124, she maintains an active research and teaching profile within the university's health sciences framework, contributing to both undergraduate and graduate education in nutrition science.

• PhD in Nutrition and Dietetics from Eastern Mediterranean University (2019)
• MS in Medical Nutrition Therapy from Near East University - School of Health Sciences (2007-2010)
• BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from Hacettepe University Health Technology College (2001-2005)

Dr. Ince's research program spans multiple critical areas of nutritional science with particular emphasis on cognitive health in elderly populations, chronobiological influences on eating behavior, and sports nutrition. Her work investigating Mediterranean diet's relationship with cognitive performance, chronotype's connection to prediabetes risk, and anthropometric measurements' correlation with athletic performance demonstrates her interdisciplinary approach. She also conducts vital research on food safety issues including heavy metal contamination from cooking utensils and traditional breastfeeding practices in Northern Cyprus, addressing both local and global nutritional challenges.

Analysis of Dr. Ince's recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward increasingly sophisticated interdisciplinary research connecting nutrition with cognitive neuroscience, sports performance metrics, and environmental health factors. Her work consistently bridges clinical practice with public health applications, with growing emphasis on chronobiological perspectives in nutritional science while maintaining focus on vulnerable populations including children, athletes, and elderly individuals across multiple geographical contexts.

• III. International Congress of Athletic Performance and Health in Sports (2021)
• 6. Ulusal Sağlıklı Yaşam Sempozyumu
• 1. Yaşam için Beslenme ve Spor Kongresi (2017)

Dr. Ince maintains an active mentorship role with graduate students, currently supervising multiple PhD and Master's theses covering diverse topics from heavy metal contamination in frozen foods to evening meal impacts on sleep quality, nutritional status of children in special education, emotional eating related to alcohol consumption, and plant-based supplements for athletic performance. Her research portfolio includes the European Union-funded project 'Enhancing Competitiveness of Micro and Small Enterprises Through Provision of Business Support Services' (CRIS/2019/408-307).

Within Eastern Mediterranean University's research infrastructure, Dr. Ince contributes to the Nutrition and Diet Polyclinic Laboratory and connects with the university's broader health science initiatives including the Healthy Life Application and Research Center (EMU-SAYMER), advancing nutritional research that addresses both regional needs in Northern Cyprus and contributes to global scientific knowledge.