Burcu Ozturk

Dr. Burcu Ozturk is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Texas State University. She earned her bachelor's in social work from Adnan Menderes University (Turkey), MSW from Temple University, and Ph.D. from University of Alabama. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in forensic social work at University of Oklahoma.

Her research examines domestic violence dynamics, forensic social work practices, and immigrant/refugee experiences using mixed methodologies. Recent work includes program evaluation for criminal justice organizations and studies on intimate partner violence survivors. She teaches across undergraduate and graduate curricula including human behavior, international social work, practice, and research courses.