Emel Özdora

Emel Özdora is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at Bilkent University's Department of Communication and Design within the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture. She holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Florida (2009), MA in Public Relations (2006), and BS in Communication and Design (2004) from Bilkent University. Her research focuses on public relations, organizational communication, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and intercultural communication, with a particular emphasis on identity construction in corporate sectors and humanitarian crises.

Her academic roles include coordinating the MA in Media and Visual Studies program and departmental projects. She teaches courses such as Public Relations and Communication Campaigns, International Public Relations, and Professional Communication. Current research includes a grant-funded study on Syrian refugees in Turkey with the Arthur Page Center for Ethics in Public Communications.

Key research contributions include analyses of CSR in Turkey’s banking and oil sectors, online identity construction in telecommunications, and the role of CSR in organizational legitimacy. Her work has been published in journals like Public Relations Review (SSCI), Business Ethics: A European Review, and Turkish Studies.

Grants include the Arthur Page Center’s Refugee Communication Project (2014–ongoing) and a TUBİTAK 3001 research project on CSR in Turkish banking (2014–2015). Her conference presentations span global venues like the International Communication Association and National Communication Association conventions.