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Dr. Emine Gurbuz is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology within the School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. She joined the university in July 2020 and serves as a PhD Supervisor. Her academic journey began with a double BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Sociology from Koc University in 2013, followed by a Research Master's in Developmental Psychopathology from Leiden University in 2015. She completed her PhD at Durham University in 2016, focusing on social behavior, social experiences, and mental health of autistic young adults.
Dr. Gurbuz's research primarily centers on social behavior (including social exclusion), social experiences (such as friendships and quality of life), and mental health (including anxiety and depression) in autistic adults. She has a particular interest in the experiences of autistic university students transitioning into and out of university settings, and how to provide appropriate support. More recently, she has been exploring emotional contagion through reading literature in adults. Her research methodology employs a multi-method approach, combining experimental and quantitative methods with qualitative insights to comprehensively understand social behavior in both autistic and non-autistic adults.
As an educator, Dr. Gurbuz coordinates the Social Construction of Disability module for third-year students and lectures on Research Methods (second year), Issues In Clinical And Health Psychology (third year), and the MSc Health Psychology program. She actively supervises undergraduate and MSc Health Psychology students in their research endeavors.
Dr. Gurbuz has established herself as a notable researcher in autism studies, with multiple publications spanning from 2015 to 2025. Her work demonstrates a clear progression from fundamental cognitive research to applied studies focused on autism in educational settings and social contexts, with an increasing emphasis on practical applications and interventions that support autistic individuals in higher education and social environments.
She is affiliated with the Centre for Integrated Health and Wellbeing and the Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity at the University of Portsmouth, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary research that addresses complex health and social challenges.
