Gülay Manav

Gülay Manav is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, specializing in Child Health Nursing. She holds a Doctorate in Child Health and Disease Nursing from Marmara University and has supervised numerous graduate theses in pediatric care, disaster response, and adolescent health.

• Education:
  • BSc in Nursing, Hacettepe University (1998)
  • MSc in Nursing, Cumhuriyet University (2008)
  • PhD in Child Health Nursing, Marmara University (2013)

Her research focuses on pediatric nursing practices, non-pharmacological pain management, and health behaviors in children and adolescents, particularly during disasters. Recent publications include systematic reviews on music therapy for neonatal pain and psychometric studies on delirium assessment tools.

She serves on adaptation commissions for the Nursing Department at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University and participates in national and international healthcare conferences. Her editorial roles include peer-review services for journals like Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences and Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi.