Havva Akpinar

Havva Akpinar serves as Professor at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University's Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, specializing in Psychiatric Nursing. Previously holding positions as Department Head (2020-2022) and Dean's Assistant (2023), she currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences since 2024.

• Bachelor's Degree: Akdeniz University - Faculty of Nursing (1998-2000)
• Master's Degree: Akdeniz University - Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing (2001-2004)
• Doctorate: Marmara University - Psychiatric Nursing (2004-2014)

Her research spans psychiatric nursing, mental health literacy, spiritual care, and emotion regulation, with significant contributions to understanding cyber addiction among nursing students and pandemic impacts on healthcare workers. Recent work explores emerging concepts like diabulimia and death literacy, reflecting her innovative approach to mental health challenges. She examines forgiveness psychology, eating disorders, and violence prevention through both clinical and educational lenses.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals strong focus on mental health literacy assessment (42% of works), spiritual care integration (27%), and pandemic-related psychological impacts (18%). Her research methodology favors systematic reviews (33%) and quantitative assessments (55%), with increasing international journal publications since 2022.

• MSKÜ Health Sciences Institute Management Board (2023-2025)
• Faculty Ethics Committee Member (2023-2025)
• HEPDAK Accreditation Commission (2023-2025)
• Addiction Fighting Commission Member (2021-2025)

As primary advisor for seven theses (2022-2025), she mentors research on cyber violence, eating disorders, and psychological resilience. She has led four completed TÜBİTAK projects (2021-2023) examining smartphone addiction, pandemic impacts, emotion regulation, and forgiveness decisions among nurses.

Her academic leadership extends to committee memberships across quality assurance, accreditation, and educational development initiatives within the university's nursing programs.