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Mert Akcanbaş is an Assistant Professor at Üsküdar University, holding multiple leadership positions including Director of AİLEMER, Head of the Family Counseling Department at SOBE, and Director of ÜSEM. His academic career spans psychology with a focus on trauma, economic psychology, organizational psychology, industrial psychology, and ethics.
His research interests center around trauma psychology, examining stress responses in various professional groups including firefighters, seafarers, and lawyers. He has conducted significant research on post-traumatic stress following terror attacks, particularly the 2016 Atatürk Airport attack. His work also extends to ethical considerations in psychology, including chemical castration ethics.
A review of his 15 most recent publications reveals a strong focus on occupational stress across different professions, trauma exposure, and psychological impacts of major events. His research employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess psychological conditions in specialized populations.
Dr. Akcanbaş has supervised 62 postgraduate theses, demonstrating his commitment to academic mentorship and the development of future psychologists. His teaching responsibilities include Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Disaster and Trauma Psychology, and Professional Ethics in Family Counseling at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
His administrative roles reflect his leadership in the field, particularly in family counseling and trauma research. He has contributed significantly to the academic community through conference presentations on ethical issues in family counseling, trauma severity factors, global loneliness, and PTSD in emergency workers.
