معرفی
Nuran Aydemir is an Associate Professor at Istanbul University's Faculty of Literature, Department of Psychology, specializing in Social Sciences and Health Psychology. With a career spanning over two decades, she has focused on epilepsy research, stigma, and psychosocial factors affecting chronic illness patients.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology, Istanbul University (2008)
- MSc in Psychology, Boğaziçi University (2003)
- BSc in Psychology, Istanbul University (1998)
Her research explores stigma determinants in epilepsy patients, health behavior models, cross-cultural comparisons, and disaster preparedness. She has developed specialized scales for epilepsy-related stigma assessment and contributed to Turkish health psychology literature through book chapters and peer-reviewed publications.
Research Trends: Recent work includes earthquake preparedness studies in Istanbul (2025) and expanded focus on public health psychology, maintaining consistent epilepsy research themes since the 2000s.
Scientific Contributions:
- 30+ WoS publications
- 475+ citations (WoS)
- Editorial roles in Studies in Psychology (2020-)
- International League Against Epilepsy committee member (2021-)
Key Collaborations: Long-term partnerships with C. Ozkara (epilepsy), A. Jacoby (ethnographic studies), and Turkish public health researchers.
