Ozge Yalciner

Dr. Ozge Yalciner is an Assistant Professor of Literacy at the University of Kentucky since Fall 2023. She holds a PhD in Bilingual/ESL Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2020), with 18 years of experience in research, teacher education, and ESL/EFL instruction across U.S. and Turkish institutions. Her work focuses on heritage language speakers, particularly emergent bilingual children's language and cultural development, emphasizing community and family knowledge integration in education.

• Education: PhD in Language and Literacy (Bilingual/ESL Education) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2020)

Research interests include curriculum design for bilingual students, family involvement strategies, and sociocultural dynamics shaping educational trajectories. She advocates for inclusive educational spaces for first-generation immigrants and communities of color through collaborative educator-student-community frameworks.

Her sole listed publication examines schooling impacts on Turkish heritage speakers, reflecting her focus on sociocultural factors in language acquisition.

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Advising: No advisee names listed. Engages in collaborative research with educators and community members rather than formal student supervision.

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