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Yelda İBADİ is a Researcher in the Psychology Department of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Üsküdar University. Born in 1989, she completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Middle East Technical University in 2012 and is currently pursuing her MSc in Clinical Psychology at Üsküdar University Social Sciences Institute. She has served as a research assistant in the Psychology Department since 2012 and works as a psychologist at Üsküdar University Psychological Counseling Unit.
Her educational background includes undergraduate studies at Middle East Technical University and ongoing graduate studies at Üsküdar University. She completed internships at Bakırköy Psychiatry Hospital in both Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic during her undergraduate education.
Dr. İBADİ's research interests focus on schizophrenia studies, particularly social functioning and experimental animal studies in schizophrenia. Her work spans experimental psychology, psychopathology, learning psychology, and behavioral analysis. She has published research examining functional connectivity in schizophrenia, emotion recognition in athletes, and neuromodulation approaches for autism spectrum disorder.
Her scholarly output shows a consistent focus on clinical neuroscience applications, with publications spanning from 2014 to 2025. Her work demonstrates expertise in both traditional psychological research and advanced neuroimaging techniques, with particular emphasis on schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, and anxiety disorders.
She serves on numerous administrative committees including as Neuroscience Department Coordinator (2024), Laboratory Supervisor, Quality Committee, and Erasmus Department Coordinator. In 2022, she was a jury member for Üsküdar University National Medical Students Congress.
Dr. İBADİ teaches courses including Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Seminar courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She has supervised graduate theses on topics including emotion recognition and eating attitudes among professional athletes.
