Lab Alumni
İkbal Öztürk, BA
İkbal is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Boğaziçi University. She conducted academic research on post-disaster grief processes and pregnancy losses due to fetal anomalies at the Clinical Psychology R&R Laboratory, led by Asst. Prof. Zehra Merve Kaya.
Additionally, she served as a group facilitator in ACT-based bibliotherapy sessions for earthquake survivors. Her primary areas of interest include the psychology of grief, trauma, neurodiversity, and the applications of artificial intelligence in clinical psychology.
Merve Zeynep Özsoy, BA
Merve Zeynep previously contributed to the Clinical Psychology Laboratory at Boğaziçi University, where she conducted extensive readings on the psychology of grief.
During her time in the lab and for a year afterward, she served as a bibliotherapy facilitator working directly with earthquake survivors. Currently, she is continuing her education in the Clinical Psychology Integrated Ph.D. program at Ibn Haldun University.
Her academic and clinical interests are particularly focused on trauma and moral psychology.
Barış Eysenboğa, BA
Barış completed his undergraduate degree with high honors and will begin his Master's studies in Clinical Psychology this year.
He is currently involved in two research projects: one focusing on the cross-cultural mapping of trauma and coping within an international mixed-methods study, and another on secondary qualitative data analysis in mental health.
His research interests span trauma, dissociation, mentalization, and coping processes, particularly within clinical and cross-cultural contexts.