Refugee Integration Process

In 1997, she graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology. She received her master's degree in clinical psychology from the same department in 2000 and her Ph.D. degree in developmental psychology from Ege University, Department of Psychology in 2009. Between 1999-2005, she worked as a psychologist in various private and public institutions. Between 2005 and 2020, she worked as a faculty member at Atılım University Psychology Department, where she served as vice chairman and department chairman. Since July 2020, she has been working as an independent researcher and trainer. Her research and practice areas include social and cognitive development in childhood, children's rights, child abuse and neglect, developmental psychopathology, children and trauma, migrant and refugee children.

He was graduated from Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design in 2006. He received his master's degree from Anhalt University (Germany), Department of Design with his thesis titled "Optic Illusion and itsit's Uuse for Ddesign" and his PhD degree from Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Radio Television Cinema with his thesis titled "New Media Structuring of Television Broadcasting in Turkey". During his design studies, he worked in Computer Aided Graphic Animation (CGI) and Visual Effects in different advertising agencies and research centers affiliated to universities. The animated films he designed were exhibited in different cities including Ankara, Istanbul and Berlin. He started working at Ankara University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio and Television in 2011. Since then, he has taken part in the establishment of the Ankara University Faculty of Communication Film Workshop (İLEF FA) and carried out many projects under the roof of the workshop. In 2017, he founded and coordinated the NETlab New Media Research Laboratory. He is fluent in French and English. His research interests include new media, distance education technologies, Web TV, television 2.0 ecosystem, information technologies, virtual museums, digital gaming and eSports.

After graduating from Hacettepe University, Department of Psychology in 2011, Serel Akdur Çiçek completed her master's (2014) and doctorate (2021) studies at Ankara University Clinical Psychology program. Between 2012-2019, she worked as a research assistant at Ankara University Psychology Department. Afterwards, she worked as a guest lecturer and doctoral lecturer at Cappadocia University Psychology Department. She currently provides psychotherapy services for adults and continues her research as an independent researcher. Her research interests include early maladaptive schemas, schema therapy, parenting attitudes, non-directive play therapy and refugee children.

Gülşen Kaynar graduated from Ankara University Department of Psychology in 2011, completed her master's degree in Ankara University Clinical Psychology program between 2011-2014 and her PhD in Ankara University Clinical Psychology program between 2014-2021. She worked as a research assistant in the psychology department of Ankara University between 2013-2021. She is currently working as a Dr. Lecturer at Ankara Medipol University, Department of Psychology. She continues to work as an Assistant Professor. Her research interests are attachment theory, mentalizing theory, and emotion regulation.

After graduating from Hacettepe University, Department of Psychology in 2012, Burcu Kömürcü Akik completed her master's program in Clinical Psychology at Hacettepe University between 2012-2014 and then completed her Ph.D.PhD program in Clinical Psychology at Ankara University between 2014-2020. In 2014, she started working as a research assistant at Ankara University, Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Department of Clinical Psychology. Currently, she continues to work as a Dr. Research Assistant at Ankara University, Department of Psychology. Her research interests include early experiences, early maladaptive schemas, psychological exclusion, attachment, mother-infant interaction, parenting styles, psychological distress in the postpartum period, and especially posttraumatic stress disorder related to childbirth.

After graduating from the Middle East Technical University (METU) Department of Psychology in 2011, İpek Şenkal Ertürk completed her master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Hacettepe University between 2011-2013 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Ankara University between 2014-2020. She worked as a Research Assistant at Ufuk University, Department of Psychology between 2013-2014. In 2014, she started working as a Research Assistant at Ankara University, Department of Psychology. Currently, she continues to work as a Research Assistant at Ankara University, Department of Psychology. Her research interests include childhood traumas, adult attachment, object relations approaches, close relationships, emotion regulation, personality disorders and partner violence.

Esra Özgür graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Communication and Design in 2016. She completed her master's degree at Kadir Has University New Media program with her thesis titled "WhatsApp Groups Experience of Elderly Users". She worked as a radio programmer and presenter at a local radio station in Ankara. He freelanced in illustration, animation, design and video projects. As of 2020, she has been working as a research assistant at Ankara University Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio and Television. She is a doctoral student in the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. She is fluent in English and French. Her main interests are new media, digital storytelling and alternative social media cultures.