Münevver Selenga Gürmen

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1 Münevver Selenga Gürmen 1 80 Cisar Road, Apt. 121 Willington, CT selengagurmen@gmail.com EDUCATION May 2015 May 2012 June 2010 Anticipated PhD - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT COAMFTE - Accredited Marriage and Family Therapy Program Department of Human Development and Family Studies M.A. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT COAMFTE - Accredited Marriage and Family Therapy Program Department of Human Development and Family Studies B.A. Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) PUBLICATIONS Gürmen, M. S., and Rohner, R. P. (2013). Effects of marital distress on Turkish adolescents psychological adjustment as mediated by youth s perceptions of parental acceptance. Journal of Child and Family Studies. DOI /s Gürmen, M. S. & Froude, C. K. (2012). Inviting culture into classroom. CTAMFT Newsletter, 25, MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Ki, P., Gürmen, M. S., Rohner, R. P., Rigazio-DiGilio, S. A (under review). Intimate partner acceptance, remembered parental acceptance in childhood, and psychological adjustment among Asian adults living in the United States. Asian American Journal of Psychology. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPERATION Gürmen, M. S., Banford, A., Anderson, S., & Tambling, R. (in process). Parental mental health, dyadic adjustment, and family functioning. Gürmen, M. S., Huff, S., Brown, E. (in process). Co-parenting and personal and emotional involvement between former spouses. Gürmen, M. S. (in process). Isomorphism between a field and a student: History, Developments, and Future Directions.

2 Gürmen 2 PRESENTATIONS Gürmen, M. S., Huff, S., & Brown, E. (2014, November). Divorced yet Still Together: Ongoing personal relationship among divorced co-parents. Paper presentation for NCFR 76 th Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. Hynes, K., Gürmen, M. S., Anderson, S., & Tambling, R. (2014, November). Experiences of high conflict co-parents in the early sessions of family therapy. Poster presentation for NCFR 76 th Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. Gürmen, M. S., Ki, P., Rohner, R. P., & Rigazio-DiGilio, S. A. (2014, June). Psychological adjustment of Asian Adults living in the USA: The influence of parental acceptance and intimate partner acceptance. Poster Presentation for the 2014 ISIPAR Congress, Chisinau, Moldova. Gürmen, M. S., Ki, P., Rohner, R. P., & Rigazio-DiGilio, S. A. (2014, April). Partner and parental acceptance and psychological adjustment of Asian Adults in the U.S. Poster Presentation for the 2014 CTAMFT Conference, Trumbull, CT. Ki, P., Gürmen, M. S., Rohner, R. P., & Rigazio-DiGilio, S. A. (2013, November). Partner and parental acceptance and psychological adjustment of Asian Adults in the U.S. Poster Symposium, NCFR 75 th Conference, San Antonio, TX. Gürmen, M. S., Banford, A., Anderson, S., & Tambling, R. (2013, October). Parenting confidence, mental health, and family relationships. Poster Presentation for the 2013 AAMFT Conference, Portland, OR. Gürmen, M. S., and Rohner, R. P. (2013). Effects of marital distress on Turkish adolescents psychological adjustment. Poster Presentation for the 2013 ISIPAR Congress, Chandigarh, India. Gürmen, M. S., and Rohner, R. P. (2012). Effects of marital distress on Turkish adolescents psychological adjustment as mediated by youth s perceptions of parental acceptance and behavioral control. Paper Presentation for the 2012 SCCR Annual Conference; Las Vegas, NV. Reckert, A., Froude, C., and Gürmen, M. S. (2011). Using Skype as a treatment modality in marriage and family therapy: Implications for practice. Poster Presentation for the 2011 CTAMFT Annual Conference; Cromwell, CT. PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA July 2014 PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR Effects of Marital Distress on Turkish Adolescents Psychological Adjustment Ozyegin University: Istanbul, Turkey

3 Gürmen 3 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant at University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 2013 to With Dr. Shayne Anderson, PhD present Marriage and Family Therapy Program Director Create and implement a treatment manual for high-conflict co-parents group therapy Develop and deliver a parent education program for high-conlfict co-parents Conduct literature review about post-divorce experiences and high-conflict co-parents Code and analyze qualitative data therapy expectations and experiences of high-conflict coparents in therapy 2010 to With Professor Emeritus Ronald P. Rohner 2013 Ronald and Nancy Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection Analyzed existing data on interpersonal acceptance-rejection Assisted with the editing and reformatting of several manuscripts for special issues Reviewed literature for recent publications on several topics to interpersonal acceptancerejection. Translated and back-translated several measures on Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Prepared the schedule and handbook of the annual International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection. Organized and formatted International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Newsletter Undergraduate Student Assistant at Bogazici University Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts and Sciences Conducted several literature reviews for different faculty members research. Psychology Lab at Bogazici University 2009 Reading and Research in Psychology: Assessment of Attachment Supervisors: Professors I. Ercan Alp and Gulenbaht Algac Administered Adult Attachment Interview with five participants Transcribed and scored the interviews 2008 Reading and Research in Psychology: Biological Processes Supervisors: Professor Resit Canbeyli and Assistant Onur Iyilikci Conducted experiments about effects of light and tone on depression in Wistar Rats

4 Gürmen 4 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor at Bogazici University Family Psychology Undergraduate Course Summer 2014 Created syllabus for course focusing on different family life cycle stages Established learning projects, engaging students in thinking from a multigenerational, developmental, and systemic framework Incorporated a variety of multimedia resources, facilitating the amalgamation of conceptual knowledge with real-life experiences Instructor at University of Connecticut Diversity Issues in Human Development and Family Studies - Undergraduate Course Fall 2013 to current Established different learning objectives and projects to achieve the objectives Incorporated a variety of multimedia resources, facilitating the amalgamation of conceptual knowledge with real-life experiences regarding several diversity issues Guest Lectures at University of Connecticut Couple and Family Assesment, Clinical Assessment and Practice - Graduate Course, 2014 Ethical and Legal Issues in MFT, Introduction to Clinical Practice and Profession - Graduate Course, 2013 Interpersonal Dynamics, Lifetime Celebrations across Cultures, Sexuality, Family & Diversity Diversity Issues in Human Development and Family Studies - Undergraduate Course, Structural Family Therapy, Introduction to Counseling - Undergraduate Course, 2012 Family & Violence, Risk and Resilience in Individuals and Families - Undergraduate Course, 2012 Teaching Assistantship at University of Connecticut Associate Professor Edna Brown, Diversity Issues in Human Development and Family Studies - Undergraduate Course, Facilitated discussion sections, graded projects, and delivered several guest lectures Professor Ronald A. Sabatelli, Introduction to Individual and Family Development - Undergraduate Course, 2010 Participated in lectures, held office hours to answer students questions.

5 Gürmen 5 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Marriage and Family Therapy Intern 2013 Humphrey Clinic for Individual, Couple, and Family to present Conduct individual, couple, and family therapy with clients Supervise two first-year beginning therapists Participate in individual and group supervision Assist Clinic Director with clinic administration and budgeting Stafford Family Services Conducted individual, couple, and family therapy with clients Participated in individual and group supervision Psychologist Intern 2009 Uludag University Medical Faculty Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Bursa, Turkey Conducted supervised structured clinical intake interviews with both outpatients and residential patients Received training on adult assesment (MMPI administration and scoring) Participated in individual supervision meetings SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Marriage and Family Therapy Intern 2014 AAMFT Supervisor in Training, University of Connecticut. to present Provide individual and group supervision to beginning student therapists in conjunction with coursework in MFT Supervision at University of Connecticut. Supervision of Supervision provided by Denise Parent, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Sandra Rigazio-DiGilio, PhD. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION 2012 CERTIFICATE - ACT Raising Safe Kids Program University of Connecticut Storrs, CT

6 Gürmen 6 GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2014 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT USA 2013 & 2014 Graduate School PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT USA 2012 & 2014 CLAS DEAN S FUND FOR PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT USA 2009 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP Bogazici University: Istanbul, Turkey HONORS AND AWARDS 2014 CTAMFT Best Student Poster Award - Best Integration of Culture and Contex 2011 Student Advisory Committee ISIPAR 2011 CTAMFT Best Student Poster Award Most Innovative Research 2010 High Honors Certificate Bogazici University: Istanbul, Turkey Department of Psychology TRANSLATIONS - Translated into Turkish for Rohner Research Publications 2012 Parent PARQ short form Elder Sibling Acceptance/Rejection Questionnaire. - Revised and Reformatted into Turkish for Rohner Research Publications 2011 Child PARQ Father, Child PARQ - Mother, Substance Use Questionnaire Father Involvement Scale, Parent s Evaluation of Child s Conduct, Teacher s Evaluation of Student s Conduct

7 Gürmen 7 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2014 National Council on Family Relations [NCFR] 2012 International Family Therapy Association [IFTA] 2011 International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection [ISIPAR] 2010 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy [AAMFT] 2010 Connecticut Association for Marriage and Family Therapy [CTAMFT] OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2012 AD HOC REVIEWER to present Family Relations