Curriculum Vitae H. Melis Yavuz

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1 Curriculum Vitae H. Melis Yavuz Office Address: Koç University Department of Psychology Rumeli Feneri Yolu, Sarıyer, Istanbul Turkey Office phone: 0(212) Personal phone: 0(538) Education 2011-continued Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology Koç University, Turkey (Expected graduation: June 2015) GPA: 4.00/4.00, First ranking student Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Bilge Yağmurlu Leiden University, The Netherlands (1 year exchange student/visiting researcher) M.A. in Developmental Psychology, with high distinction Koç University, Turkey GPA: 3.86/4.00, First ranking student Thesis: Internalizing Behaviors in Turkish Preschoolers: Role of Temperament, Maternal Positive Parenting and Stress Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Bilge Yağmurlu B.Sc. in Psychology, with high distinction Fall 2007 Koç University, Turkey GPA: 3.86/4.00, First ranking student Simon Fraser University, Canada (1 semester exchange student) Work History cont. Senior graduate coordinator at the Child and Family Studies Laboratory, Koç University, Department of Psychology Research Assistant, Leiden University, Centre for Child and Family Studies, the Netherlands, under the supervision of Dr. Marinus van IJzendoorn and Dr. Judi Mesman cont. Research and Teaching Assistant, Koç University, Department of Psychology, under the supervision of Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu 1

2 Awards Summer 2014 Fall 2012-Summer 2013 Summer 2012 Fall 2011 Spring 2015 Fall 2011 Spring 2015 Fall 2009 Spring 2011 Fall 2009 Spring 2011 Fall 2005 Spring 2009 Fall 2004 Spring 2009 International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) Early Career Scholar travel grant for ISSBD 2014 Biennial Meeting Erasmus Scholarship The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) travel grant for ISSBD 2012 Biennial Meeting TÜBİTAK Scholarship for Ph.D. Students Koç University Graduate School of Social Sciences Excellence Scholarship TÜBİTAK Scholarship for Graduate Students Koç University Full Merit Scholarship for Graduate Students Vehbi Koç Scholar Award Koç University Full Merit Scholarship for Undergraduate Students Publications 1- Journals covered by ISI (SSCI, SCI, ASCI): Yavuz, H. M., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Mesman, J, & van der Veek, S. (in press). Interventions aimed at reducing obesity in early childhood: A meta-analysis of programs that involve parents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. doi: /jcpp Ekmekçi, H., Yavuz, M., Emmen, R., Mesman, J., Van IJzendoorn, M., Yağmurlu, B., & Malda, M. (in press). Professionals' and mothers' beliefs about maternal sensitivity across cultures: Toward effective interventions in the multicultural society. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: /s Yağmurlu, B., & Yavuz, H. M. (in press). Social competence and temperament in children with chronic orthopedic disability. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. doi: / X Yağmurlu, B., Yavuz, H. M., & Şen, H. (in press). Well-being of mothers of children with orthopedic disabilities in a disadvantaged context: Findings from Turkey. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: /s Altan-Aytun, Ö., Yağmurlu, B., & Yavuz, M. (2013). Turkish mothers' coping with children's negative emotions: A brief report. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22, doi: /s x Manuscripts under review: Yavuz, H. M., Yağmurlu, B., & Korkmaz, B. (revised and resubmitted). Cognitive representation ability, communication skills, and social competence in children with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disorders. Mesman, J., van IJzendoorn, M., Carcamo, R., Carbonell, O. A., Cohen-Paraira, I., de la Harpe, C., Ekmekci, H., Emmen, R., Mels, C., Mooya, H., Noblega, M., Ortiz, J., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Sichimca, F., Soares, I., Steele, H., Steele, M., van der Leeden, M., van der Veer, R., Wang, L., Yağmurlu, B., Yavuz, H. M., & Zreik, G. (under review). Is the ideal mother a sensitive mother? Beliefs about early childhood parenting in mothers across the globe. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2

3 2- Book chapters: Yağmurlu, B., & Yavuz, H. M. (2012). Ana-babalığın görünmeyen yönü: Bilişler [Parental cognitions: Values, ideas, and goals]. In M. Sayıl & B. Yağmurlu (Eds.), Ana-babalık: Kuram ve araştırma [ Parenting: Theory and research] (pp ). Istanbul: Koç University Press. Şen, H., Yavuz, H. M., & Yağmurlu, B. (2013). Parenting: The Turkish context. In. H. Selin (Ed.), Parenting across cultures: Childrearing, motherhood and fatherhood in non-western cultures. Netherlands: Springer Publishers. 3- Manuscripts in preparation: Yavuz, H. M., Yağmurlu, B., Aksan, N., & Çorapçı, F. (in preparation). Stress, maternal warmth and temperament are significant predictors of internalizing behaviors in Turkish preschoolers. Yağmurlu, B., Yavuz, H. M., Harma, M, & Etel, E. (in preparation). Theory of mind and behavior problems in institutionalized children. Conference Presentations Yavuz, H. M., Şen, H., & Yağmurlu, B. (2014, July).Positive and negative control behaviors of Turkish mothers: Links with well-being and children's social-emotional outcomes. Symposium paper presented at the 20. Biennial Meeting of International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Shanghai, China. Yavuz, H. M., Şen, H., & Yağmurlu, B. (2014, April).Olumlu ve olumsuz kontrol davranışları: Annenin esenliği ve çocuğun sosyo-duygusal gelişimi ile ilişkisi. Poster presented at the National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey. Yavuz, M. H., Ekmekçi, H., Emmen, R., Mesman, J.,Yağmurlu, B., & IJzendoorn, M. (2013, April). Sensitivity beliefs of mothers and professionals across cultures. Poster presented at the Society forresearch in Child Development, Seattle, USA. Şen, H., Zhou, N., Leung, C. Yavuz, M. H., Yağmurlu, B., & Cheah, C. L. (2013, April). Similarities and differences in Turkish and Chinese immigrant mothers' expression of warmth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, USA. Şen, H., Yağmurlu, B., Yavuz, M., Eröz, B. N., & Harma, M. (2013, September). The role of religiosity in maternal beliefs about expressing warmth and strictness toward children. Symposium paper presented at 16th European Congress of Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Lausanne, Switzerland. Mesman, J., van IJzendoorn, M., Carcamo, R., Carbonel, O., Cohen-Paraira, I., De la Harpe, C., Ekmekci, H., Emmen, R., Mels, C., Mooya, H., Noblega, M., Munoz, J., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Sichimba, F., Soares, I., Steele, H., Steele, M., Van der Leeden, M., Van der Veer, R., Wang, L., Yağmurlu, B., Yavuz, M., & Zreik, G. (2013, April). Across cultures the ideal mother is a sensitive one: Maternal beliefs about sensitive parenting across the globe. Symposium paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, USA. Yavuz, H. M., Yağmurlu, B., Aksan, N., & Çorapçı, F. (2012, July). The role of maternal sensitivity, child temperament, and stress in preschoolers internalizing behaviors in Turkey. Symposium paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, Canada. Bilgin, A., Yağmurlu, B., Yavuz, H. M., Korkmaz, B., & Seren, I. (2012, July). Understanding that knowledge is followed by seeing is critical for social competence in children with 3

4 autism. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, Canada. Yağmurlu, B., & Yavuz, H. M. (2012, July). Social-emotional wellbeing in low SES Turkish children with chronic orthopedic disability. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, Canada. Yağmurlu, B., Korkmaz, B., Seren, I., & Yavuz, H. M. (2012, July). See-know ability and social competence in children with autism. Poster presented at International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Paris, France. Yavuz, H. M., Yağmurlu, B., Çorapçı, F., & Aksan, N.(2012, April). Okul öncesi dönemde içselleştirme davranışları: Çocuğun mizacının, annenin hassasiyetinin ve stresinin etkileri [Internalizing behaviors of preschool children: The effect of child temperament, sensitivity of mother, and stress.] Symposium paper presented at the 17 th National Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Yağmurlu, B., Korkmaz, B., & Yavuz, H. M. (2012, April). Otizmli Çocukların Görmenin Bilmeyi Sağlayacağı İlkesini Anlamaları ve İletişim Becerileri[Understanding that knowledge is followed by seeing and communicative abilities in children with autism.] Poster presented at the17 th National Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Yavuz, H. M., & Yağmurlu, B. (2012, April). Dezavantajlı koşullarda yaşayan ve ortopedik engeli olan çocuklara ve ailelerine dair bir inceleme [An investigation of children with chronic orthopedic disabilities from disadvantaged backgrounds and their families.] Poster presented at the17 th National Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Yavuz, H. M., Aksan, N., Yağmurlu, B., & Çorapçı, F. (2011, April).Internalizing behaviors in Turkish preschoolers: Relations with child temperament, maternal responsiveness and stress. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada. Yavuz, H. M., Yağmurlu, B., Aksan, N., & Çorapçı, F. (2011, July).Role of temperamental fearfulness and exuberance and maternal warmth on internalizing behaviors of Turkish preschoolers. Poster presented at the European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Etel, E. & Yavuz, H. M. (2010, September). An analysis about the effects of non-abusive violence on children. Symposium paper presented at the 4 th Congress of Graduate Students of Psychology, Ankara, Turkey. Yavuz, H. M., Nasir, S., Sayalı, C. Z., Batum, S., Özdamar, O, Moğol, S., Şen, H., Çorapçı, F., Yağmurlu, B., & Aksan, N. (2010, March). Interplay of emotional reactivity and maternal affect on internalizing symptoms. Poster presented at the International Society on Infant Studies, Baltimore, USA. Yavuz, H. M., Nasır, S., & Sayalı, C. Z. (2009, June). The association of exuberance and fear on internalizing behaviors. Poster presented at the 3 rd Congress of Graduate Students of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey Research Ongoing projects working as a research assistant: Project Title: The role of parenting and child temperament in social adjustment and social information processing: A cross-cultural study. with Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey, Dr. Charissa Cheah from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Dr. Craig Hart and Dr. David Nelson from Brigham Young University, USA 4

5 Funding source: TUBITAK 1001, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Project No: 112K038 Grant period: 01/10/ /10/2015 Amount: 163,800 TL Project Title: Attitudes about child maltreatment: A cross-cultural study on the evaluation of different types of maltreating behaviors with Dr. Judi Mesman from Leiden University, the Netherlands and Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey Project Title: Social and communicative competence, and theory of mind in Turkish children with autism. with Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey (Principal investigator), Dr. Barış Korkmaz, İstanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Turkey Completed projects worked as a research assistant: Project Title: Turkish mothers cognitions for strictness and warmth in parenting. with Dr. Charissa Cheah from the University of Maryland, USA and Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey Project Title: Conceptualizations of positive mother-child interaction in Turkish and Dutch parents and clinicians. with Dr. Judi Mesman and Dr. Marinus van IJzendoorn from Leiden University, the Netherlands and Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey Project Title: Temperamental characteristics and socioemotional competence in Turkish children with chronic physical disability. with Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey Project Title: Mother-child interaction and socioemotional development in Turkish preschool children with Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu from Koç University, Turkey, Dr. Nazan Aksan from Koç University/University of Iowa, USA and Dr. Feyza Çorapçı from Boğazici University, Turkey Funding source: TUBITAK 1002, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey. Project No: 109K016 Grant period: 01/08/09-01/07/10 Amount: 20,073 TL Trainings Fall 2013 Fall 2012 Fall 2012 Parental Warmth and Control Scale coding training University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA Emotional Availability Scale coding training Leiden University, the Netherlands Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) intervention training Leiden University, the Netherlands 5

6 Fall 2010 Fall 2010 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-revised (WISC-R) training Turkish Psychological Association Türkçe İfade Edici ve Alıcı Dil Testi (TİFALDİ) training Turkish Psychological Association Teaching /Invited Lectures Yavuz, H. M. (2014, May). Observational methods: Coding maternal warmth and control. Undergraduate lecture (Psyc 410- Psychology of Testing and Measurement), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. Yavuz, H. M. (2013, November). Child socioemotional development. Social Science Seminar, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. Yavuz, H. M. (2012, April). Mood disorders. Undergraduate lecture (Psyc 330- Developmental Psychopathology), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. Yavuz, H. M. (2011, September). Role of maternal parenting and child temperament on internalizing behaviors of Turkish preschoolers. Graduate lecture (Psyc 524- Social Development), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. Teaching Assistance Fall 2014 Spring 2014 Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Spring 2011 Fall 2010 Spring 2010 Fall 2009 Psyc 524 (Social Development) graduate course taught by Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu Psyc 410 (Testing and Measurement) undergraduate course taught by Dr. Tarcan Kumkale Psyc 330 (Developmental Psychopathology) undergraduate course taught by Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu Psyc 206 (Life-Span Development) graduate course taught by Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu Psyc 524 (Social Development) graduate course taught by Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu Psyc 301 (Research Methods) undergraduate course taught by Dr. Sami Gülgöz Psyc/Soci 452 (Culture and Behavior) course taught by Dr. Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı Psyc 100 (Introduction to Psychology) course taught by Dr. Tarcan Kumkale and Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu Psyc 100 (Introduction to Psychology) course taught by Dr. Tarcan Kumkale and Dr. Bilge Yağmurlu Professional Membership Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 6