Kafescioglu CV 1 CURRICULUM VITAE Nilufer Kafescioglu, Ph.D. Ozyegin University Department of Psychology Nisantepe Mah. Orman Sk. No:13 Alemdag Cekmekoy 34794 Istanbul-Turkey +90 (216) 564-9528 nilufer.kafescioglu@ozyegin.edu.tr Education Ph.D. 2008 M.A. 2002 B.A. 1997 Marriage and Family Therapy Department of Child Development and Family Studies Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA Minor: Women s Studies Dissertation: Dyadic and Mediation Analyses of the Relationship between Attachment Security and Health Outcomes of Cardiac Patients and their Partners Advisor: Volker Thomas, Ph.D. Co-chair: Cleveland Shields, Ph.D. Committee: Drs Douglas Sprenkle, Mary Dankoski, Karen Yehle Clinical Psychology School of Psychological Sciences University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA Psychology Department of Psychology Ege University, Izmir, Turkey Thesis: Reflection of Family Relationships in the Kinetic Family Drawings of Fourth and Fifth Graders Advisor: Oya Sorias, Ph.D. Academic and Research Positions Sep 2012 present Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey Courses: Theories of Personality and Individual Differences (PSY 301) Play Therapy and Interventions for Children (PSY 517) Child Psychopathology (PSY 304) Developmental Psychopathology (PSY 514)
Kafescioglu CV 2 Sep 2012 June 2014 Apr Sep 2012 Sep 2009 Sep 2012 Feb May 2009 May Aug 2008 Jan 2007 May 2007 Aug 2006 Jan 2007 Sep 2005 Aug 2006 Adjunct Faculty Department of Psychology, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey Courses: Couple Therapy (PSY 517) Advanced Family Therapy (PSY 528) Psychotherapeutic Skills Practicum-I (PSY 547) Psychotherapeutic Skills Practicum-II (PSY 548) Couple and Family Therapy Graduate Program Coordinator Department of Psychology, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey Courses: Clinical Psychology (PSY 441) Psychology of Gender (PSY 407) Introduction to Psychotherapy (PSY 446) Family Therapy (PSY 527) Advanced Family Therapy (PSY 528) Family Therapy Skills-II (PSY 552) Psychotherapeutic Skills Practicum-I (PSY 547) Psychotherapeutic Skills Practicum-II (PSY 548) Adjunct Faculty Department of Psychology, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey Courses: Introduction to Psychotherapy (PSY 446) Psychotherapeutic Skills Practicum-II (PSY 548) Research Assistant Military Families Research Institute, Purdue University Director: Shelley MacDermid, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University Course: Family Assessment and Intervention (CDFS 443) Instructor Women s Studies Program, Purdue University Course: Introduction to Women s Studies (IDIS 280) Research Assistant Infant Toddler Specialists of Indiana Network, Purdue University Director: James Elicker, Ph.D.
Kafescioglu CV 3 Jan 2005 Aug 2006 Aug 2004 May 2005 Aug 2003 May 2004 Aug 2003 Aug 2006 Aug 2002 Aug 2003 Trainer Cooperative Extension Project, Purdue University Tippecanoe County Child Development Associates Training Research Assistant Adults and Children Together Against Violence (ACT) Project, Purdue University Director: Volker Thomas, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University Course: Skills in Helping Professions (CDFS 431) Research Assistant Cooperative Extension Project, Purdue University Director: Dee Love, M.A. Research Assistant Web-based Continuing Education Workshop on Family Systems for Head Start Workers, Purdue University Director: Volker Thomas, Ph.D. Supervised Theses: Pınar Şahin (2012). Hipertansif Hastaların Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışlarının Aile İşlevselliği, Öz Yeterlilik ve Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi. Okan Üniversitesi Klinik Sağlık Psikolojisi Yüksek Lisans Programı. Thesis Committees: Yeşim Akhoroz (in progress). Adult attachment style and defensive projection: Projection of undesired traits in response to threat. Boğaziçi University, Department of Psychology. Burçak Özdemir (in progress). Narcissism, romantic and sexual relationships: Roles of parental attitudes. Bilgi University, Department of Psychology. Fatma Gökçe Yücel (2013). Examining the relationship between projective identification, gender roles, conflict resolution styles and marital satisfaction. Bilgi University, Department of Psychology. Clinical Positions Aug 2007 Dec 2007 Aug 2005 Jul 2006 Clinic Assistant Purdue University Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Clinic, West Lafayette, IN, USA Pre-Doctoral Internship Home Hospital, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Kafescioglu CV 4 Aug 2002 May 2005 Aug 2001 May 2002 Sep 1999 Sep 1996 Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy Purdue University Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Clinic, West Lafayette, IN, USA Master s Practicum in Clinical Psychology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Counseling and Psychological Services, Indianapolis, IN, USA Turkish Psychological Association Earthquake Area Crisis Intervention Team, Golcuk, Turkey Trainee Ege University Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Izmir, Turkey Publications Refereed Journal Articles Chawla, N., & Kafescioglu, N. (2012). Evidence-based couple therapy for chronic illnesses: Enriching the emotional quality of relationships with emotionally focused therapy. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 23, 42-53. Carkoglu, A., Kafescioglu, N., & Mitrani, A. A. (2012). Review of explicit family policies in Turkey from a systemic approach. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21, 42-52. Christiansen, A. T., Thomas, V., Kafescioglu, N., Karakurt, G., Lowe, W., Smith, W., & Wittenborn, A. (2011). Multicultural supervision: Lessons learned about an ongoing struggle. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37, 109-119. Thomas, V., Kafescioglu, N., & Love, D. P. (2009). Evaluation of the adults and children together (ACT) against violence training program with child caregivers. Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology, 5, 141-156. Book Chapters Çarkoğlu, A., & Kafescioğlu, N. (2014). For whose sake is it anyway? Evaluation of explicit family policies in Turkey. In M. Robila (Ed.), Handbook of family policies across the globe (pp. 239-255). New York: Springer. Karakurt, G., Kafescioglu, N., & Keiley, M. (2010). Cross-cultural adult attachment research. In P. Erdman & K. Ng (Eds.), Attachment: Expanding the cultural connections (pp. 109-125). New York: Routledge. Kafescioglu, N. (2010). Bağlanma, çift-evlilik terapisi ve kronik hastalıklarla başetme. T. Solmuş (Ed), Bağlanma, evlilik ve aile psikolojisi: Türkiye bağlanma el kitabı (s. 342-352). İstanbul: Sistem Yayıncılık.
Kafescioglu CV 5 Natrajan-Tyagi, R., & Kafescioglu, N. (2010). My story. In L. Lowenstein (Ed.), Creative family therapy techniques: Play, art, and expressive activities to engage children in family sessions (pp. 203-206). Toronto: Champion Press. Natrajan-Tyagi, R., & Kafescioglu, N. (2010). Self image. In L. Lowenstein (Ed.), Creative family therapy techniques: Play, art, and expressive activities to engage children in family sessions (pp. 228-230). Toronto: Champion Press. Other Manuscripts Kafescioglu, N., Thomas, V., & Shields, C. (2010). Dyadic and mediation analyses of coping with cardiovascular disease. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal, 5, 216-220. Kafescioglu, N. (2009). Couples coping with cardiovascular disease. Indiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Communique, 26, 3-4. Manuscripts In Preparation Kafescioglu, N., Carkoglu, A., Oner, S., & Ledermann, T. (in prep). Communication and interaction patterns of dating couples from an attachment perspective. Kafescioglu, N., Ozer, S., Carkoglu, A., & Thomas, V. (in prep). Filial therapy with at-risk children: Effects on child, parent, and family outcomes. Ersoy, N. C., & Kafescioglu, N. (in prep). Spill over and cross over job demands in couples: The role of emotion regulation difficulties and gender role identity. Kumru, A., Kafescioglu, N., Eisenberg, N., Yagmurlu, B., & Sayıl, M. (in prep). Relations between maternal child-rearing and childrens emotion regulation: A 3-wave longitudinal study. Conference Presentations Kumru, A., Kafescioğlu, N., Yağmurlu, B., & Sayıl, M. (2014, April). Ebeveynlik davranışlarının çocukluk döneminde gösterdiği değişim: Boylamsal bir inceleme. Paper symposia presented at the XVIII. National Psychology Congress, Bursa, Turkey. Alkanat, Ö., Kafescioglu, N., & Hafızoğlu, S. (2013, November). Bağımlılık sorunu olan ailelerde evlilik ve çift terapisi. 8. Ulusal Alkol ve Madde Bağımlılığı Kongresi, İzmir, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Erenel, S., Akyıl, Y., Konuk, E., & Arduman, E. (2013, October). Family therapy training and practice in Turkey: New Developments and Challenges. Symposium at the European Family Therapy Assoc Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kafescioglu CV 6 Cristea, I., Kafescioglu, N., & Coyne, J.C. (2013, July). The worrisome state of research concerning couples interventions for cancer patients: A systematic review. European Health Psychology Conference, Bordeaux, France. Ersoy, N. C., & Kafescioglu, N. (July, 2013). Spill over and cross over job demands among partners: The role of emotion regulation difficulties and gender role identity. Oral presentation at the European Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Switzerland. Kafescioglu, N., & Akyıl, Y. (May, 2013). Aile ilişkilerinin güçlendirilmesinde oyun terapisi uygulamaları (Family therapy techniques in strengthening family relationships). Işık Savaşır Klinik Psikoloji Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Ozer, S., & Carkoglu, A. (2013, February). Filial Therapy with children atrisk for emotional and behavioral problems in Turkey. Oral Presentation at the World Family Therapy Congress of International Family Therapy Association, OR, USA. Kafescioglu, N., Carkoglu, A., Oner. S. (2012, May). Effects of couple communication patterns and conflict resolution styles on relationship satisfaction. International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends, Lisbon, Portugal. Kafescioglu, N., Ozer, S., & Carkoglu (2012, April). Filial Terapi nin çocuk, ebeveyn ve aile değişkenleri üzerine etkisinin incelenmesi. 17. Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi, İstanbul. Carkoglu, A., Kafescioglu, N., & Akdas, A. (2011, July). Policies for and politics of the protection of the Turkish family. Oral presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Carkoglu, A., Oner, S., Duymaz, G., Ozcanli, F., & Suvarioglu, I. C. (2011, June). The couple communication and interaction patterns in the Turkish context. Oral presentation at the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology Regional Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Duymaz, G., Oner, S., Ozcanli, F., & Suvarioglu, I. C. (2010, October). Learning from research: Therapy with Turkish families. Workshop presentation at the European Family Therapy Association Congress, Paris, France. Chawla, N., & Kafescioglu, N. (2010, September). Family therapy for adult posttraumatic epilepsy and comorbid mood disorders. Poster presentation at the Epilepsy and Depressive Disorders: An Epilepsy and Behavior Conference, Chicago, IL. Chawla, N., & Kafescioglu, N. (2010, April). Coping with chronic illness: Implications for couples treatment. Workshop presentation at the World Conference on Psychology, Counseling, and Guidance, Antalya, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Thomas, V., & Shields, C. (2010, April). Dyadic and mediation analyses of coping with cardiovascular disease. Oral presentation at the World Conference on
Kafescioglu CV 7 Psychology, Counseling, and Guidance, Antalya, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Thomas, V., & Shields, C. (2009, October). The relationship between attachment security and health outcomes of couples coping with cardiovascular disease. Research poster presentation at the International Attachment Conference, Barcelona, Spain. Kafescioglu, N., Thomas, V., & Shields, C. (2009, September). A multilevel study of dyadic coping with cardiovascular disease. Research poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Pisa, Italy. Kafescioglu, N., Thomas, V. & Love, D. (2008, November). Development of an outcome measure evaluating a violence training program. Research poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR. Thomas, V., Christiansen, A. T., Wittenborn, A., Kafescioglu, N., Karakurt, G., Smith, W., & Lowe, W. (2008, November). Struggles in multicultural supervision: A multi-case study. Workshop presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR. Kafescioglu, N., Thomas, V., & Shields, C. (2008, April). Psychosocial variables in the development of cardiovascular disease. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland. Birky, B. M., Schweickart, P., Kafescioglu, N., Becerra, J., & Elias, C. (2007, May). Transnational feminist networks: Navigating the cultural divide in the graduate-level women s studies classroom. Roundtable presented at the Women as Intercultural Leaders Conference, Notre Dame, IN. Keiley, M. K., Liu, T., Canino, J., Karakurt, G., Kafescioglu, N., & Faber, A. (2005, June). Emotionally focused family therapy with incarcerated adolescents and their families. Workshop presented at the American Family Therapy Academy-International Family Therapy Association International Conference on Family Therapy, Washington, DC. Kafescioglu, N., & Karakurt, G. (2005, May). Current issues in play therapy: Multiculturalism. Poster presented at the Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Spring Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Karakurt, G., Kafescioglu, N., & Thomas, V. (2004, November). Experiences of international students with a marriage and family therapy program. Research poster presented at the Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Fall Conference. Indianapolis, IN. Keiley, M. K., Johnson, S. M., Karakurt, G., Kafescioglu, N., Liu, T., & Canino, J. (2004, March). Emotionally-focused therapy with incarcerated adolescents and their families. Workshop presented at the 16 th Biannual World Congress of the
Kafescioglu CV 8 International Family Therapy Association. Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., Karakurt G., & Thomas, V. (2004, March). Experiences of international students and trainers with a marriage and family therapy program in the United States. Workshop presented at the 16 th Biannual World Congress of the International Family Therapy Association. Istanbul, Turkey. Thomas, V., & Kafescioglu, N. (2003, November). The future of MFT: A web-based continuing education program for head start workers. Teaching Roundtable presented at the 65 th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Vancouver, BC, CA. Love, D., & Kafescioglu, N. (2003, October). Problem-solving in preschoolers. Workshop presented at the Ball State University Early Childhood Conference, Muncie, IN. Kafescioglu, N. (1997, May). Reflections of family characteristics in children s kinetic family drawings. Research paper presented at the 3rd National Congress of Psychology Students, Istanbul, Turkey. Invited Talks (Presentations, Lectures, Workshops) Kafescioğlu, N. (2013, February). Çift İlişkisinde Bağlanma ve İletişim Döngüleri. ODTÜ Psikoloji Günleri, Ankara, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, September). Yetkin çift ve aile terapisti. Invited presentation at Çift ve Aile Terapileri Derneği 1. Aile Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, September). Cinsiyet rolleri ve cinselliğin ilişkiye yansıması (Moderatör). Çift ve Aile Terapileri Derneği 1. Aile Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, July). Couple and family therapy in Turkey. Invited lecture at Koc University, Department of Psychology, Couple and Family Therapy Course, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, May). Çift ve aile terapisi tanıtım sunumu. Invited speaker at Koc University Kariyer Günleri, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, May). Research methods in couple and family therapy. Invited workshop presented at Satir Human Development and Family Therapy Institute, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, April). Filial therapy with children at-risk for behavioral and emotional problems. Invited webinar for the Texas Tech University, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program Diversity in Marriage and Family Therapy Course.
Kafescioglu CV 9 Kafescioglu, N. (2013, April). Couple relationships and dyadic research. Invited presentation at the European Federation of Psychology Students Association Congress, İzmir, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, March). Çift ve aile terapisi (Couple and family therapy). Invited speaker at Işık Üniversitesi Department of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, March). Psikoloji nin Alanları Paneli (Moderatör). Özyeğin Üniversitesi Department of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, February). Ethical and legal issues in couple and family therapy. Invited workshop presented at Yasar University Surekli Egitim Merkezi Couple and Family Therapy Certificate Program, Izmir, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2013, February; 2010 February). Research methods in marriage and family therapy. Invited workshop presented at the Relationship Therapies Institute, Istanbul, Turkey Kafescioglu, N. (2013, January). Evlilik ve aile terapisi (Marriage and family therapy). Uluslararası Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Zirvesi, Ankara, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2011, March). Sınav kaygısı ile başetme yöntemleri (Coping with test anxiety). İzmir Eğitim Fuarı, İzmir, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2010, July). Toplumsal cinsiyet ve psikoloji: İletişim (Gender roles and psychology: Communication). Invited speaker at Sabancı Vakfı Mor Sertifika Programı, İstanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2010, March). Sınav kaygısı (Test anxiety). Bursa Egitim Fuari, Bursa, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2010, February). Research methods in marriage and family therapy. Invited workshop presented at the Relationship Therapies Institute, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N., & Karakurt, G. (2009, December; 2007, December). Introduction to marriage and family therapy models: Emotionally-focused therapy. Invited workshop presented at the Relationship Therapies Institute, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2009, November). Family therapy with children and play therapy techniques. Invited workshop presented at the Relationship Therapies Institute, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2009, November). Sınav kaygısı (Test anxiety). Invited speaker at Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2009, January). Introduction to health psychology. Invited speaker at
Kafescioglu CV 10 Dogus University Department of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2009, January). Dyadic and mediation analyses of the relationship between attachment security and health outcomes of cardiac patients and their partners. Invited talk at Bogazici University Department of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2008, December). Couples coping with cardiovascular disease: Research summary. Invited speaker at Saint Elizabeth/Home Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, Lafayette, IN, USA. Kafescioglu, N., & Karakurt, G. (2007, December). Research methods in marriage and family therapy. Invited workshop presented at the Relationship Therapies Institute, Istanbul, Turkey. Kafescioglu, N. (2006, November). Culture and the health system in Turkey. Workshop presented for continuing education units credited by the Indiana Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Board, at Home Hospital, Lafayette, IN, USA. Kafescioglu, N. (2004, August). Assessing for depression by the use of CES-D Scale. Workshop presented at the Early Head Start, Kokomo, IN, USA. Research Grants Kafescioglu, N., Arıkan, G., Kumru, A., & Ledermann, T. (2014). Evliliğin İlk Yıllarında Evlilik İlişkisini Etkileyen Faktörler (Factors Influencing the Marital Relationship in the First Years of Marriage). 1001-TUBİTAK Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Projelerini Destekleme Programı. Grant #: 113K538 Responsibility: Principal Investigator Grant period: 6/2014-6/2017 Amount: 379.921 TL Kafescioglu, N., Ozer, S., & Carkoglu, A. (2012). Efficacy of filial therapy (Filial terapi yaklaşımının etkinliğinin incelenmesi). 1002 -TUBITAK Hızlı Destek Programı. Grant #: 111K008 Responsibility: Principal Investigator Grant period: 5/2011 5/2012 Amount: 15.240 TL Awards 2008 Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Student Research Award 2008 Purdue University Graduate Student Government Travel Grant 2008 Purdue University Department of Child Development and Family Studies Graduate Student Travel Fellowship
Kafescioglu CV 11 2007 Purdue University Gladys E. Vail Kappa Omicron Nu Scholarship 2006 Purdue University Center For Families, Van Scoyoc Fellowship Service Professional Review Activities Journal Reviewer Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (2013-present) Türk Psikoloji Yazıları (2013-present) Journal of Child and Family Studies (2010-present) Conference Reviewer 17 th Psychology Students Congress (2012) 5 th Psychology Graduate Students Conference (2011) World Conference of Psychology, Counselling, and Guidance (2010) Conference Chair 17. Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey (2012) ÇATED 1. Aile Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey (2013) Editorial Board Member Journal of Feminist Family Therapy (2006 present) Conference Organization 5 th Psychology Graduate Students Conference (2011) Service to Ozyegin University Özyeğin Üniversitesi İnsan Hakları ve Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu (2013 present) Service to Professional Organizations Çift ve Aile Terapileri Derneği (Couple and Family Therapy Association) Founding Member, Vice President (2012-2014) Türk Psikologlar Derneği Çift ve Aile Terapisi Birimi Yürütme Kurulu (Turkish Psychological Association, Division of Couple and Family Therapy, Executive Board) (2014-present) Professional Memberships Turkish Psychological Association Çift ve Aile Terapileri Derneği American Psychological Association International Family Therapy Association American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy