TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor and Assistant Professor (2012-Present)
Bilkent University, Department of Communication and Design
Courses Taught:
COMD 204 – Media Studies II
COMD 290 – Summer Practice I
COMD 341 – Media and Society
COMD 346 – Introduction to Advertising
COMD 358 – Professional Communication
COMD 439 – International Public Relations
COMD 461 – Public Relations and Communication Campaigns
COMD 462 – Special topics in Advertising
COMD 481 – Visual Communication Project I
COMD 482 – Visual Communication Project II
COMD 511 – Research Methods (Graduate Level)
FA 171 – Art and Culture I
FA 172 – Art and Culture II
- Planned the teaching and course materials and taught the graduate level Research Methods in Media and Cultural Studies
- Planned the teaching and course materials and taught the the Public Relations and Communication Campaigns, International Public Relations, Introduction to Advertising, Special Topics in Advertising, Introduction to Communication Studies, Media and Society undergraduate level courses.
- Taught Introduction to Art and Culture I and Introduction to Art and Culture II undergraduate courses.
- Planned weekly lessons, presentations and assignments, graded papers and exams, group projects, and organized and led group discussions.
Teaching Assistant (2009-2011)
University of Florida, Department of Public Relations
- Planned and taught Public Relations and Communication Campaigns undergraduate course.
- Assisted the Communications Research undergraduate course.
Planned lessons and assignments, graded papers and exams and, organized and led group discussions.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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Researcher. Ozdora Akşak, Emel and Daniela Dimitrova (Prof. at Iowa State University). “The Role of Media Discourse and NGO Advocacy for Marginalized Populations: Fostering Social Change and Integration,” Arthur Page Center for Integrity in Public Communications at Penn State University – Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar grant for Advocacy Communication. US$3000
Researcher. Connolly-Ahern, Colleen (Prof. at Penn State), Ozdora Akşak, Emel and Daniela Dimitrova (Prof. at Iowa State University). On the Border of the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Views from Two Different Cultural Perspectives Turkey and Bulgaria. Arthur Page Center for Ethics in Public Communication ‐ Refugee Communication Project. US$3000
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2019-Ongoing
2014-2018 |
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| Researcher. The Contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Organizational Identity: An Analysis of Turkey’s Banking Sector. TUBİTAK 3001 Research Project, Project no: 114K096, 15 October 2014-15 April 2015 (6 months) | 2014-2015 |
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Immigration, Refugees and Public Diplomacy
Public Relations and Organizational Communication,
Civil Society in Turkey
Organizational Identity & Corporate Social Responsibility.
