WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor 2022 September-present
METU, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education, Ankara Turkey

Associate Dean 2022 September- 2024 July
METU, Faculty of Education, Ankara, Turkey.

Assistant Professor 2015 September – 2022 September
METU, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education, Ankara, Turkey.

Co-Head of the Department 2016 September- 2022 September
METU, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education, Ankara, Turkey.

Departmental Erasmus Coordinator 2015 September- 2022 September
METU, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education, Ankara, Turkey.

Instructor 2012 January – 2014 May
Penn State University, Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, PA, United States

Editorial Assistant 2012 January – 2014 May
Handbook of Study of Play
Penn State University, PA, United States

Supervisor of Student Teachers 2010 October – 2012 January
Penn State University, Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, PA, United States

Teaching Assistant 2010 April – 2012 January
Penn State University, Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, PA, United States

Research Assistant 2009 October – 2010 April
Foundation for Child Development Project
Penn State University, Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, PA, United States

Preschool Physical Education Teacher 2007 September – 2010 May
Bennett Family Center (Penn State Preschool), University Park, PA, United States; METU Preschool, Ankara, Turkey

Research and Teaching Assistant 2006 October – 2009 August
METU, Faculty of Education, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Ankara, Turkey

Intern, Part-time, or Full-time Teacher 1996 September – 2006 September