EMİNE AKMAN DİREKÇİ
Research Assistant
MANİSA
Summary
Experienced psychology researcher and academic skilled in classroom teaching, student mentorship, and advanced research supervision. Specialises in social and experimental psychology, guiding students through rigorous coursework and targeted learning experiences. Proven record of publications and successful research projects, committed to fostering intellectual curiosity and professional growth among students.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Research Assistant
Manisa Celal Bayar University
Manisa
06.2013 - 04.2025
- Company Overview: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / Psychology Department
- Directed high level research by collaborating with post graduate students and colleagues.
- Mentored groups of two students annually, providing academic and pastoral support as appropriate.
- Facilitated workshops, tutorials and seminars with opportunities to stimulate students' critical thinking and analysis.
- Wrote scholarly articles, papers and books related to field of social psychology.
- Planned, coordinated and executed research projects to gain insight into psychology.
- Prepared and delivered five lectures on diverse topics related to social psychology.
- Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
Research Assistant
Izmir University Of Economics
İzmir
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Psychology Department
- Expedited research progress using advanced statistical software for data analysis.
- Managed lab inventory effectively, reduced unnecessary expenditure on supplies.
- Coordinated participant recruitment efforts, enhanced study sample size.
- Improved research efficiency by meticulously organising data and files.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Psychology
09.2018 - 07.2024
- Dissertation in Social Cognition
- Thesis: "The Role of Time Perspective and Moral Emotions in the Relationship Between Future Thinking and Moral Decision Making"
Master of Arts - Psychology
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Thesis: "Emotional Expression Styles and Friendship Quality as Mediators of the Relation Between Adults’ Remembrances of Parental Acceptance-Rejection in Childhood and Loneliness"
Bachelor of Arts - DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY/(FULL SCHOLARSHIP)
09.2005 - 06.2010
Skills
Designing experiments in the field of psychology
undefinedAwards
- 2011: Best Oral Presentation Award, 5th Graduate Students Congress of Psychology, Doğuş University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Publications
- Akman Direkçi, E., & Boyacıoğlu, İ.B. (2024). Passing the Temporal Borders Across the Selves: Examining the Association Between Time Perspectives, Consideration of Future Consequences and Future Self-Continuity. Border Crossing, 14(1), 1-14. DOI: 10.33182/bc.v14i1.2867.
- Şeker, B. D., & Akman Direkçi, E. (2022). The Effect of Cognitive Structure and Social Attitudes on System Justification Motivation. Border Crossing, 12(1), 45-64. . DOI:10.33182/bc.v12i1.2098
- Araz, A., & Akman Direkçi, E. (2019). Gender and Age Differences in Happiness, Sadness, and Anger Expression Styles. Yeni Symposium Psychiatry, 57(1), 16-24.
Training
Selected Conference Presentations
· Direkçi, E. A., & Araz, A. (2019). Parental acceptance-rejection and loneliness: the mediating roles of emotional expression styles and friendship quality. XVI European Congress of Psychology, (Summary Text) (pp. 1194-1194).
· Akman, E., & Araz, A. (2018). The Mediator Roles of Emotional Expression Styles. 7th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection.
· Solak, Ç., Akman, E., & Acet, P. (2017). Life Satisfaction, Urban Satisfaction and Urban Attachment in Manisa. International Manisa Symposium.
Languages
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Accomplishments
5th Psychology Graduate Students Congress Oral Presentation Award, Dogus University, Turkey 2011
Software
SPSS, R
References
References available upon request.
Certification
Vienna test system certificate
Work Availability
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Timeline
Dokuz Eylul University - Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology
09.2018 - 07.2024
Vienna test system certificate
06-2018
Dokuz Eylul University - Master of Arts, Psychology
09.2015 - 07.2018
Research Assistant - Manisa Celal Bayar University
06.2013 - 04.2025
Research Assistant - Izmir University Of Economics
01.2010 - 01.2013
Izmir University of Economics - Bachelor of Arts, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY/(FULL SCHOLARSHIP)
09.2005 - 06.2010