
Contact Information
3059 Lincoln Hall
Urbana, IL 61801
Office Hours
Biography
I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My research focuses on the intersection of care work, digitalization, and globalization, with particular emphasis on medical sociology, political sociology, and organizational studies. My current research examines the global flow of digital health technologies, investigating the key actors who initiate this flow and how sociocultural contexts influence their implementation and utilization in diverse hospital settings.
I hold a master's degree in sociology from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey. My master's thesis explored the transformations in nurses' experiences within the Turkish healthcare system over a 30-year period. This research provided valuable insights into the evolving nature of nursing practice and the broader changes in healthcare delivery in Turkey. The study examined various aspects of nurses' occupational lives, including their roles, responsibilities, and working conditions. It highlighted how factors such as healthcare reforms, technological advancements, and shifting societal expectations have influenced the nursing profession over three decades.
Research Interests
Medical sociology, digital health technologies, globalization, care work, digitalization, political economy, work and organizations, Turkey
Research Description
My PhD dissertation explores the two parallel transformations that the Turkish healthcare system is undergoing: privatization and digitalization. I am researching how these two phenomena extend each other's realm in providing healthcare services in the country. I am currently conducting research with care workers as well to understand how these two parallel transformations are changing the way care work is delivered and, at the same time, how medical knowledge becomes integrated into technologies through the emergence of new sub-nursing professions. My multi-sited fieldwork consists of three different yet related sites of relations from Chicago to Ankara and to Istanbul.
Education
B.S., M.S.: Middle East Technical University - Department of Sociology
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Sociology: 2014-2018
- Master of Science (M.S.) in Sociology: 2018-2020
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Thesis Title: Burden of Being a Nurse: A Case Study on Retired Nurses' Occupational Experiences in Turkey
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Grants
Fulbright PhD Scholarship, Awarded as Principal Nominee for Fulbright Scholarship, 2020
Bastian Summer Fellowship, (Sociology Department at University of Illinois), 2023 Summer
Conference Participation Fellowship, (Sociology Department at University of Illinois), 2024
Awards and Honors
Conference Travel Award, (Sociology Department at University of Illinois), 2023
Conference Travel Award, (Sociology Department at University of Illinois), 2024
Conference Travel Award, (Graduate School), 2024
Excellence in Teaching, Teaching Assistant and Discussion Section Leader, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
Excellence in Teaching, Teaching Assistant and Discussion Section Leader, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
Excellence in Teaching, Teaching Assistant, Global Inequalities and Social Change, Fall 2020
Courses Taught
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology, Spring 2025
Guest Instructor, Technology and Society, Fall 2024
Teaching Assistant, Technology and Society, Fall 2024
Teaching Assistant and Discussion Section Leader, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 (Excellence in Teaching)
Teaching Assistant and Discussion Section Leader, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 (Excellence in Teaching)
Guest Instructor, Sociology of Family, Spring 2022
Teaching Assistant, Health, Illness and Society, Spring 2022
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Deviance, Fall 2021
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Gender, Spring 2021
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology, Winter 2020
Teaching Assistant, Global Inequalities and Social Change, Fall 2020
(Excellence in Teaching)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Visiting Researcher at Koç University, Department of Sociology
Professional Memberships
Member since 2020, American Sociological Association
Member since 2023, Midwest Sociological Society
Member since 2023, Sociologists for Women in Society
Member since 2024, Eastern Sociological Society