Faculty Member, PhD
Alev Çavdar
Education
BA: Bogazici University, Psychology, 2001
MA: Bogazici University, Clinical Psychology, 2003
PhD: Bogazici University, Clinical Psychology, 2014 (2 years spent at CUNY City College of New York, supported by the Turkish Academy of Sciences Integrated PhD Program Doctoral Research Fund)
Courses
Graduate Courses: PSY 501 Introduction to Psychotherapy, PSY 503 Professional Ethics, PSY 511 Advanced Psychopathology I: Psychodynamic Models, PSY 513 Advanced Psychopathology II: DSM and Psychopharmacology, PSY 520 Advanced Research Methods, PSY 566 Practicing Psychoanalytic Thought: Advanced Clinical Techniques, PSY 601-602 Clinical Practicum, PSY 611-612 Group Supervision, PSY 683-684 Adult Clinical Case Discussion, PSY 682 Adult Clinical Case Presentation
Undergraduate Courses: PSY 301 Research Methods, PSY 312 Psychopathology, PSY 331 Psychological Measurement, PSY 412 Data Analysis, PSY 488 Introduction to Psychoanalysis
Areas of Interest
Psychodynamic psychotherapy, therapist-client dyad, affect and change in psychotherapy, time perception, analytic third, mental health of university students, operationalization of psychoanalytic concepts
Rewards and Achievements
2013-2014 Turkish Academy of Sciences Integrated PhD Research Fund (Project title: A Systematic Study of Defense Mechanisms from a Relational Psychoanalytic Perspective)
2018-2019 BILGI Scientific Research Fund (Project title: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Process-Outcome Study)