PhD Research Scholar in Psychology

Qualifications

PhD Research Scholar in Psychology (University of Lancashire, 2025-now)

MSc Mental Health Studies (King’s College London, 2018)

BSc Psychology (The University of Essex, 2016)

Specialization

Mental Health and Clinical Psychology

Employment Track

List all previous relevant employment:

• PhD Research Scholar in Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (2025 – Present)
• Lecturer in Psychology, Cyprus International University (2024 – Present)
• Psychological Counselor and Psychology Teacher, Near East College (2020 – 2024)
• Social Therapist, Cygnet Group (2018 – 2019)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

• British Psychological Society

Research Interests

Her research explores how grief becomes politicised and transmitted across generations in societies affected by war, displacement, and division. She investigates the psychological mechanisms underpinning political and disenfranchised grief, including meaning-making, sense of coherence, coping processes, and post-traumatic growth. Her work combines systematic reviews, qualitative narrative inquiry, psychometric scale development, and structural equation modelling to inform culturally sensitive interventions and peace-building initiatives.

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership 

• Module Leadership/Delivery, Psychology (Cyprus International University)

Modules taught:

• Adult Psychopathology
• Developmental Psychology I&II
• Special Topics in Social Psychology
• General Psychology I&II
  

Scholarships/Awards

• EU Scholarship for The Turkish Cypriot Community