COLLABORATIONS
The Translational Clinical Psychology Lab maintains active collaborations with clinical, research, and training organisations in Turkey and internationally.
The Global Mental Health & Cultural Psychiatry (GMHCP) Research Group
The GMHCP Research Group advances research on mental health across diverse cultural contexts. The lab's collaboration with GMHCP connects its work on culturally adapted interventions to a broader global mental health framework.
University of Hertfordshire — Clinical Psychology Programme (DClinPsy)
https://www.herts.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/dclinpsy-clinical-psychology
Dr. Akan serves as a research supervisor for doctoral trainees enrolled in the University of Hertfordshire's DClinPsy programme, supporting research in clinical and cultural psychology.
Manchester Global Foundation (MGF)
MGF is a UK-based philanthropic organisation providing technical expertise and research support in global mental health. The lab's collaboration with MGF supports its work on culturally adapted interventions and global mental health research networks.
IPAM — Ibn Haldun University Psychotherapy Application and Research Centre
IPAM supports psychotherapy research and clinical training at Ibn Haldun University. Dr. Akan serves as a member of IPAM's Advisory Board, contributing to the centre's research and professional development activities.
BÜREM — Boğaziçi University Student Psychological Counselling Centre
https://burem.bogazici.edu.tr/
BÜREM provides psychological counselling and support services to Boğaziçi University students. The lab works closely with BÜREM, which serves as the primary site for the UniWELL clinical trial programme.
BÜPAM — Boğaziçi University Psychological Application and Research Centre
https://bupam.bogazici.edu.tr/
BÜPAM supports psychological research and applied practice at Boğaziçi University. The lab collaborates with BÜPAM on research design, data collection, and dissemination.
Boğaziçi University — Department of Psychology: Affiliated Labs
The lab collaborates actively with fellow research groups within the Boğaziçi University Psychology Department.
Trauma and Intervention Research Lab (TRIAL)
Dr. Safa Kemal Kaptan — safa.kaptan@bogazici.edu.tr
TRIAL operates from a Global Mental Health perspective, developing culturally contextualised interventions in the areas of trauma, psychosis, and dissociation, with a focus on low-resource settings.
Suicide Prevention Research Lab
Dr. Büşra Özen Dursun — busra.ozendursun@bogazici.edu.tr
The Suicide Prevention Research Lab investigates self-harm and suicidal behaviour and develops protective interventions from clinical psychology and public health perspectives, including work on suicide prevention in educational settings and among ethnic minority groups.
Perception and Brain Dynamics Lab
Dr. Fazilet Zeynep Keleş — zeynep.keles@bogazici.edu.tr
The Perception and Brain Dynamics Lab investigates how perceptual systems operate at behavioural and neural levels, with research topics including visual and auditory perception, face recognition, mental imagery, visual crowding, and the neural underpinnings of implicit biases.
Clinical Praxis Lab
Dr. Zehra Merve Kaya — zehra.kaya@bogazici.edu.tr
The Clinical Praxis Lab examines clinical practice, with a focus on disaster mental health, psychodynamic psychotherapy, grief and bereavement, and supervision.
