Elif Nur Gürcan

Istanbul, TR | +90 554 577 2180 | nurelifgurcan@gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/elifngurcan

EDUCATION
Marmara University - Degree of Psychology Istanbul, TR
Graduated as High Honored Student (GPA: 3.51/4.00) Graduation Date: Sep 2022
Istanbul Sehir University - Degree of Psychology Istanbul, TR
Degree of Psychology Graduation Date: Dec 2020
Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg Würzburg, DE
Erasmus+ (14.10.2021 - 28.09.2022) Graduation Date: Sep 2022

WORK EXPERIENCE
Istanbul Grand Airport Istanbul, TR
INFO GATE Assistant Specialist Nov 2022 - Finish Date
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Istanbul Sehir University Istanbul, TR
Library Assistant Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
Organized the library catalog accordingly to their subjects
Scanned the library source for the users and directed them accordingly
Directed foreign users in English

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Marmara University Istanbul, TR
Student Research Assistant May 2021 - Dec 2022
Focused on a cross-cultural study of colors, emotions, and animal perceptions
Translated the questionnaire into Turkish for Turkish participants
Collected data and filed paperwork for the research
Marmara University Istanbul, TR
Independent Research Course Start Date - Finish Date
Examined "The Relationship of Sleep Quality on Perceived Stress, Impulsive Behaviors, and Emotional
Behaviors"
Conducted literature reviews, and prepared presentations and abstracts
Collected data from participants and analyzed the data on SPSS
After summarizing the results, presented them in the lecture
Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg Würzburg, DE
ExPra Poster Congress Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Dual-Action Benefits: The Role of Time Pressure for Inhibitory (and Executive) Control Demands
Dance Like There Is No Tomorrow: Connection Between Positive Urgency and Inhibition of Prepotent Reactions
Collected data from participants and guided them through the experiments
Presented the results at the congress

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Young Psychologist's Council Istanbul, TR
Editor Jul 2020 - Jul 2021
Led a student psychology journal with 12 authors and achieved more than 6.000 monthly reads
Edited articles written by authors
Designed and created the journal
Published 10 journals in a year
EFSPA Project: Better Together Istanbul, TR
Educator / Translator Nov 2019 - May 2020
Trained for discrimination and empowering youth toward building more inclusive societies.
Visited and taught high-school students the basic concepts behind prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination.
Translated English training documents into Turkish.
Istanbul Sehir University Istanbul, TR
Psychology Club - Writer Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
Reviewed the literature related to the topic of the month
Wrote an article every month related to the topic such as "The Neurobiology of Phobias".
Young Psychologist's Council Istanbul, TR
Istanbul Team Leader Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
Led a group of psychology students in Istanbul and gathered meetings for the awareness of Psychology
Planned psychology events and coordinated them throughout the year such as; the "Welcome Event", "How To
Manage Time and Stress during High-School", "What Psychologists/Psychology students do? for high-school
students", "Reading Event: Freud", etc.
POMYAP Istanbul, TR
Writer Feb 2019 - Mar 2020
Reviewed the literature related to the topic of the month
Wrote 8 different articles such as "Mindfulness in the Life"

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) | SPSS (moderate) | R (beginner) | Data Collection | Written +
Oral Communication | Team Player
Languages: Turkish (Native) | English (C1) | German (A1)