Berna Güroğlu
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EDUCATION
Doctorate       Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
                        Supervisors: C.F.M. van Lieshout G. H. J. Haselager, & A. H. N. Cillessen
                        Thesis: ‘Development of dyadic peer relationships: Friendships and antipathies’
                        Date of viva: 3 April 2008, Cum Laude

Master            Master of Arts in Psychology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
                        Thesis: ‘Parenting styles, attachment and school achievement’
                        Supervisor: E. Alp; March 2002

Bachelor         Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1998

High School     Üsküdar American Academy, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1994

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
2018 –                Professor of Neuroscience of Social Relations
                            Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit
                            Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
2008 –                Senior Researcher
                            Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden, the Netherlands

PREVIOUS AFFILIATIONS
2014 – 2018     Associate professor
                          Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit
                          Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
2010 – 2014     Assistant professor
                          Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit
                          Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
2008 – 2010     Postdoctoral researcher
                          Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit
                          Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
2004 – 2008     Junior Lecturer
                          Developmental Psychology Department
                          Radboud University Nijmegen (RU), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2002 – 2008     PhD student
                          Developmental Psychology & Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, & Behavior
                          Radboud University Nijmegen (RU), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1999 – 2002    Teaching Assistant
                          Mathematics Department
                          Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
1998 – 1999    Graduate Teaching Assistant
                         Department of Psychology
                         St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA


SUPERVISION of PHD STUDENTS
Sandy Overgaauw              “Social reorientation in adolescence: Neurobiological changes and individual differences in empathic
                                                concern” (Leiden University, co-promotor). Defense date: 19 February 2015.
Geert-Jan Will                      “Acceptance, rejection and the social brain in adolescence: Toward a neuroscience of peer relations"
                                               (Leiden University, co-promotor). Defense date: 4 June 2015.
Rosa Meuwese                     “Me, my friends and I: A neuro-ecological perspective on adolescent prosocial development” (Leiden
                                                University
, co-promotor). Defense date: 31 Oct 2017.
Lisa Schreuders                   “Got a friend in me? Mapping the neural mechanisms underlying social motivations of adolescents
                                                and adults” (Leiden University, promotor). Defense date: 6 March 2019.
Philip Brandner                   “Happy for us, not them: Neural processing of vicarious joy for family members and strangers”
                                                 (Erasmus University Rotterdam; co-supervision with prof. E. A. Crone). Defense date: 22 Sept 2022.
Sanne Kellij                           “I see, I see what you don't see: Neural and behavioral social-cognitive processes underlying
                                                 (persistent) victimization” (University of Groningen; co-supervision with prof. R. Veenstra). Defense
                                                 date: 8 June 2023.
Iris Koele                               “Treasuring teen friendships: Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying adolescent learning
                                                  and mental health in the peer context” (Leiden University, promotor). Defense date: 22 March 2024.

Brenda da Silva                   “Being Deaf at the Playground: The effect of a hearing loss on children’s social participation” (Leiden
                                                University;
 co-supervision with prof. dr. C. Rieffe). Defense date: 12 February 2025.

HONORS and GRANTS
2022          PI Gravitation Grant ‘Growing Up Together in Society’ from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for a ten-
                   year period (2023-2033) (€21,638,000)
2022           International Society for Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) fellow award

2018            Joahnna Westerdijk award for outstanding scientists. The award enabled promotion to a full Professor
                    position and is accompanied by a budget to be spent on research (€ 50,000)
2017            PI/Grant leader of consortium for research project investigating the neural underpinnings of chronic victimization
                    and effectiveness of anti-bullying programs (€ 500,000); in collaboration with Groningen University, Tilburg
                    University, Utrecht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2015            Dyason Fellowship, University of Melbourne, Australia (€ 3,350)
2011            VENI research grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Project title: “The social brain in
                     adolescence: Examining peer interactions from a developmental social neuroscience perspective” (€ 250,000)
2008            Cum Laude for PhD dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen, April 2008
2007            Research grant Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen (€ 15,720)
2006            European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) Summer School (€ 2,000)
1998           
Developmental Psychology PhD, full tuition remission, SSt. Louis University, MO, USA (€ 30,000)
1995–1998  Vehbi Koç Scholar, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey (distinction for students with grade point average higher than
                     3.5 (max. 4))

1994
–1998  Full scholarship with tuition remission, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey (€ 66,500; full scholarship is awarded to
                     top 2% students).


EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2020 –                Associate editor International Journal of Behavioral Development
2019 –               Consulting editor Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience


INSTITUTIONAL and ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2020 –                Department Chair, Developmental Psychology Department, Leiden University
2018 – 2022      Chair of Dutch Society for Developmental Psychology (VNOP)
2016 – 2020      Department Board Member, Developmental Psychology Department, Leiden University
2016 – 2020      Board member of Faculty ‘Basic Qualification of Teaching’ (BKO) Committee, Leiden University
2012 –                Board member Dutch Society for Developmental Psychology (VNOP)
2012 – 2016      Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition (LIBC) Junior Hotspot Leader; Leiden University
2003 – 2008      Founder and chair International PhD student Committee, Radboud University Nijmegen

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Developing, coordinating, and teaching various bachelor and master courses (selection): The Adolescent Brain, Social and Emotional Development, Introduction to Developmental Psychology, Social Neurocognition, Primary Relationships, Adolescent Psychology, Social and Personality Development; obtained Certificate for Basic Qualification for Teaching (BKO, 2011)
 
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Frequent presentations on the developing brain and peer relationships at schools in the Netherlands; contribution to development of course material for middle and high-school teachers; interview for an online BOLD blog on Learning and Development by Jacobs Foundation; interviews on national newspapers and magazines; national and international radio interviews (e.g., Dutch Radio Sydney, Australia; Canadian Public Radio, Amsterdam); contribution to children's tv program 'Het Klokhuis'; contributions to popular scientific books (‘Pubers! Handboek voor Ouders’ (Teenager Handbook for Parents) by Gerard Jansen, ‘Durf te Vragen’ (Dare to Ask) by Suzanne Rethans; ‘Puberbrein Binnenstebuiten’ (Adolescent Brain Inside Out) by Yvonne van Sark and Huub Nelis).

You can hear more about my research in Turkish in an interview for online science platform Gelecek Bilimde (Future is in the Science) and in an interview on career development in the Netherlands for online platform for career talks Kariyer Sohbetleri (Career Paths).

 

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