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
S. Overgaauw                     “Social reorientation in adolescence: Neurobiological changes and individual differences in empathic
                                                concern” (Leiden University, co-promotor). Defense date: 19 February 2015; currently Assistant
                                                Professor in Clinical Psychology, Leiden University.
G.-J. Will                              “Acceptance, rejection and the social brain in adolescence: Toward a neuroscience of peer relations"
                                               (Leiden University, co-promotor). Defense date: 4 June 2015; 2015-2017 postdoctoral researcher at
                                               UCL/UK; currently LEaDing postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Psychology, Leiden University.
R. Meuwese                          “Me, my friends and I: A neuro-ecological perspective on adolescent prosocial development” (Leiden
                                                University
, co-promotor). Defense date: 31 Oct 2017; 2017-2018 lecturer in Developmental Psychology,
                                                Leiden University.
E. 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; currently postdoctoral
                                                researcher in Developmental Psychology, Vrije University.
B. de Sousa 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). Expected defense: Jan 2023.
P. Brandner                           “The neural basis of prosocial development in adolescence” (Leiden University, co-supervision with E.
                                                 Crone). Expected defense: Jan 2022.
S. Kellij                                   “Social perceptions, responses and skills of chronic victims: A neuroscience approach” (University of
                                                Groningen
, co-supervision with prof. dr. R. Veenstra). Expected defense: June 2022.
I. Koele                                   “Developmental trajectories of peer influences on social learning and reward processing” (Leiden
                                                University, promotor; dr. Anna van Duijvenvoorde co-promotor). Expected defense: Jan 2023.

HONORS and GRANTS
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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