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Dr. OĞUZ MERCAN

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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E-mail omercan@ciu.edu.tr
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CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • Gazi University Guidance & Psychological Counseling (PhD, 2024)
  • Ankara University Guidance & Psychological Counseling (Master, 2019)
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi University Guidance & Psychological Counseling (Undergraduate, 2014)
Publications

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

  • Yazıcı-Kabadayı, S., Mercan, O., & Öztemel, K. (2025). Cyberbullying roles and psychosocial dynamics: a latent profile analysis of loneliness, resilience, and self-regulation in adolescents. BMC Public Health, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22745-w - 2025
  • Kabadayi, F., & Mercan, O. (2023). Reliability and validation of the Turkish adaptation of the mistake rumination scale. Current Psychology, 42(8), 6429-6438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01972-5 - 2023
  • Mercan, O., & Kabadayı, F. (2023). Psychometric properties of the BALCI Turkish version. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-023-00248-0 - 2023
  • Kabadayi, F., Mercan, O., Yazici-Kabadayi, S., Elhatip, Y. E., & Büyüksevindik, B. (2021). Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the insomnia catastrophizing scale. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 19(4), 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41105-021-00336-7 - 2021

Articles published in other peer reviewed international journals

  • Mercan, O., & Öztemel, K. (2024). Kariyer Araştırma Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 22(2), 1551-1576. https://doi.org/10.37217/tebd.1467334 - 2024
  • Kabadayı, F., & Mercan, O. (2024). Pandemi Sonrasında Kovid-19 Korkusu, Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlük ve Kontrolü Kaybetmeye İlişkin İnançlar: Bir Ağ Analizi. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi(62), 2697-2713. https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.kuz14216u - 2024
  • Mercan, O., & Dursun, A. (2023). Psikolojik Danışman Adaylarının Süpervizyon Deneyimlerine İlişkin Değerlendirmeleri: Bir Karma Yöntem Çalışması. Kalem Uluslararasi Egitim ve Insan Bilimleri Dergisi, 13(1/24), 105-134. https://doi.org/10.23863/kalem.2022.225 - 2023
  • Mercan, O., & Öztemel, K. (2023). Proactive Personality and Career Adaptability: The Mediating Role of Career Pessimism. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 10(2), 334-347. https://doi.org/10.52380/ijpes.2023.10.2.955 - 2023
  • Dursun, A., & Mercan, O. (2023). SALGINLA BAŞ ETME İLE YAŞAMIN ETKİLİLİĞİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİDE AŞKINLIĞIN ARACI ROLÜ. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi(67), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.21764/maeuefd.1055559 - 2023
  • MERCAN, O., KABADAYI, S., & ASLAN, S. (2022). TR: Stres ve Kişilik Tipleri: Bir Derleme Çalışması EN: Stress and Personality Types: A Review. Journal of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and Research, 1. https://doi.org/10.5455/jcbpr.126569 - 2022
Projects
  • Training of Trainers on Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Teaching Applications in Higher Education. TÜBİTAK 2237-A Scientific Education Activities Support Program, Participant. (Event Coordinator: Prof. Dr. İlkay BOZ). January 12-14, 2026, Akdeniz Univers
  • 5th Generations Meet Competition. TRNC Ministry of National Education & Tangül – Ünal Çağıner Children's Aid Foundation, Jury Member, June 2026, Girne, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  • Causal Inference in Educational Research: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Methods Project, TÜBİTAK 2237-A Scientific Education Activities Support Program, Participant. (Activity Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin BULUŞ).7-11.09,2026, Adıy. Un.&Online
  • Member of the Jury at the 3rd Final Festival of the Entrepreneurial Children of the TRNC Project, April 21, 2025, Girne, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  • 4th Generations Meet Competition. TRNC Ministry of National Education & Tangül – Ünal Çağıner Children's Aid Foundation, Jury Member, May 2025, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  • Social Responsibility Project “Let’s Compete in Doing Good”. TRNC Ministry of National Education & Cyprus Foundations Administration, Jury Member, May 2023, Nicosia, TRNC.
  • No Place Like School No Place Like School/2019-1-TR01-KA229-076152. Erasmus+ Projesi (Proje Yürütücüleri: C. Karamanlı, M.M. Rodriguez & R.M. Saburido). Ağustos 2022 (Önsöz Yazarı ve Gönüllü Değerlendirici)
  • Solution-Focused Group Counseling: From Theory to Practice. TÜBİTAK 2237-A Training (Event Facilitator: Prof. Dr. Diğdem M. Siyez). September 5-9, 2022 (Participant).
  • Psychoeducation Project in Challenging Life Events, Workshop on Preparing Educational Content on Peer Bullying and Cyberbullying for Students. Ministry of National Education & UNICEF. May 17-21, 2021 (Participant)
  • Psychoeducation Project in Challenging Life Events, Workshop on Preparing a Psychological Resilience Psychoeducation Program for Students. Ministry of National Education & UNICEF. May 31 - June 4, 2021 (Participant)
  • My Mind is at Ease, Free from Worry! TÜBİTAK Science Fair No. 4006. April 2019 (Supervisor)
  • My Most Beautiful Stance, My Hope. TÜBİTAK Science Fair No. 4006. April 2019 (Supervisor)
  • Are You a Monday Syndrome? TÜBİTAK Science Fair No. 4006. May 2017 (Supervisor)
  • May the Snowdrops Not Wither. TÜBİTAK Science Fair No. 4006. May 2016 (Supervisor)
Awards
  • Young Researcher Award, 22nd International Congress on Psychological Counseling and Guidance, October 8-10, 2021, Muş, Türkiye. (2021)
  • TÜBİTAK 2019, 3rd Term, 2224-B Domestic Scientific Events Participation Support Program. (2019)
Research Areas
  • Career Counseling
  • Career Development
  • Scale Development