İlkan Can İpekçi is a post-doctoral interdisciplinary researcher working on a cultural psychology study that explores the memory performances of young and aging populations. They completed their Ph.D. in Gender Studies at Sabancı University, with a dissertation on queer trauma, the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ people in Turkey, and their mental health struggles. 

Güzin completed her B.A. in Chemical Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 2018 and worked as a full-time engineer for 3 years. Currently, she is expecting to graduate from Bahçeşehir University Psychology program in 2026. Her current project on this lab is a scale adaptation about attitudes towards bisexuality.

İdil is a 4th year student in the Guidance and Psychological Counselling program of Boğaziçi University. She aims to pursue a Clinical Psychology master's degree after graduation. They're also interested in Political Psychology and is currently working on liberation through collective action. They also wish to focus on Queer Psychoanalysis theories and Narrative Therapy. She actively works and writes in the Journal of Critical Pedagogy. Their long-term goal is to work in trauma-focused settings while producing research on liberatory practices in therapy. In the lab, she's working on AUD.

Başak graduated with a degree in Psychology from Bahçeşehir University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Psychology at Istanbul Aydın University. She plans to pursue a PhD in Social Psychology. Her research interests include moral decision-making processes, gender studies, and social psychology.

Naz graduated from the Psychology program of Bilgi University in 2024. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Neuroscience at Istinye University. Her research is focused in cognitive and social neuroscience with a special interest in religiosity. She is a writer who self-published a poetry book in 2024 and her debut novel got published in 2025. Her current work in this lab focuses on AUD.

Eda graduated from the Psychology Department of Istanbul University in 2025. She plans to pursue graduate studies with a focus on gender studies. Her academic interests include social and political psychology,  collective action, and gender studies.

Ece graduated with high honors in Psychology and Sociology from Bahçeşehir University. Next term, she will begin her M.Sc. in Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Padova. In the future, she aims to contribute to interdisciplinary research in cognitive neuroscience as her research interests range from several topics in psychology and sociology, specifically in gender and developmental perspectives. 

Irem graduated from English Language Teaching program of Yeditepe University in 2022. They are currently pursuing a master's degree at Yeditepe in English Language Education. They have been an English teacher for four years and their work is focused on learner identity/queer pedagogy in applied linguistics. They plan to pursue a PhD in queer identities in Applied Linguistics.

Öykü is a fourth year Sociology student at Boğaziçi University. Her interests include political anthropology and sociology, migration studies, postcolonial sociology, and gender politics.

İlayda Beka Kamış graduated from the Department of Philosophy at Istanbul University and is currently a first-year Master’s student in Philosophy at Boğaziçi University. Her research is centered on phenomenology, specifically examining the methodology, consciousness, and the intersection of social norms and non- reductive. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, she combines her academic studies with a strong background in volunteer projects and philosophical writing.

Handan is currently pursuing an MSc in Social Cognition at University College London. Her research examines social cognition and memory, with an emphasis on how individuals rely on others to support prospective memory processes and goal-directed behavior. Her broader research interests include intergroup perception, cooperation, and prejudice and discrimination. In the lab, she is involved in a project investigating the psychological experiences of sexual and gender minorities, including work on scale adaptation. 

Dilara is a 4th year psychology student at Bahçeşehir University. She aims to pursue her carrier as a clinical psychologist.

Sidra is an undergraduate psychology student at Bahçeşehir University 3rd year. Her main interests involve lacanian and Jungian psychology. Psychoanalysis, gender theory, social psychology, political philosophy, concept of self, psychological salience and creative arts are parts of her keen too as a neurodivergent poet.

Sudenaz Birol is a second-year undergraduate student of Psychology at Bahçeşehir University. She is especially curious about the intersections of psychology with culture and sociology. She is passionate about personal development and aesthetics, and takes a special interest in the psychological dimensions of modern urban life.