2011               Ph.D. Learning Sciences (with minor in Inquiry Methodology)

                      Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

                      Dissertation Title: Understanding how to support intergenerational play through educational video games

2005               M.S. Educational Psychology

                      Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.                         

2003                B.S. Comparative Literature

                       Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

2003                Teacher Licensure Program, English as a Second Language

                       Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. 

TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS:

2003                English as a Second Language (preK-K12)

                       Department of Education, Istanbul, Turkey.

2005                English Language Arts and Reading (grade 4-12)

                       Texas State Board of Education, Houston, TX.