I am a quantitative researcher with more than ten years of experience in conducting complex social science research projects and delivering data-driven insights for the public good.
During my role at Pew Research Center’s Data Labs, I led and contributed to complex research projects simultaneously on diverse topics such as education, health, social media use and news and information. To uncover public opinion and behavior trends, I utilized surveys and large-scale secondary datasets, advanced statistical methods, and data visualization tools. As a result of these research efforts, I published online reports tailored for the broader public and explained in a clear and engaging way using data storytelling techniques. Reports»
As a postdoctoral researcher at Indiana University Bloomington, I studied health behavior and outcome trends related to the U.S. opioid epidemic. I played a key role in analyzing a large-scale private health claims dataset with ~400 million observations to examine health behavior and outcome trends related to the U.S. opioid epidemic. Our collaborative research with a team of health economists, public health scholars, health sociologists, and computer scientists resulted in multiple academic publications. All academic publications»
I hold a PhD and an MA in Sociology from the University of Arizona, and an MA and a BA in Economics from Boğaziçi University (İstanbul, Türkiye).
Latest News
2024-02-06 Research report “Most Top-Ranked Podcasts Bring On Guests” is online.
2024-01-12 Blog post “Redacting identifying information with computational methods in large text data” is online.
2023-06-29 Research report "#BlackLivesMatter Turns 10” is online.
2023-05-05 Our article with Didem Türkoğlu, Mustafa Yavaş and Doruk Tunaoğlu is published as a part of Turkish election retrospective series in South European Society and Politics
2023-04-02 Our data essay with Dr. Carolina Aragão on K-12 public schools in the U.S. and how they envision their role in educating students is published online, and covered by USA Today, The Hill, Education Week, and K-12 Dive.
2022-05-31 My short read on drug addiction concern in the U.S. is published online