Dr. İlknur TAYINMAK

She completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University, Department of Psychology between 2012-2016. In 2019, she started an integrated doctoral program (General Psychology PhD Program with an emphasis on Social Psychology) at Mersin University Department of Psychology and successfully completed her education in March 2024. In her dissertation, she examined prejudice against immigrants within the framework of justice sensitivity, moral distancing, system legitimization and social contact theories. In addition, he tested the effect of imaginary contact on reducing prejudice against immigrants. On February 6, 2023, she took part in the Coordination Board of Psychological Support Studies in Disasters, which was established within the Turkish Psychological Association after the earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, regarding weekly and monthly reports and emotion and experience sharing meetings. In the future, she aims to conduct studies on volunteerism in disasters, disadvantaged groups in disasters and prejudice in the context of disasters.