I am an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Program at Sabancı University in Istanbul, Turkey. My research examines language as a window into human cognition. I am interested in language development in infancy and childhood, the use of technology in language education, neural processing of language, and how language and non-linguistic cognition interact. 

My areas of specialization are: Developmental Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, and Human-Robot Interaction