Curriculum Vitae
Education
AUG ’17 - NOVEMBER ‘21
Doctor of Philosophy Degree
University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, USA
Department of Art Education
Thesis Research:
A transdisciplinary approach towards educational gaming and game design
SEP ‘14 - MAY ’17
Master of Science Degree
Middle East Technical University, Ankara Turkey
Department of Industrial Design
Thesis Research:
How do multiplayer online game players claim their virtual presence through their gaming hardware
AUG ‘10 - JUN ‘14
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Bilkent University, Ankara Turkey
Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
SEP ‘06 - MAY ‘10
Baccalauréat Degree
Tevfik Fikret Francophone High School, Ankara Turkey
Experience
AUG ‘21 - CURRENT
Assistant Professor of Game Design
Lawrence Technological University—South, USA
Department of Art and Design
AUG ‘17 - MAY ‘21
Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, USA
Department of Art Education
Ranked as Excellent by Students: Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
JAN ‘21 – CURRENT
MAY ‘18 – MAY ‘19
Research Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, USA
The Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
JAN ‘16 – JUN ‘17
Interior Architect
Manoto Interiors
NOV ‘14 – DEC ‘15
Interior Architect and Product Designer
Design-Of Design Studio
DEC ‘13 – MAR ‘13
Freelance Interior Architect
KODOBUR Game Company
JUN ’13 – JUL ‘13
Summer Intern Interior Architect
Tepe Home
JUN ‘12 –JUL ‘12
Summer Intern Interior Architect
Tepe Construction Bilbak
Service
SEP ‘20 – CURRENT
Art Education Graduate Representative
University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, USA
Art and Design Student Advisory Group
NOV ‘18 - CURRENT
Member - Symposium Committee
Playful by Design Research Cluster
JAN ‘19 - CURRENT
Member
TIER-ED Community
SEP ‘20 - OCT ‘20
Designer
Playful by Design
SEP ‘17 - JAN ‘18
Member
University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, USA
Visitors Committee
Talks
APR ‘21
Symposium Speaker
University of Illinois Press, Publishing Symposium
MAR ‘21
Symposium Speaker
NAEA - Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers
A Transdisciplinary Approach Towards Educational Gaming and Game Design
OCT ‘20
Symposium Speaker
Playful by Design Interdisciplinary Game Studies Symposium
Why Video Game Narratives are Important?
SEP ‘20
Guest Lecturer
EPSY 575 Mixed Methods Research - UIUC
A Transdisciplinary Approach Towards Educational Gaming and Game Design
JUL ‘20
Guest Lecturer
IS 581 Educational Technology and Youth - UIUC
Video Games and Education
MAR ‘20
Conference Speaker
NAEA National Convention - Presentation Accepted
Enacting Space-Making: Bodies, movement and spaces as materials in art education
Co-Presenter: Catalina Hernandez-Cabal
JUL ‘19
Conference Speaker
DRSLXD19: DRS Learn X Design
Virtual Learning Spaces: Designing Learning and Learning to Design
APR ‘19
Symposium Speaker
Playful by Design Interdisciplinary Game Studies Symposium
Video Games as Virtual Learning Spaces
MAR ‘19
Conference Speaker
NAEA National Convention
Making and taking space: expanding the understanding of materials and spaces in art education
Co-Presenters: Catalina Hernandez-Cabal, Angela Inez Baldus
Workshops and Exhibitions
FEB ‘20
Workshop
Krannert Art Museum Creativity Workshop
Exploring and Dwelling in the Museum through Walking Self-Portraits
Collaborators: Catalina Hernandez-Cabal, Jody Casey-Stokes
APR ‘19
In-Class Workshop
ART 140 Introduction to Art for Non-Majors
Mapping the Museum Space Experience
Collaborator: Catalina Hernandez-Cabal
NOV ‘14 – DEC ‘14
Exhibition
2nd Istanbul Biennale: The Future is not What it Used to be
Exhibited Group Projects:
The Gleaner
One with Nature
Awards
and
Grants
JAN ‘21
A+D Graduate Thesis Award
School of Art and Design UIUC
AUG ‘20
Block Grant: Funding for Graduate Research
Art Education, School of Art and Design UIUC
FEB ‘20
Travel Grant Award (Accepted)
School of Art and Design UIUC
MAY ‘19
TIER-ED Graduate Research Award
TIER-ED, College of Education, UIUC
FEB ‘19
Travel Grant Award
School of Art and Design UIUC
MAR ‘18
Travel Award
Art Education, School of Art and Design UIUC
Skills
Adobe Fresco
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk 3DS Max
Autodesk AutoCAD
Corel Painter
Google Sketchup
MS Office Programs
Unity
V-Ray
Languages
English
IELTS 7,5
French
DELF B2
Turkish
Native
Hobbies
Digital Art
Drawing
Gaming
Model Making
Tennis
Ukulele