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Social Psychologist, PhD | Expert in Psychological and Behavioral Research + Data Analysis

Profile Summary

I hold a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Southern California (2023) and have extensive experience designing and conducting behavioral research, analyzing complex data, and presenting findings in an understandable manner. I have expertise in experimental design, survey design, psychological assessment, and advanced statistical modeling using R, including regression, multilevel modeling (MLM), measurement modeling, and structural equation modeling (SEM). During my PhD followed by my industry role, I've led projects involving the development and validation of cognitive and socio-emotional assessments in virtual and applied settings while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. I am highly organized, conscientious, an effective communicator, and meticulous when it comes to data analysis, writing, and editing. In addition to research, I’m a passionate educator with a talent for making complex ideas clear, engaging, and applicable. In the coming year, I will be joining the Psychology Department at Istanbul Bilgi University as a tenure-track faculty member. In this role I aim to bridge academic insight with real-world impact. I welcome freelance opportunities where I can contribute my skills around research, assessment development, survey/ experimental design, advanced data analysis, and science communication. I am fully bilingual in Turkish and English, both in academic and professional contexts, and can support projects requiring translation, cultural adaptation, or communication across both languages. I am also fluent in German for everyday and academic use, though not at a level suitable for professional writing or consulting.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Applied Psychology
• ☆ Organizational Studies
• ☆ Social Psychology
• ☆ R
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Validation

Work Experience

Behavioral Scientist

Neo Auvra

November 2023 - Present

Research Assistant

University of Southern California

August 2017 - May 2023

Teaching Assistant

University of Southern California

August 2017 - May 2023

Education

Ph.D. (Psychology)

University of Southern California

August 2017 - May 2023

Bachelor's Degree (Psychology)

University of California, Los Angeles

September 2012 - June 2016

Certifications

• Multilevel Modeling

  CenterStat

  https://centerstat.org/

  June 2022 - Present

• Introduction to Data Visualization in R

  CenterState

  https://centerstat.org/

  June 2022 - Present

• Applied Measurement Modeling

  CenterStat

  https://centerstat.org/

  May 2021 - Present

• Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling

  CenterStat

  https://centerstat.org/

  May 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Kiper, G., Newman, D., & Oyserman, D. (2025). Difficulty-as-improvement in daily life: believing that difficulties are character-building supports well-being, effortful engagement, and experiencing successes. Self and Identity, 1-28 .

Veronica X. Yan, Daphna Oyserman, Gülnaz Kiper, Mohammad Atari (2024). Difficulty-as-Improvement: The Courage to Keep Going in the Face of Life’s Difficulties . Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Gülnaz Kiper, Daphna Oyserman, Veronica X. Yan (2024). I’ll take the high road: Paths to goal pursuit and identity-based interpretations of difficulty . Self and Identity.

Gülnaz Kiper, Mohammad Atari, Veronica X. Yan, Daphna Oyserman (2023). The upside: How people make sense of difficulty matters during a crisis . Self and Identity.

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Gulnaz Kiper, David B Newman, Daphna Oyserman (2024). Difficulty-as-improvement in Daily Life: Believing That Difficulties are Character-building Supports Well-being, Effortful Engagement, and Experiencing Successes .

Gulnaz Kiper, David B Newman, Daphna Oyserman (2024). Difficulty-as-improvement in Daily Life: Believing That Difficulties are Character-building Supports Well-being, Effortful Engagement, and Experiencing Successes .

Gulnaz Kiper, Daphna Oyserman, Veronica X. Yan (2023). I’ll take the high road: Paths to goal pursuit and identity-based interpretations of difficulty .

Gulnaz Kiper, Daphna Oyserman, Veronica X. Yan (2023). I’ll take the high road: Paths to goal pursuit and identity-based interpretations of difficulty .

Gulnaz Kiper, Mohammad Atari, Veronica X. Yan, Daphna Oyserman (2022). The upside: How people make sense of difficulty matters in a crisis .

Gulnaz Kiper, Mohammad Atari, Veronica X. Yan, Daphna Oyserman(2022). The upside: How people make sense of difficulty matters in a crisis . Center for Open Science

Gulnaz Kiper, Veronica X. Yan, Daphna Oyserman, Mohammad Atari (2021). Difficulty-as-improvement: The courage to keep going in the face of life’s difficulties .

Gulnaz Kiper, Veronica X. Yan, Daphna Oyserman, Mohammad Atari (2021). Difficulty-as-improvement: The courage to keep going in the face of life’s difficulties .