Research

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Research Interests

• The role of parenting and socioeconomic status in the development of language, attention, and executive functions

• Relations between children's and parents' screen media use, parent-child interactions, and child development

• Caregiver-child interactions (e.g., joint attention, child-directed speech, parental behaviors)

• Referential communication

• Language acquisition and development

Research Grants

• TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 3501 Project,
  “Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood: The Development of Language,
  Attention, and Executive Functions” (Role: PI) (2022-2025).
  
  

• TUBITAK 1002 Project, “Foundations of Children’s Communication Skills: The Role of Joint
  Attention and Language Input in Infancy” (Role: PI) (2021-2022)
  
  

• TUBITAK 1002, “Understanding the Role of Mothers in the Development of Children's Theory of Mind Skills” (Role: PI) (2022-2023).
  
  

• Istanbul Development Agency, Children and Youth Financial Support Program,
  “Masal ve Sanat Köyü” (Role: Co-PI) (2022-2024)