I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston). My research interests lie in precarious work —jobs that are uncertain, unpredictable, and often accompanied by low or moderate income and limited social benefits—, wealth inequality, and institutions.

My ongoing dissertation explores the concept of precarious work, along with trends in such employment and wealth inequality in the United States over the past several decades. Using time-series analysis, I examine how these two phenomena interact.

I was a 2024 Harvard Rappaport Public Policy Fellow, where I led a policy project with the City of Boston’s Equity and Inclusion Cabinet. I also worked for five years as a research assistant in the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs at UMass Boston and served as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Economics at the same institution. Before pursuing my education in the United States, I was a policy advisor in the Turkish Parliament, with a research focus on pro-labor and pro-minority policies.

I hold a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from UMass Boston, an MS in Labor Studies from UMass Amherst, and a BA in Economics and BA in Political Science from Istanbul Bilgi University.

You can access my published work here and explore some of my other interests outside academia on my blog. Please feel free to contact me for my CV or if you have any questions regarding research, teaching or related matters.