Publications

• Totenhagen, C. J., Randall, A. K., Bar-Kalifa, E., Ciftci, O., & Gleason, M. (2022). Daily stress and relationship quality: A two-decade scoping review from an intersectional lens. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221095870

• Williamson, H. C., Bornstein, J. X., Cantu, V., Ciftci, O., Farnish, K. A., & Schouweiler, M. T. (2022). How diverse are the samples used to study intimate relationships? A systematic review. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(4), 1087–1109. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211053849

• Neff, L. A., Gleason, M. E. J., Crockett, E. E., & Ciftci, O. (2022). Blame the pandemic: Buffering the association between stress and relationship quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(2), 522–532. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211022813

Fellowships & Awards

• Fulbright Ph.D. Fellowship (2019-2024)

• Dean’s Prestigious Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin  (2019-2021)

• IARR Steve Duck New Scholars Award (2022)

First-Author Presentations

• Ciftci, O., Gleason, M. E. (2023) Why New Parents Should Play Together? : Emotional Capital Buffers Couples from Relational Threats During the Transition to Parenthood, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social and Personality Psychology, Atlanta, GA. 

• Ciftci, O., Gleason, M. E., Neff, L. A., & Crockett, E. E., Walsh C. (2022) The Buffering Role of Emotional Capital Against Relationship Threats During a Major Life Stressor, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social and Personality Psychology, San Francisco, CA. 

• Ciftci, O., Gleason, M. E., & Rafaeli, E. (2021) Co-Parenting and Daily Relationship Experiences during the Transition to Parenthood, Symposium talk presented at IARR 2021 Conference, London, UK (virtual). 

• Ciftci, O., Gunaydin, G., Selcuk, E., Urganci, B., & Yalcintas, S. (2018). The Role of Big-Five Personality Traits in Perceived Responsiveness During Getting-Acquainted Interactions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social and Personality Psychology, Atlanta, GA. 

• Ciftci, O., Gunaydin, G., Selcuk, E., Urganci, B., & Yalcintas, S. (2017). Language Style Matching During Face-to-Face Interactions. Poster presented at the 4th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science, Ankara, Turkey. 

 Assistant Instructor   

• HDF 304: Family Relationships

Graduate Teaching Assistant                                                                                               

• HDF 304: Family Relationships: Honors

• HDF 378: Theories of Child and Family Development

• HDF 340: Ethical, Philosophical, & Developmental Issues

• HDF 266: Guidance in Adult-Child Interactions

• HDF 313: Child Development