Elif is a fourth-year doctoral student. She holds a B.A degree in psychological counseling from Bosphorus University, Turkey and an M.B.A. degree from Yeditepe University. She is currently working with Dr. LaRose, and her research focuses on media user behavior in online environments. She is teaching Introduction to Media and Communication Technologies online. She has been assisting and teaching variety of undergraduate courses including but not limited to The Information Society, Introduction to Media and Communication Technology, Digital Games and Society and Media Research.

Research Interests
Media user behavior, media selection processes,and the uses of online socio-technical systems for collaboration.

Courses Assisted
TC 100 Introduction to the Information Society
TC 110 Understanding Media
TC 201 Media Policy
TC 339 Digital Games and Society
TC 389 Media Consumer Behavior
TC 365 Introduction to Network Management
TC 376 Media Research

Current Course Load
Assisting: TC 201 Introduction to Media and Telecommunication Technologies