Past Visiting Researchers/Postdocs

Hossein Dabiriyan Tehrani, Visiting Researcher/Postdoc (Aug. 2023-June 2025)

Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Research Interests: Importance of parenting for child and adolescent development; systematic review and meta-analysis; advanced quantitative techniques and missing data handling (R, AMOS, Blimp)

Helena Pipová, Visiting Researcher/Doctoral Student (Aug. 2020-June 2021)

Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic                                                                                                                   Research Interests: Weight stigma, eating disorders, food addiction, public health and prevention
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Elona Krasniqi, Visiting Researcher/Doctoral Student (Aug. 2020-June 2021)

Hometown: Pristina, Kosovo
Research Interests: Pubertal development, parenting processes, internalizing and externalizing behaviors, and resilience in adolescence
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University for Business and Technology (UBT), Pristina, Kosovo

Sebastian Wachs, Visiting Researcher/Postdoc (March 2019)

Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Research Interests: Hate speech, bullying intervention, cross-cultural research on online risks among adolescents
Affiliation: Professor of Educational Sciences, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

Tuba Bağatarhan, Visiting Researcher/Doctoral Student (Dec. 2018-Sept. 2019)

Hometown: Solhan/Bingöl, Turkey
Research Interests: Internet addiction, self-efficacy, school counseling, psycho-education programs, prevention
Affiliation: Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey

Jian-Bin Li, Visiting Researcher/Doctoral Student (Aug. 2015-Dec. 2015)

Hometown: Guangzhou, China
Research Interests: Self-control, problem behavior, validation of measures, cross-cultural research
Affiliation: Associate Head (Community Engagement), Associate Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Neslihan Guney Karaman, Visiting Professor/Postdoc (Jan. 2014-July 2014)

Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
Research Interests: Psychosocial development, risk taking, problem behavior interventions
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Yalçin Özdemir, Visiting Professor (Sept. 2011-Dec. 2011)

Hometown: Aydin, Turkey
Research Interests: Parenting processes, low self-control, aggression
Affiliation: Dean, College or Education and Professor, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey

Rudi Klanjšek, Visiting Researcher/Doctoral Student (Jan. 2005-May 2005)

Hometown: Celje, Slovenia
Research Interests: Research methods, criminology, human values, social change, and globalization
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Ginesa Torrente Hérnandez, Visiting Postdoc (Feb. 2004-May 2004)

Hometown: Murcia, Spain 
Research Interests: Family factors in adolescent antisocial and delinquent behavior, deviance, internalizing behavior, immigration
Affiliation: Professor, Psychiatry and Social Psychology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain