Nihan Sönmez Email & Phone Number

Istanbul, Türkiye

Green Crescent AcademyDirectorate of Education Management - Content and Design UnitTeam Leader & Senior Developmental Psychologist-Developing educational training programs and materials for addiction prevention-Creating workshops and content for various age groups-Conducting pedagogical and androgogical evaluations of content-Content management for TBM and OBM prevention and intervention programs implemented throughout Turkey in collaboration with MoNE-Coordinating the accessibility project; adapting educational content for individuals with disabilities-Managing the translation processes of training materials into English and other languages-Providing training tailored to the target audience-Conducting needs analysis and scientific research-Preparing the “Family Guide Protecting Families from Addictions” and “Digital Parenting” guides-Coordinating addiction prevention course content for higher education-Development of interactive content for the Learning Management System (LMS)

-Addiction prevention programmes

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

COP4240 - Yeşilay and Addictions course

Istanbul, Turkey

Ailemle Oynuyorum / Playing with my Family Project : - Developed parent-child activity program, designed art and play-based activities, and managed event details.HABA Learning Program: -Translatited and adapted the board-game based curriculum in compliance with Turkish Ministry of Education standards.-Selected games and provided teacher trainings in partner schools.Training and Educational Consultation:· Provided training and consultation for contracted schools on educational and art materials, game selection, and educational environment design.

- Designed the gameplay mechanics and plan of "The Art Game for Creative Children", with the aim of fostering children's art literacy and creativity skills.- Contributed to board-game development meetings and trainings, generating new game ideas and providing expert consultation for future game projects.

Play and Art-based Learning in Early Childhood (COP4119)

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Tutored children with learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia) and/or ADHD

Istanbul, Turkey

Planned and ran weekly philosophy, art, science, and psychodrama workshops aiming to improve creativity, self-awareness, intellectual knowledge and analytical thinking abilities of 6-to-12 year old children.

Istanbul, Turkey

Worked as a researcher for Prof. Ercan Alp's "Executive Functions in 2-Year Olds: Relationship between Working Memory, Inhibition and Temperament" research project. Carried out 2 sessions including 14 different tasks with more than 50 toddlers, completed data collection, coding, and statistical analyses.

Worked as a self-employed artist, designed accessories and sculpted custom miniature figurines which have arrived to customers all over the world. Few of my sculptures are still displayed in local museums. In addition to artworks, I organized and carried out sculpting workshops in Turkey.

Istanbul, Turkey

Organised and taught drawing, painting, sculpting, mixed-media courses (e.g. workshops, weekly courses, long term courses) and other activities with children and adult groups, in kindergardens, schools, private art institutes and studios.

Master'S Degree, Developmental And Child Psychology

Activities and Societies: Child Development Lab., Fine-Arts Community- Participated in an interdisciplinary program with courses.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology