GYULTEN SHABAN HYUSEIN OZKAN

Instructor (Dr.)
 GYULTEN SHABAN HYUSEIN OZKAN

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Education

Doctorate

Koç University
Cognitive Psychology

Master's Degree

University of Edinburgh
Human Cognitive Neuropsychology

Bachelor's Degree

Işık University
Psychology

Research Areas

  • Multimodal Language
  • Hand Gestures
  • Creativity
  • Bilingualism/Multilingualism
  • Mental Imagery
  • Neuropsychology

Work Experience

2026 / Continuing Kadir Has University
Assistant Professor in Psychology

2026 / 2026 Paderborn and Bielefeld Universities
Visiting Fellow in CRC 1646 Linguistic Creativity in Communication

2025 / 2026 Kadir Has University
Instructor

2024 / 2025 Koç University
Postdoctoral Türkiye Scholarships Researcher

2023 / 2024 Univeristy of Pennsylvania Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics
Visiting Fulbright Student Researcher

Publications

  • " Gesture Use Across Different Concepts: Focusing on Cross‐Linguistic Diversity",
    Göksun, Tilbe; Özer, Demet; Arslan, Burcu; Hyusein, Gyulten; Akbuğa, Yiğitcan Emir; , Topics in Cognitive Science, (2026) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.70050
  • "The Role of Non-Representational Hand Gestures in Creative Thinking",
    Hyusein, Gyulten; Göksun, Tilbe; , Languages, (2025) Vol.10, No.9, DOI: 10.3390/languages10090206
  • "Thinking creatively in two languages: Effects of mental imagery vividness, foreign language proficiency and hand gestures on bilingual creativity",
    Hyusein, Gyulten; Göksun, Tilbe; , Bilingualism, (2025) DOI: 10.1017/S1366728925100151
  • "Give your ideas a hand: the role of iconic hand gestures in enhancing divergent creative thinking",
    Hyusein, Gyulten; Göksun, Tilbe; , Psychological Research, (2024) Vol.88, No.4, 1298-1313 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-024-01932-1
  • "The creative interplay between hand gestures, convergent thinking, and mental imagery",
    Hyuseın, Gyulten; Göksun, Tilbe; , PLOS ONE, (2023) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283859

Courses Offered

Course Name Course Code Period
Selected Topics in Cognitive Psychology I PSYC311 2025/26 Spring
Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Psychology II PSYC104 2025/26 Spring
Experimental Psychology PSYC344 2025/26 Spring
Advanced Selected Topics in Cognitive Psychology I PSY541 2025/26 Fall
Psychology of Language PSYC456 2025/26 Fall
Data Analysis in Psychology PSYC345 2025/26 Fall
Physiological Psychology PSYC335 2025/26 Fall