Gunnur Karakurt Koyuturk, LMFT, PhD
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Specialty: Marriage and Family Therapy (Psychiatry), Psychology-Adult Psychology
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Primary Location: 10524 Euclid Ave (0 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English, Turkish
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Biography: Gunnur Karakurt Koyuturk, LMFT, PhD
Expertise
Titles
- Associate Professor of Family Medicine, CWRU School of Medicine
- Professor of Psychiatry, CWRU School of Medicine
Education
Professional Education | Child Development and Family Studies
Child Development and Family Studies - Purdue University (2008)
Other Education
Middle East Technical University (2001)
Undergraduate
Middle East Technical University (1999)
About
Gunnur Karakurt, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and a researcher in the Mood Disorders Program at Case Western Reserve University. She is a practicing Couple and Family Therapist, an AAMFT-approved Supervisor, a graduate trainer in the Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Program and a faculty collaborator at the Center for Health Care Research and Policy. Dr. Karakurt received her PhD from Purdue University in 2008. Her research centers on intimate partner violence (IPV), a complex issue that spans biological, psychological, and societal domains, affecting individuals, families and communities. Through her interdisciplinary approach, Dr. Karakurt seeks to understand and address the multi-layered dynamics of IPV to inform prevention, intervention and policy.
Research & Publications
Research Links
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Research Interests
Intimate partner violence and relationship outcomes, Neurophysiology of emotion regulation, aggression and relationship problems, Attachment-based couple therapy, psychotherapy research, gender and culture in therapy, Intimate partner violence, mental and physical health, Big data, data mining of symptoms among victims of domestic violence. Treatment delivery.