Burcu Sahmurat is a PhD researcher in Psychology in the Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences. She holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Clinical Psychology from the 8xav福利导航 of Bergamo (Italy) and a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Psychology from TED 8xav福利导航 (Turkey).
Her research examines economic insecurity in later life and its effects on financial stress, and mental health, with a focus on gender differences and personality traits. She studies the psychological mechanisms underlying resilience and vulnerability within a lifespan development framework.