Research

My current research is centered around promoting well-being and educational outcomes in children and adolescents, with a focus on disadvantaged students. I am particularly interested in protective and preventive approaches in psychological practice from the perspective of positive psychology, the risk and resilience factors that influence students' well-being, and underrepresentation in gifted and talented education. 

My experiences include qualitative and quantitative projects on academic and psychosocial outcomes among academically talented high school students in the U.S. and Turkey, as well as research on early childhood STEM instruction. I have also been involved in prior research on academic outcomes, perceived discrimination, substance use, and time perspective among adolescents.

Publications 

Publications

5. Mahiri, J., Munzer, A., & Bayazitli, I. (2025). STEM and SEL for four- and five-year-olds in a LEGO robotics afterschool program. [Manuscript accepted for publication]. Early Childhood Education Journal.

4. Bayazitli, I., Mahiri, J., & Munzer, A. (2025). Multidimensional time perspective and social-emotional learning with two transitional kindergarten teachers. Journal of Research in Childhood Education.https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2025.2566269

3. Worrell, F. C., Bayazitli, I., Subotnik, R. F., & Olszewski-Kubilius, P. (2025). Investigating the insider knowledge of STEM-talented adolescents. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 48(4), 364–381.https://doi.org/10.1177/01623532251371739

2. Centeno, B., Bayazitli, I., Purnell, S., Bravo, D. Y., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). Colorism unveiled: Examining how skin color discrimination is associated with academic achievement, mental health, and substance use among Latinx adolescents. Research in Human Development, 20(3–4), 123–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2023.2271363

1. Moon, J., Lieber, R. J., Bayazitli, I., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). An examination of multidimensional time perspective and mental health outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), 4688. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064688

Publications in Progress

4.   Chan, M., Lim, J. H., Bayazitli, I., Izumi, J., & Renshaw, T. L. (2025). Validation of the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire–Revised across diverse U.S. student populations. [Manuscript under review]. School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, School of Education, Chapman University, & Psychology Department, Utah State University.

3.   Bayazıtlı, İ., Pommer, M. B., Cohen, L. B., Rivera, C. I., Vo, R. Q., Desai, H., Ejadi, G., Worrell, F. C., & Hacıfazlıoğlu, Ö. (2025). A little hope goes a long way: Profiles of hope among gifted and talented Turkish adolescents. [Manuscript under review]. School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.

2.   Munzer, A., Mahiri, J., & Bayazitli, I. (2025). Teacher noticing as a means to promote equity in a LEGO robotics after school program. [Manuscript under review]. School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.

1.   Bayazitli, I., Mello, Z. R., Ihorn, S. M., & Worrell, F. C. (2025). More than traits: Time perspective and academic outcomes among adolescents. [Manuscript under review]. School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.