Purple Certificate Project Specialist
Melike Boz Akarslan graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Psychological Counseling and Guidance, ranking first in both her department and faculty. She was awarded the Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education Faculty Secretary’s Special Award. After completing her undergraduate degree, she worked as a guidance counselor at a private school. She volunteered in the field with NGOs such as AÇEV and YÖRET to support the development of disadvantaged children. In 2023, she has begun her master’s studies in the Psychological Counseling and Guidance program at MEF University. Melike works on women, beauty, body, and social media in her thesis and is employed as a Purple Certificate Project Specialist at the Sabanci University Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence (SU Gender).