Selcuk R. Sirin
Professor of Applied Psychology

Phone: (212) 998-5364
Email: sirins@nyu.edu
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Curriculum Vitae/Syllabi:
As an applied psychologist, I use empirical research methods to better understand the needs of children and families, and to arm professionals and policy makers with this knowledge so as to better address the needs of the most vulnerable. As summarized in Figure 1, the goal, that unites all of my work, is to enhance the lives of marginalized children using development in context as a general framework. I focus on immigrant children in New York, Muslim youth in the US, refugees in Turkey and Norway, and students at risk in US schools.
I have published my work in top journals, such as Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Review of Educational Research, and Pediatrics, in an effort to inform scholars, practitioners, and policy makers about marginalized children. I have also made a concerted effort to get my work to a wider audience both locally and globally, as I believe strongly in “giving scientific knowledge away.” I have served on several policy committees such as the National Academy of Sciences, the Urban Institute, and the Migration Policy Institute. I have collaborated with UNESCO and Save the Children, in their efforts to improve the lives of refugee children.
Currently, I direct the following research projects in his research lab.
New York City Academic and Social Engagement Study (NYCASES) is a three-year longitudinal study of urban youth through high school. The study will identify the degree to which individual, family, and school characteristics predict the changes in educational outcomes of youth throughout their high school years, from 10th grade to 12th grade. The first wave of data were gathered in Spring 2008 semester with a cohort of 517 10th graders. This project is funded by NYU Challenge Grant and the Spencer Foundation.
The Longitudinal Immigrant Families and Teachers Study (LIFTS) is a three-year examination of parent and teacher perceptions of first graders with immigrant parents. The goal of this study is to understand how parent and teacher practices and values influence their perception of children’s academic achievement and psychological well-being. The first wave of data was gathered during the Spring 2007 with a cohort of 191 first graders. This project is funded by the Foundation for Child Development.
Meta-Analysis of Immigrant Paradox . Why do new immigrants tend to have more positive developmental and educational outcomes than those who are more acculturated to the United States? Dr. Sirin has designed a meta-analysis with Dr. Amy Marks (Suffolk University) to answer this much debated question immigrant paradox. Once completed in the next two years the project will not only provide the first meta-analytic review in the literature, but it will also identify critical moderators of acculturation-outcomes relations such as the role of ethnic origin (e.g., Asian vs. Latino), developmental phase (e.g., early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence and young adulthood), and research methodology (e.g., the type of acculturation measure and outcome measures). This project is funded by Jacobs Foundation.
NYU-Bahcesehir Collaborative Research Project is an international collaboration to build research capacity and to create an opportunity for Turkish and American students and faculty to better understand each other’s cultures through research and scholarship.
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Education
- PhD Boston College, 2003, Applied Developmental & Educational Psychology
- MS University at Albany, SUNY 1998, Counseling Psychology
- BS Middle East Technical University, 1991, Counseling Psychology
Media Coverage
My work has been covered widely in several international media and news outlets, such as CNN, BBC, PBS, The New York Times, NPR, the Guardian, Quantara (German and Arabic versions), Examiner, and International Business Times. My research has also been reviewed in the APA Monitor and in the Harvard Education Review.
For more please see my lMedia Coverage.
Grants and Awards
- AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
- 2014-Present Member, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine / Institute of Medicine Committee on Parenting of Young Children
- 2013 Teaching Excellence Award, New York University
- 2013 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Cross-Cultural Collaborative Mentoring Conference
- 2009 Scholar Award, Jacobs Foundation (Swiss Francs 30,000)
- 2007 Griffiths Research Award, Steinhardt School, NYU (for Sirin, 2005).
- 2006 Young Scholar Award,Foundation for Child Development ($150,000)
- 2006 Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association (for Sirin, 2005).
- 2005 Summer Grant Development Award, New York University
- 2002 Teaching Excellence Award, Boston College
- 2001 Dissertation Development Award, Boston College
- 1998-2003 Graduate Fellow, Boston College
- 1996-1998 Graduate Study Abroad Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Turkey
- 1995 Valedictorian, Ankara University European Union Research Center
- 1987-1991 Honor Student, Middle East Technical University
- RESEARCH GRANTS:
- 2015-2018 Principal Investigator, Migration and development: Building research infrastructure across cultures. Funded by Bahcesehir Uğur Foundation, İstanbul, Turkey.
- 2012-2015 Principal Investigator, NYU-Bahcesehir research collaboration. Funded by Bahcesehir Uğur Foundation, İstanbul, Turkey.
- 2012-2015 Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Brit Oppedal), A longitudinal, mixed-method study of socio-cultural adaptation and mental health among unaccompanied minor refugees after resettlement.Funded by Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway.
- 2009-2013 Principal Investigator, Documenting the “immigrant paradox” in the United States among children of immigrants. Funded by Jacobs Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
- 2007-2013 Co-Principal Investigator (with Joshua Aronson), Understanding and overcoming social psychological barriers to academic development. Funded by The Spencer Foundation; and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
- 2006-2013 Principal Investigator, Muslim immigrant parents negotiating with schools: Implications for children, Funded by the Foundation for Child Development.
- 2008-2011 Research Mentor, Graduate Research Fellowship Award. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Three year renewable training grant for a doctoral student in my lab (Patrice Ryce).
- 2008-2009 Principal Investigator, Negotiating secularist and Islamist ideologies in a polarized context: A community-based study of youth in Turkey. Funded by Steinhardt School, New York University.
- 2006-2009 Principal Investigator, Partnership for teaching excellence (Research Component), Funded by Petrie Foundation.
- 2005 Principal Investigator, Adolescents: Finding their voice in a multicultural world. Funded by Montclair State University.
- 2004 Principal Investigator (with Ima DeStefanis), The racial and ethical sensitivity program. Funded by Society of the Sacred Hearth.
- 2004 Principal Investigator, The development of Quick Racial and Ethical Sensitivity Test. Funded by Montclair State University (Student-Faculty Research Grant).
- 2001 Co-Investigator (with Francis Loftus), Anti-racism intervention study. Funded by Boston College (Collaborative Research Grant).
Research
- Development in Context
- Immigrant and Minority Youth Development
- Psychological Adjustment
- Political Engagement
- Meta-analysis
- Polling and Marketing Research
Publications
- BOOKS:
- Sirin, S. R. (2015). Turkey at crossroad: Freedom or misery. (Yol Ayrimindaki Turkiye: Ya Ozgurluk Ya Sefalet). (10th Ed.). Istanbul, Turkey: Dogan Kitap. (Turkish).
- Sirin, S. R. (2013). School Readiness Set (Bahcesehir Okula Hazırlanıyorum Seti). Istanbul, Turkey: Bahcesehir (Turkish)
- Sirin, S. R. (2013). Summer Learning Set (1st to 4th grade). (Bahcesehir Tatil Seti). Istanbul, Turkey: Bahcesehir (Turkish)
- Sirin, S. R. & Fine, M. (2008). Muslim American youth: Understanding hyphenated identities through multiple methods. New York, NY: New York University Press.
- EDITED JOURNAL:
- Sirin, S. R., & Balsano, A. B. (Eds.). (2007). Pathways to identity and positive development among Muslim youth: International perspectives [Special issue]. Applied Developmental Science, 11(3).
- Sirin, S. R. & Aber, L. (Eds.). (2017). Syrian refugee children. [Special issue]. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies.
- PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES: *graduate, or **undergraduate student at time of publication
- Keles, S., Idsøe, T., Friborg, O., Sirin, S. R., & Oppedal, B. (2016). Resilience and Acculturation among Unaccompanied Refugee Minors. The International Journal of Behavioral Development.
- Tepe, B**., Piyale, Z. E**., Sirin, S. R. (2016). Moral decision-making among young Muslim adults on harmless taboo violations: The effects of gender, religiosity, and political orientations. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 243-248
- Sirin, S. R., Rogers-Sirin, L., Cressen*, J., Gupta*, T., Ahmed**, S., & Novoa**, A. (2015). Discrimination related stress effects on the development of internalizing symptoms among Latino adolescents. Child Development, 86(3), 709-725.
- Keles, S., Friborg, O., Idsøe, T., Sirin, S. R., & Oppedal, B. (2015). Depression among unaccompanied minor refugees: The relative contribution of general and acculturation-specific daily hassles. Ethnicity & Health, 21(3), 300-317.
- Wray-Lake, L., Rote*, W., Gupta*, T., Godfrey, E., & Sirin, S. R. (2015). Examining correlates of civic engagement among immigrant adolescents in the United States. Research on Human Development, 12(1-2), 10-27.
- Diemer, M. A., Li*, C., Gupta*, T., Uygun*, N., Sirin, S. R., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2014). Pieces of the immigrant paradox puzzle: Measurement, level, and predictive differences in precursors to academic achievement. Personality and Individual Differences, 33, 47-54.
- Karairmak, O., Hacifazlioglu, O., & Sirin, S. R. (2014). Psychometric properties of balanced integration and differentiation scale: Reliability and validity study on adolescents. Hasan Ali Yücel Egitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 11(2), 177-193. (Turkish with English abstract—SSCI Journal)
- Gupta*, T., Rogers-Sirin, L., Okazaki, S., Ryce*, P., & Sirin, S. R. (2014). The role of collective self esteem on anxious-depressed symptoms over time among Asian and Latino immigrant youth. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20(2), 220-230.
- Sirin, Ç., Hacıfazlıoğlu, Ö., & Sirin, S. R. (2014). Immigration and academic achievement: The effects of socio cultural and demographic factors. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences. 9(1), 57-65.
- Sirin, S. R., Gupta, T., Ryce*, P., Katsiaficas, D., Suarez-Orozco, C., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2013). Trajectories of internalizing problems for immigrant adolescents: The role of gender, generational status, and social support. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 34(5), 199-207.
- Katsiaficas*, D., Suárez-Orozco, C., Sirin, S. R. & Gupta*, T. (2013). Mediators of the relationship between acculturative stress and internalization symptoms for immigrant origin youth. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 19(1), 27-37.
- Sirin, S. R., Ryce*, P., Gupta*, T., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2013). The role of acculturative stress on mental health symptoms for immigrant adolescents: A longitudinal investigation. Developmental Psychology, 49(4), 736-748.
- Katsiaficas*, D., Futch*, V., Fine, M., & Sirin, S. R. (2011). Everyday hyphens: Exploring youth identities with methodological and analytical pluralism. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 8, 120-139.
- Sirin, S. R., & Katsiaficas*, D. (2011). Religiosity, discrimination, and community engagement: Gendered pathways of Muslim American emerging adults. Youth and Society, 43(4), 1528-1546.
- Sirin, S. R., Katsiaficas*, D., & Volpe**, V. V. (2010).Identity mapping: Methodological implications for studying hyphenated selves. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Bulletin, 2(58), 22-25.
- Sirin, S. R., Rogers-Sirin, L., & Collins*, B. (2010). A measure of cultural competence as an ethical responsibility: Quick Racial and Ethical Sensitivity Test (Q-REST). Journal of Moral Education, 39(1), 49-64.
- Sirin, S. R., Ryce*, P., & Mir*, M. (2009). How teachers’ values affect their evaluation of children of immigrants. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(4), 463-473.
- Rogers-Sirin, L., & Sirin, S. R. (2009). Cultural competence as an ethical requirement: Introducing a new educational model. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2(1), 19-29.
- Sirin, S. R., Bikmen*, N., Mir*, M., Zaal*, M., Fine, M., & Katsiaficas**, D. (2008). Exploring dual identification among Muslim-American emerging adults: A mixed methods study. Journal of Adolescence, 31(2), 259-279.
- Fine, M., & Sirin, S. R. (2007).Theorizing hyphenated lives: Researching marginalized youth in times of historical and political conflict. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1(1), 16-38.
- Sirin, S. R., & Fine, M. (2007). Hyphenated selves: Muslim American youth negotiating their identities across the fault lines of global conflict. Applied Developmental Science, 11(3), 151-163.
- Sirin, S. R., & Balsano, A. (2007). Introduction [Special issue]. Pathways to identity and positive development among Muslim youth in the west. Applied Developmental Science, 11(3), 109-111.
- Balsano, A.,& Sirin, S. R. (2007). Comments [Special issue]. Muslim youth in the West: “Collateral damage” we cannot afford to disregard. Applied Developmental Science, 11(3), 178-183.
- Kenny, M.,& Sirin, S. R. (2006). Parental attachment, self-worth, and depressive symptoms among emerging adults. Journal of Counseling and Development, 84(1),61-71.
- Sirin, S. R., & Fhay**, S. (2006). What do Muslims want? A voice from Britain. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 6(1), 6-10.
- Sirin, S. R. (2005). Socioeconomic status and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review of research. Review of Educational Research, 75(3), 417-453.
- Palfrey, J. S., Hauser-Cram, P., Bronson, M. B., Warfield, M. E., Sirin, S. R., & Chan, E. (2005). The Brookline early education project: A 25-year follow-up study of a family-centered early health and development intervention. Pediatrics, 116(1), 144-152.
- Sirin, S. R.,&Rogers-Sirin,L. (2005). Components of school engagement among African American adolescents. Applied Developmental Science, 9(1), 5-13.
- Sirin, S. R.,&Rogers-Sirin,L. (2004). Exploring school engagement of middle-class African American adolescents. Youth & Society, 35(3), 293-340.
- Sirin, S. R., Diemer, M. A., Jackson, L. R., Gonsalves, L., & Howell, A. (2004). Future aspirations of urban adolescents: A person-in-context model. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 17(3), 437-459.
- Sirin, S. R., McCreary, D. R., & Mahalik, J. (2004). Differential reactions to men's and women's gender role transgressions: Perceptions of social status, sexual orientation, and value dissimilarity. Journal of Men's Studies, 12(2), 119-132.
- Sirin, S. R., Brabeck, M. M., Satiani, A., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2003). Validation of a measure of ethical sensitivity and examination of the effects of previous multicultural and ethics courses on ethical sensitivity. Ethics & Behavior, 13(3), 221-226.
- Hauser-Cram, P., Sirin, S. R., & Stipek, D. (2003). When teachers’ and parents’ values differ: Teachers’ ratings of academic competence of low-income kindergarten children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95(4), 813–820.
- Reprinted as an exemplary article in: Fraenkel, J., & Wallen, N. (2009). How to design and evaluate research in education (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.
- Sirin, S. R., Castle, N. G., & Smyer, M. (2002). Risk factors for physical restraint use in nursing homes: The impact of the Nursing Home Reform Act. Research on Aging, 24(5), 513-527.
- Blustein, D. L., Chaves, A., Diemer, M., Gallagher, L., Marshall, K., Sirin, S. R., & Bhati, K. (2002). Voices of the forgotten half: The role of social class in the school-to-work transition. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49(3), 311–323.
- Blustein, D. L., Iama, L. D., Finkelberg, S. L., Ketterson, T. U., Schaefer, B. M., Schwam, M. L., Sirin, S. R., & Skau, M. (2001). A qualitative analysis of career counseling cases: Listening to our clients. The Counseling Psychologist, 29(2), 240-258.
- Brabeck, M., Rogers, L., Sirin, S. R., Handerson, J., Ting, K., & Benvenuto, M. (2000). Increasing ethical sensitivity to racial and gender intolerance in schools: Development of the Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test (REST). Ethics and Behavior, 10(2), 119-137.
- BOOK CHAPTERS, MANUALS, and REPORTS: *graduate, or ** undergraduate student at time of publication
- Rogers-Sirin, L., Sirin, S. R., Gupta*, T., & Cressen*, J. (in press). Discrimination-related stress and behavioral engagement: Moderating effect of school relationships. Besen-Cassino, Y. (Ed.). Sociological Studies of Children and Youth.
- Sin, E., & Sirin, S.R. (in press). A Review: New desires, new selves. Gender & Society.
- Sirin, S. R., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2015).The educational and mental health needs of Syrian refugee children. Young children in refugee families. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute Press. Retrıeved from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/educational-and-mental-health-needs-syrian-refugee-children
- Sirin, S. R.,& Fine, M. (2014). Negotiating the Muslim Hyphen. In J. J. Gieseking, W. Mangold, & C. Katz (Eds.), The people, place and space reader (pp. 366-372). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Rogers-Sirin, L., Ryce, P., & Sirin, S. R. (2014). Acculturation, acculturative stress, and cultural mismatch and their influences on immigrant children and adolescents’ well-being. In R. Dimitrova, M. Bender, & F. J. R. van de Vijver (Eds.), Global perspectives on well-being in immigrant families (pp. 11-30). New York, NY: Springer.
- Sirin, S. R., & Vatanartiran, S. (2014). PISA 2012: Data-driven Reform Proposal for Turkey. TUSIAD Pub No: TT/2014-02/549. (Turkish).
- Ozer, S., Sirin, S. R., & Oppedal, B. (2013).B a h ç e ş e h i r Study of Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey. Retrieved from http://www.fhi.no/dokumenter/c83fb3a78c.pdf
- Sirin, S. R., Guler, T., Olgan, R., & Koklu, D. (2012). Bahcesehir Okula Hazırlık Testi. (Bahcesehir School Readiness Test). Istanbul, Turkey: Bahcesehir Press.
- Sirin, S. R.,& Gupta*, T.(2012). Muslim, American, and immigrant: Integration despite challenges. In A. M. Masten, K. Liebkind, & D. Hernandez (Eds.), Realizing the potential of immigrant youth (pp. 253-278). Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
- Fine, M., Katsiaficas*, D., Hertz-Lazarowitz, R., Sirin, S. R., Yosef-Meitav, M., Farah, A., & Zoabi, N. (2012). Researching hyphenated selves in politically contentious contexts: Muslim and Arab youth growing up in United States and Israel. In D. K. Nagata, L. P. Kohn-Wood, & L. A. Suzuki (Eds.), Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research (pp. 119-141). Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
- Sirin, S. R. (2011). Socioeconomic status. In C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York, NY: Springer.
- Sirin, S. R., Abo-Zena*, M., & Shehadeh*, H. (2011). Contributions despite challenges: Exploring positive youth development among Muslim American youth. In R. M. Lerner, R. Roeser, & E. Phelps (Eds.), Thriving and spirituality among youth: Research perspectives and future possibilities (pp. 233-253). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Sirin, S. R. (2010). Meta analysis. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research design (pp. 793-797). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Sirin, S. R., & Collins*, B. (2009). Graduate teacher education at New York University: An exploration of backgrounds, perceptions, and expectations. New York University: New York.
- Sirin, S. R., & Imamoglu, S. (2009). Muslim-American hyphenated identity: Negotiating a positive path. In R. Phillips (Ed.), Muslims in west: Spaces of hope (pp. 236-251). London: Zed Books.
- Sirin, S. R., & Ryce*, P. (2009). Cultural incongruence between teachers and families: Implications for immigrant students. In R. Takanishi & E. Grigerenko (Eds.). Immigration, diversity, and education (pp. 151-169). London, UK: Routledge/Taylor.
- Sirin, S. R.,& Rogers-Sirin, L. (2006). Quick version of the Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test (Quick-REST). New York, NY: New York University.
- Hauser-Cram, P., Warfield, M. E., Stadler, J., & Sirin, S. R. (2006). School environments and the diverging pathways of students living in poverty. In A. C. Huston & M. N. Ripke (Eds.), Developmental context of middle childhood: Bridges to adolescence and adulthood (pp. 198-216). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
- Rogers-Sirin, L., & Sirin, S. R. (2005). Increasing school professionals’ cultural competence: A theory-driven training program. Madison, NJ: Drew University.
- Sirin, S. R. (2003). Psychological and contextual factors influencing academic performance among African Americans: A dialectical perspective. In B. Marshall (Ed.), In celebration of Black history: GYRO colloquium papers volume 7 (pp. 186-209). Boston, MA: Boston College.
- Palfrey, J., Bronson, M. B., Erickson-Warfield, M., Hauser-Cram, P., & Sirin, S. R. (2002). BEEPers come of age: The Brookline early education project follow-up study [Final report to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
- Sirin, S. R. (2001). Child rearing styles. In R. M. Lerner & J. Lerner. (Eds.), Adolescence in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1).Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- Sirin, S. R. (2001). School dropout. In R. M. Lerner & J. Lerner. (Eds.), Adolescence in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 2).Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- Sirin. S. R., & Jackson, L. R. (2001). Examining school engagement of African American adolescents. Report No. UD034238. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service Accession Number: ED 423354).
- Brabeck, M. M., & Sirin, S. R. (2001). The Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test: Computer disk version (REST-CD). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
- Brabeck, M., Brabeck, K., Costa, M., Henderson, J., McCubbin, L., Rogers, L., Ting, K., Sirin, S. R., Warner, C., & Weaver, M. (1998). Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test (REST) scoring manual. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Presentations
- PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS:
- *graduate, or ** undergraduate student at time of submission
- Sirin, S. R. (2015, March). Perceptions of societal fairness and social exclusion among urban minority youth: Findings from the NYCASES. Chair of Paper Symposium at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA.
- Godfrey, E. B., Gupta, T., Sirin, S. R., & Wray-Lake, L. (2015, March). Beliefs about the American system predict risky behavior over the course of adolescence among minority immigrant and native youth. Paper presentation at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA.
- Wray-Lake, L., Rote, W. M., Gupta, T., Godfrey, E. B., & Sirin, S. R. (2015, March). Examining correlates of civic engagement among immigrant adolescents in the United States. Paper presentation at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA.
- Del Toro, J. S., & Sirin, S. R. (2015, March). Examining intersectional invisibility among urban adolescents. Paper presentation at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA.
- Sirin, S. R. (2015, May). A multidimensional approach to social and religious identity development among Muslim-American dolescents. Chair, Paper Symposium at the Annual Meeting of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
- Gupta*, T., Sirin, S. R., & Fine, M. (2013, May). The protective role of school climate for urban high school students. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
- Sirin, S. R. (2013, April). Negotiating cultural identities among youth. Chaired a paper presentation session at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Sirin, S. R., & Ryce*, P. (2013, April). Immigrant-based family involvement and teacher expectations trajectories. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Ahmed**, S. F., Gupta*, T., & Sirin, S. R. (2013, April). The protective influence of community support for immigrant youth’s school engagement. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Diemer, M., Li, C., Gupta*, T., Uygun*, N., Rogers-Sirin, L., & Sirin, S. R. (2013, March). A missing piece in the immigrant paradox puzzle?: Measurement invariance of school support and school engagement across generation. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Gupta*, T., Sirin, S. R., Rogers-Sirin, L., Ahmed**, S. F., Palmeri**, J., & Duca**, K. (2013, March). Gender and generation status variations in the role of bicultural identification on cognitive engagement. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Cressen*, J., Rogers-Sirin, L., Sirin, S. R., Gupta*, T., Greene**, A. C., & Novoa**, A. (2013, March). Discrimination-related stress and behavioral engagement: The moderating effect of school relationships. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Rogers-Sirin, L., Cressen*, J., Gupta*, T., Ahmed**, S. F., Novoa**, A. D., Sirin, S. R., & Ruiz*, M. (2013, April). Discrimination-related stress and psychological well-being outcomes among Latino adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.
- Sirin, S. R., Ryce*, P., Gupta*, P., Katsiaficas*, D., Suarez-Orozco, C., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2012, March). Trajectories of internalizing mental health symptoms for immigrant adolescents: A longitudinal investigation. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.
- Katsiaficas*, D., Suarez-Orozco, C., Sirin, S. R., & Gupta*, T. (2012, March). Mediators of the relationship between acculturative stress and internalizing symptoms for immigrant origin youth. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.
- Gupta*, T., Sirin, S. R., Ryce*, P., Okazaki, S. (2012, March). Role of bicultural identification on anxious-depressed symptoms for Asian and Latino adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.
- Sirin, S. R., & Gupta*, T. (2011, March). New York City Adolescent Social and Academic Engagement Study (NYCASES): Findings from a longitudinal mixed-methods study. Chairs of paper symposium at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.
- Sirin, S. R., Katsiaficas*, D., Suarez-Orozco, C., & Volpe**, V. V. (2011, March). Acculturative-stress, support networks, and psychological outcomes: A moderated mediation model to understand the immigrant paradox. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.
- Gupta*, T., Sirin, S. R., Aronson, J. M., & Albino**, C. M. (2011, March). Stress, support and stereotypes: Using moderated mediation to understand the lives of urban immigrant adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.
- Katsiaficas*, D., Futch*, V., Fine, M., Sirin, S. R., & Gopalan**, P. (2011, March). Everyday hyphens: Exploring youth identities with methodological and analytic pluralism. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Montreal, Canada.
- Sirin, S. R. (2009, April). Immigrant Muslim families in the United States. Invited Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Society of Research on Child Development (SRCD), Denver, CO.
- Sirin, S. R., Ryce*, P., & Mir*, M. (2009, April). Do teachers’ values affect their evaluations of children of immigrants in first grade? Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Society of Research on Child Development (SRCD), Denver, CO.
- Sirin, S. R. (2009, April). Marginalization and well-being of immigrant students: Role of teacher-student relationships. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Immigration Preconference: Development in the Context of Immigration: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Emerging Issues, Denver, CO.
- Sirin, S. R. (2009, April). Fostering racial and ethical sensitivity in teacher education students: From moral and professional obligation to action. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
- Ryce*, P., Sirin, S. R., & Mir*, M. (2009, February). Teacher evaluations of immigrant children: The influence of value differences. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Boston, MA.
- Sirin, S. R. (2008, March). How teachers’ values affect their academic expectations of immigrant students: Evidence from public and Islamic schools. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
- Sirin, S. R. (2008, March). Paying attention to the voices of Muslim immigrant children, adolescents, and young adults through research. Paper presented at the biannual convention of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Chicago, IL.
- Sirin, S. R., Katsiaficas**, D., & Mir*, M. (2007, August). Negotiating Muslim and American identities: An exploratory study. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), San Francisco, CA.
- Sirin, S. R., Mir*, M., Kyung-Hyun*, K., & Katsiaficas**, D. (2007, May). Young, Muslim, and American A mixed methods exploration. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association of Psychological Studies (APS), Washington, DC.
- Sirin, S. R. (2006, May). Chaired the panel “How Muslim immigrant youth negotiate their identity: Findings from Europe and the United States” at the Biannual Meeting of the European Association of Research on Adolescents (EARA), Antalya, Turkey.
- Sirin, S. R. (2006, May). Chaired the panel “Gendered lives: Voices from Muslim youth in Europe and the United States” at the Biannual Meeting of the European Association of Research on Adolescents (EARA), Antalya, Turkey.
- Sirin, S. R. (2006, May). Muslim-American youth’s identity negotiation process. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the European Association of Research on Adolescents (EARA), Antalya, Turkey.
- Sirin, S. R. (2006, May). Muslim American youth on college campuses: Identity negotiation under stress. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the European Association of Research on Adolescents (EARA), Antalya, Turkey.
- Sirin, S. R. (2006, March). Actively involved: Collaborative approaches for researching with young people across difference. Discussant at the biannual meeting of the Society of Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Fransisco, CA.
- Sirin, S. R. (2006, March). Negotiating identities: Minorities and the state. Discussant at the NYU Annual International Student Conference, New York, NY.
- Sirin, S. R. (2005, November). Development of the Quick Racial and Ethical Sensitivity Test (Quick-REST). Paper presented at the annual meeting of Association of Moral Education (AME), Boston, MA.
- Sirin, S. R. (2005, November). Increasing school professionals’ cultural competence: A theory-driven training program. Symposium chaired at the annual meeting of Association of Moral Education (AME), Boston, MA.
- Sirin, S. R., & Fine, M. (2005, August). Hyphenated selves: Muslim-American youth negotiating identities across the fault lines of global conflict. Invited paper presented at the 2005 annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
- Sirin, S. R. (2005, August). Muslim adolescents on U.S. college campuses: Exploring ethnic identity. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
- Sirin, S. R., Epurianu*, M., & Pacesova*, M. (2005, August). Acculturation and psychological adjustment for international students in the U.S. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
- Sirin, S. R., & Pacesova*, M. (2005, April). Psychological well-being of Muslim youth in the United States: Results from a pilot study. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Atlanta, GA.
- Sirin, S. R. (2003, April). When values differ: Teachers’ ratings of academic competence of low-income kindergarten children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Tampa, FL.
- Sirin, S. R. (2003, April). The relation between socioeconomic status and school achievement: A meta-analytic review of research 1990-2000. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Tampa, FL.
- Sirin, S. R. (2003, April). How to measure socioeconomic status in educational research: Results from a meta-analytic review. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
- Sirin, S. R., Diemer, M. A., Jackson, L. R., Gonsalves, L., & Howell, A. (2002, April). Future aspirations of urban adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.
- Sirin, S., Brabeck, M. M., Satiani, A., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2001, August). Comparison of the impact of ethics and multicultural issues courses on ethical sensitivity: Development of the REST-CD (Racial Ethical Sensitivity Test-Computer Version). Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychology Association (APA), San Francisco, CA.
- Sirin, S., McCreary, D. R., & Mahalik, J. R. (2001, August). Perceptions of gender role conformity in men and women. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychology Association (APA), San Francisco, CA.
- Sirin, S., & Jackson, L. R. (2001, April). Factors influencing academic achievement among African American Students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
- Sirin, S., & Jackson, L. R. (2000, August). Examining school outcomes of middle-class African American adolescents. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
- Blustein, D. L., Chaves, A., Diemer, M., Gallagher, L., Marshall, K., Marshall, K., Sirin, S., & Bhati, K. (2000, August). Social class and the school-to-work transition. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
- Sirin, S. (1999, August). Results of a study of the measure of the REST. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Boston, MA.
- Brabeck, M., Warner, C., Rogers. L., Handerson, J., Costa, M., & Sirin, S. (1999, April). Increasing the aspiring professional's ethical sensitivity to instances of racial and gender intolerance in school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal, Canada.
- Brabeck, M., Rogers, L., Costa, M., Handerson, J., Sirin, S., Ting, K., Warner, C., Benvenuto, M., & Weaver, M. (1999, January). Professional ethics: Increasing ethical sensitivity to gender and racial intolerance in schools. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership Conference, Boston, MA.
- INVITED TALKS:
- 2016 TedTalk, TEDxIstanbul.Itıraz et, Hayal Kur, İlerle. Turkısh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAsC0zifeTU
- 2016 Invited Talk. Perceptions of Syrian Refugees in Europe. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG), The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Amman, Jordan.
- 2016 Invited Talk. Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugee Children. World Organization for Early Childhood Education, co-sponsored by the NGO Committee on Migration and UNHCR, New York, NY.
- 2016 Keynote Speaker. Turkey at Crossroads. World Bank, Washington, DC
- 2016 Invited Talk. Syrian refugees: The past, Present and Future. National Press Club,Global Policy Institute, Washington, D. C.
- 2015 Invited Talk. The Educational and Mental Health Needs of Syrian Children. Migration Policy Institute Press, Washington, D. C.
- 2015 Keynote Speaker. Turkey in Transition: Social, Political and Economic Indicators. University of Chicago Institute of Politics (Founder: David Axelrod).
- 2015 Keynote Speaker. Education and Economic Development: Turkey and the Rest of the World. International Monetary Fund(IMF), Washington, D. C.
- 2014 Invited Talk. The Role of Education in the New Economy. Education and Workforce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
- 2014 Keynote Speaker. Creating Positive School Climate for All Students. Educashow 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2013 Organizer. New Developments in Preschool Education Conference. Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2013 Keynote Speaker. What does TIMSS 2011 say about Science and Mathematics Education in Turkey? Science and Technology Education Conference, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2012 Keynote Speaker (with Dr. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO). Findings from the Syrian Refugee Field Study. The Washington Institute, Washington, D. C.
- 2012 Keynote Speaker (with Dr. Serap Ozer). Syrian Refugee Children and Families Conference, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2012 Keynote Speaker. TODER Conference on Creating a Positive School Climate, Terakki College, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2010 Scientific Program Organizer. TODER Conference on Future of Learning, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2010 Invited Talk. Working with Arab and Muslim clients and families. Rutgers Annual GSAPP Cultural Conference, New Jersey, NJ.
- 2010 Invited Talk. Negotiating the Hyphen: Muslim, Young and American. College of Staten Island City University of New York, Department of Psychology Colloquium Series, Staten Island, NY.
- 2009 Keynote Speaker. Education and Migration: Implications for Schools and Families. Adana Governor’s Office, Turkey
- 2008 Lecture. Step by Step Meta-Analysis workshop series. European Association of Research on Adolescence, Antalya, Turkey.
- 2008 Lecture. Introduction to Meta-Analysis workshop. Annual Meeting of Child Culture Conference, Ankara University.
- 2007 Lecture. Muslim American Identity Negotiation Process. Immigration Studies at New York University Colloquium Series, New York, NY.
- 2006 Keynote Speaker. Culture and Cognition Lecture. Psychology Colloquium Series, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
- 2005 Keynote Address. Annual meeting of New Jersey School Counselors Association.