Biography
Ahmet Çoymak (for the pronunciation: Choymok) is a transnational peace activist and a peace psychologist. He received his MSc from the social psychology graduate program at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey by researching the psychological dynamics of the intractable Kurdish-Turkish conflict. Then, he moved to Northern Ireland to receive his PhD in political psychology at Queen’s University Belfast in 2015 by studying the complex nature of multiple social identities and intergroup trust in the aftermath of the bitter conflict between Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland. His PhD project was awarded by the Institute of Child Care Research at Queen’s University Belfast. As a WEISS research scholar at Barnard College, Columbia University Psychology Department, he studied his cross-national research on national identity contents and justice perception in human nature with collaboration with the University of Connecticut. He is currently affiliated with and a founder of the School of Psychology at Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri Turkey. His primary interests in political psychology include, but are not limited to, the content of social self, gender relationships, civic engagement, political trust, stereotypes, and prejudice.
Announcements & Documents
Lesson Materiels
Education Information
2017 - 2018
2017 - 2018Post Doctorate
University of Connecticut, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, United States Of America
2009 - 2015
2009 - 2015Doctorate
The Queen''s University of Belfast, Engineering and Psychical Science , Psychology, United Kingdom
2007 - 2009
2007 - 2009Postgraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Arts And Sciences, Department Of Psychology, Turkey
Dissertations
2015
2015Doctorate
The dynamics of citizenship, multiple identities, and intergroup trust, among young people in Northern Ireland 
Queen's University Belfast, Engineering and Physical Science , Psychology
2009
2009Postgraduate
Association of religious identification, secular identification, perceived discrimination, and political trust with ethnic and societal (national) identification
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Arts And Sciences, Department Of Psychology
Foreign Languages
A1 Beginner
A1 BeginnerSpanish
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
Research Areas
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Applied Psychology
Academic Titles / Tasks
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesAssociate Professor
Abdullah Gul University, İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji
2020 - 2022
2020 - 2022Assistant Professor
Abdullah Gul University, İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020Assistant Professor
Columbia University in the City of New York, Barnard College, Psychology
2014 - 2015
2014 - 2015Lecturer
Izmir University Of Economics, Faculty Of Arts And Scıences, Department Of Psychology
2009 - 2012
2009 - 2012Research Assistant
The Queen''s University of Belfast, Engineering and Physical Science , Psychology
2004 - 2009
2004 - 2009Research Assistant
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Arts And Sciences, Department Of Psychology
Managerial Experience
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesRectorate Commissioner
Abdullah Gul University, İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesEthics Committee Member
Abdullah Gul University, Rektörlük
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023Vice Dean
Abdullah Gul University, İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi
2020 - 2023
2020 - 2023Head of Department
Abdullah Gul University, İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psychology
Courses
Advising Theses
2023
2023Postgraduate
An alternative approach to outgroup favouritism: An experimental study on shared realty.
Çoymak A. (Co-Advisor), Özdemir F.
Ö.TOPUZ(Student)
Designed Lessons
Undergraduate
UndergraduateArtificial Intelligence and R for Computational Applied Psychology
Çoymak A.
Representation and Promotion Activities
Being successful and the psychological construction for the meaning of success. Seminar speech at the event "Being Successful during the Pandemic"
Institutional Representation, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Ortaokulu (Online), Turkey, Kayseri, 2021 - 2021
How do COVID19 Prevention Policies Impact on Science? The Social Representations of Psychology in Turkey. Invited talk at BPS's Free Networking Event
Institutional Representation, The British Psychological Society's Wessex Branch, United Kingdom, Brighton, 2020 - 2020
Published journal articles indexed by SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2021
2021Editorial: Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in the Context of Group Dynamics
Çoymak A., Uluğ Ö. M., Göregenli M., Çakal H.
Türk Psikoloji Dergisi
, vol.35, pp.1-12, 2021 (SSCI)
2020
2020Functions of Social Representations in Honour Violence: The "Other East" as Responsible
Coymak A.
SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH
, vol.33, no.3, pp.284-307, 2020 (SSCI)
2020
2020Basic Human Values and Their Contexts: A Multilevel Analysis of Support for the Use of Armed Drones in the United States, United Kingdom, and Turkey
O'dwyer E., Çoymak A.
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
, vol.41, no.2, pp.249-264, 2020 (SSCI)
2012
2012Motorcycle accidents, rider behaviour, and psychological models
Özkan T., Lajunen T., Dogruyol B., Yildirim Z., Coymak A.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
, vol.49, pp.124-132, 2012 (SSCI)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2020
2020Does Brexit Mean a Return to Sectarianism? Beyond ‘the Border Issue’, the Future of Social Identities in Northern Ireland from a Political Psychological Perspective
Çoymak A., O’Dwyer E.
Development (Basingstoke)
, vol.63, no.1, pp.74-78, 2020 (Scopus)
2019
2019An experimental study of the effect of computer assisted learning on metacognitive performance development in psychology teaching
Coymak A.
Contemporary Educational Technology
, vol.10, no.1, pp.94-105, 2019 (Scopus)
2018
2018Who is the separatist: Untangling the dynamics of multiple social identities in the intractable Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Turkey
Çoymak A.
TÜRK PSIKOLOJI YAZILARI
, vol.21, pp.38-56, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2017
2017Bir bilim alanı olarak psikoloji sosyal yapıyı anlamanın neresinde? İnsan davranışı ve yapı ilişkisi üzerine eleştirel bir deneme
Uluğ M. Ö., ÇOYMAK A.
Praksis , vol.1, pp.895-916, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Refereed Congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings
2017
2017Lay understandings of armed drones in the UK, USA and Turkey
O’Dwyer E., Çoymak A.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Edinburgh, Saint Helena, 29 June - 02 July 2017
2023
2023Positioning political psychology for academic freedom: boundaries and prospects in an international context.
Carvacho H., Sandal Önal E., Kutlaca M., Figueiredo A., Çoymak A., Craemer T., et al.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Montreal, Canada, 9 - 11 July 2023
2022
2022Intercultural sensitivity in university students: Preliminary results of a collaborative study in Scotland, Turkey, and Spain.
Leguizamo F., López-Mas V., Yalçindağ B., Çoymak A., Schroeter B., González-Roz A., et al.
13th Congress of the European Society for Prevention Research, Tallinn, Estonia, 28 - 30 September 2022, pp.34
2022
2022International collaboration in teaching innovation: 'Psychology Around the World' (PAW) study protocol
Gervilla E., González-Roz A., Leguizamo F., Castaño Y., Jiménez R., José Montaño J., et al.
XIV Jornadas Internacionales de Innovación Docente, Oviedo, Spain, 24 - 25 January 2022
2019
2019Reconceptualization of national identity through the comparative national contexts and its’ implications on Northern Ireland peace process
Çoymak A.
8th Historical Dialogues, Justice Memory Network, Columbia University, New York, United States Of America, 12 - 14 December 2019
2019
2019Reconceptualization of national identity through the comparative national contexts and its’ implications on Northern Ireland peace process.
Çoymak A.
Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue in Post-Conflict Settings, New York, United States Of America, 12 - 14 December 2019
2019
2019Do we always perceive a person courageous that we share similar moral convictions: An experiment on immigration laws in the US
YALÇINDAĞ B., ÇOYMAK A., Skitka L.
42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Lizbon, Portugal, 12 - 15 July 2019
2019
2019It is not a hope for bread, but hope for human dignity: Psycho-political dynamics of emigration.
Çoymak A., Pratto F., Yalçindağ B., Zeineddine F.
42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Lisbon, Portugal, 12 - 15 July 2019
2018
2018How femicide has become “other’s problem”: The function of differentiated social representations in honour killings in Turkey
ÇOYMAK A.
Global Solidarity Strategy Meeting to End Violence Against Women, Gender Justice and Peace, New York, United States Of America, 06 December 2018
2018
2018Conflict, peace, human nature: Multiple social identity dynamics in the aftermath of Northern Ireland conflict
ÇOYMAK A.
The Laboratory of Intergroup Relations and the Social Mind at Columbia University, New York, United States Of America, 01 December 2018
2018
2018A voyage of being obnoxious academics in the rise of 21st century authoritarianism: Identity content theory and its implications for the intergroup conflicts
ÇOYMAK A.
The New School for Social Research, New York, United States Of America, 01 September 2018
2018
2018The effect of moral values on predicting attitudes towards different social groups.
Yalçindağ B., Özkan T., Çoymak A.
41st Annual Meeting of International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP), Texas, United States Of America, 4 - 07 July 2018
2018
2018Our government is fair if we can get to what we need: Political restrictions on access to assets delegitimizes governments
Pratto F., Zeineddine F., ÇOYMAK A., al e.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), San-Antonio, Northern Mariana Islands, 03 July 2018 - 07 July 2017
2018
2018At the heart of the intractable intergroup conflict: Identity and Nation
ÇOYMAK A.
Seminar at the Sociology Department of Yale University, New Haven, United States Of America, 10 April 2018
2016
2016Milli kimliğin anlamı nedir? Özcü ya da sivil milli kimlik içeriğinin psikolojik inşası.
ÇOYMAK A., O’Dwyer E.
I. Sosyal Psikoloji Kongresi, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 19 November 2016, pp.30-44
2017
2017Contextual Effects on the Associations amongst the Dynamics of Multiple Identities, Citizenship, and Intergroup Trust over Time
ÇOYMAK A., Gheorghiu M.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Edinburgh, Saint Helena, 29 June - 02 July 2017
2017
2017Ascriptive or Constructive Citizenship? Psychological Construction of Meaning in National Identity
ÇOYMAK A., O’Dwyer E.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Edinburgh, Saint Helena, 29 June - 02 July 2017
2016
2016Bir üst kimlik hepimize yeter mi? Sosyal kimlik dinamikleri
ÇOYMAK A.
19. Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi, İzmir, Turkey, 5 - 07 September 2016
2016
2016Moderated mediation approach to assessing the impact of identity content on intergroup trust in post-conflict society
ÇOYMAK A.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Warszawa, Poland, 13 - 16 June 2016
2011
2011‘I don’t know who I am, but I know who I am not’: Self projection on National Identity in post-conflict Northern Ireland.
ÇOYMAK A., Lyons E., Gheorghiu M., Niens U.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), 09 July 2011 - 12 July 2012
2012
2012Identity dynamics among adolescents in post-conflict Northern Ireland
ÇOYMAK A., Lyons E., GHEORGHIU M., NIENS U.
Annual Seminars Series of QUB, Belfast, United Kingdom, 5 - 06 April 2012
2012
2012Building Inter-Group Trust in Post-Conflict Situations: The Role of Different Constructions of Identities and Citizenship in Northern Ireland
ÇOYMAK A.
Conference on Conflicts and Identities in Contemporary Kurdistan in Comparative Context, Amman, Jordan, 26 - 29 February 2012
2010
2010Bireysel Benlik ve Sosyal Benliğin İzdüşümleri: Politik Şiddet ve Bölünmüş Toplumlarda Sosyal Benlik Dönüşümleri, Kuzey İrlanda Örneği
ÇOYMAK A.
Psikoloji Lisansüstü Öğrencileri Kongresi, Turkey, 25 - 29 September 2010
2010
2010Does it Matter to be Privileged or Disadvantaged for Proud of the Country? The relationships among dimensions of national identity in Turkey
ÇOYMAK A., SAKALLI N.
the BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, 7 - 09 September 2010
2010
2010The mediating roles of perceived collective discrimination and political trust on the relationship between ethnic and national identities among disadvantaged ethnic groups in Turkey
ÇOYMAK A., SAKALLI N.
Inaugural Conference of the Centre for Research in Political Psychology (CResPP), 14 - 16 April 2010
2009
2009Promoting Performance of Helmet and Safety Equipment Usage among Motorcyclists.
ÇOYMAK A., ÖZKAN T., LAJUNEN T.
European Congress of Psychology, 7 - 10 July 2009
2007
2007Social Representations of “Laicism” and “Muslim” as Concepts of Multiple Identities among University Youth in Turkey
ÇOYMAK A., DOĞRUYOL B.
International Meeting of Young Psychologist, 28 - 30 September 2007
2007
2007Gender as a Moderator of the Relationship between Sexism and the Forgiveness of Infidelity
ÇOYMAK A., AKFIRAT S., ÖZEN ÇIPLAK A., SAKALLI N.
European Congress of Psychology, 3 - 06 July 2007
2007
2007Some Predictors of Forgiveness in the Case of Infidelity
AKFIRAT S., ÖZEN ÇIPLAK A., ÇOYMAK A., SAKALLI N.
European Congress of Psychology, 3 - 06 July 2007
Books & Book Chapters
2022
2022THE PSYCHOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD (PAW) PROJECT-ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY IN PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS
Schroeter B., García E. G., Çoymak A., Barroso F. L.
in: Avances en Ciencias de la Educación y Aplicaciones en otra áreas. Volumen I., Palomares-Rodríguez, Editor, Dykinson, S. L., Madrid, pp.213, 2022
2022
2022Psikolojik Bakış Açısıyla Bütüncül Bir Göç Modeli: Göç Arzusu (Desiteratumu)
Çoymak A., Yalçındağ B., Güzel M. A.
in: Sosyal Psikolojide Çeşitlilik, Veysi Tanrıverdi,Seydahmet Ercan, Editor, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.253-272, 2022
2022
2022Re-Constructing the Meaning of Aid through the Politicisation of Communities in a Welfare State: The Psychological Responses to the Governmental Aid Plans against Covid-19 in Turkey
Akkurt S. B., Çoymak A., Koç Y.
in: Psychosocial Perspectives on Community Responses to Covid-19, Emma O'Dwyer,Luiz Gustavo Silva Souza, Editor, Routledge, London/New York , London, pp.53-65, 2022
2016
2016Namus, Özel Alan ve Siyaset Dışılıktan Sivil Katılıma Doğru: Politik Psikoloji Perspektifinden Bir Vatandaşlık Biçimi Olarak 21. Yüzyilda Kadın Kimliği
Çoymak A.
in: Ekonomi, Sosyoloji ve Kadın, Volkan Yücel Süleyman Öğrekci, Editor, Kriter Yayınevi, İstanbul, pp.1-15, 2016
2015
2015VATANDAŞLIĞIN PSİKOLOJİSİ VE POLİTİK GÜVEN
Çoymak A., Gheorghiu M., Niens U., Lyons E.
in: Siyaset Psikolojisi, DİRİLEN GÜMÜŞ,ÖZLEM, Editor, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.257-280, 2015
Other Publications
Supported Projects
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023
Tasarlayarak Öğren, Uygulayarak Öğret: Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları Eğitici Eğitimi
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Akyüz S. (Executive), Özbay İ., Çoymak A., Özdoğan A. Ç., Güzel M. A., Öncül Demir Ö., et al.
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022
Geleceği Düşün, Harekete Geç: Sınıf Öğretmenleri Odağında Sürdürülebilir Bir Gelecek İçin Eğitici Eğitimi
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Akyüz S. (Executive), Asıliskender B., Mutlugün E., Uzal N., Ayataç H., Bengü E., et al.
2021 - 2021
2021 - 2021
‘Psychology Around the World’ a project to improve cultural sensitivity
Other International Funding Programs
Schroeter B., Çoymak A., Gervilla E., Yalçindağ B.
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020
Existential Need for Identity Concealment among Muslim Americans
Project Supported by Public Organizations in Other Countries
(Project Abstract)
Purdie-Greenaway V., Dawood M., Çoymak A., Baldeh M.
2017 - 2018
2017 - 2018
Understanding of Psychological Dynamics of Citizenship to 21st Century Pluralist Societies
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
(Project Final Report)
Çoymak A., Wayne Leach C.
2015 - 2016
2015 - 2016
Lay thinking on drone technology and armed drones in the UK, USA and Turkey
Project Supported by Public Organizations in Other Countries
(Project Abstract)
Çoymak A., O'dwyer E.
2009 - 2012
2009 - 2012
Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation
FP7 Project
(Project Abstract)
Lyons E., Çoymak A.
2005 - 2009
2005 - 2009
Accident Prevention Options with Motorcycle Helmets
TÜBİTAK - AB COST Project
(Project Abstract)
Lajunen T., Özkan T., Çoymak A.
Activities in Scientific Journals
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesTürk Psikoloji Dergisi
Committee Member
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021Türk Psikoloji Dergisi
Special Issue Editor
2016 - 2021
2016 - 2021Türk Psikoloji Dergisi
Assistant Editor/Section Editor
Scientific Refereeing
January 2023
January 2023Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
Journal Indexed in ESCI
May 2021
May 2021TUBITAK Project
3501 - National Young Researcher Career Development Program, Abdullah Gul University, Turkey
October 2020
October 2020TÜRK PSİKOLOJİ YAZILARI
National Scientific Refreed Journal
September 2020
September 2020TUBITAK Project
1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects, Abdullah Gul University, Turkey
May 2020
May 2020BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Journal Indexed in SSCI
March 2020
March 2020Psychology of Violence
Journal Indexed in SSCI
October 2018
October 2018Feminism & Psychology
Journal Indexed in SSCI
January 2018
January 2018INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
Journal Indexed in SSCI
August 2015
August 2015Mental Health, Religion And Culture
Other Indexed Journal
March 2013
March 2013National Identities
Other Indexed Journal
Tasks In Event Organizations
Ekim 2023
Ekim 202314th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting
Scientific Congress
Çoymak A.
Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Mayıs 2023
Mayıs 2023
ISPP’s efforts to Safeguard Scholars at Risk: Initiatives and Resources
Workshop Organization
Kutlaca M., Çoymak A., Figueiredo A., Acar Y. G., Sandal Önal E., Craemer T.
Durham, England
Kasım 2017
Kasım 20172. Sosyal Psikoloji Kongresi
Scientific Congress
Yalçındağ B., Çoymak A.
Turkey
Kasım 2016
Kasım 20161. Sosyal Psikoloji Kongresi
Scientific Congress
Yalçındağ B., Çoymak A.
Turkey
Awards
July 2016
July 2016ECC Travel Award
International Society Of Political Psychology
July 2013
July 2013
Small Grants Committee of the IDC
Interdisciplinary Center (Idc) Herzliya
April 2008
April 2008
METU-BAP
Middle East Technical University
Congress and Symposium Activities
06 December 2018 - 06 December 2018
06 December 2018 - 06 December 2018
Global Solidarity Strategy Meeting to End Violence Against Women
Panelists
New York-United States Of America
01 December 2018 - 01 December 2018
01 December 2018 - 01 December 2018The Laboratory of Intergroup Relations and the Social Mind at Columbia University
Invited Speaker
New York-United States Of America
Invited Talks
April 2022
April 2022Hangi Beynin Göçü! 34 Ülke Örneklemiyle Bir Politik-Psikoloji Modeli Olarak Göç Desideradum Modeli
Seminar
Psikoloji Öğrencileri Meslek Yasası Platformu (POMYAP)-Turkey
March 2022
March 2022I vs. Us vs. Others in the Processes of Constructing Self: the Identity Content Model by sampling from Turkey, Northern Ireland, the UK, and the USA.
Seminar
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi-Turkey
August 2020
August 2020the British Psychological Society, Wessex Branch webinar & networking event
Seminar
the British Psychological Society-United Kingdom
September 2018
September 2018A voyage of being obnoxious academics in the rise of 21st century authoritarianism: Identity content theory and its implications for the intergroup conflicts
Seminar
New School University-United States Of America
April 2018
April 2018At the heart of the intractable intergroup conflict: Identity and Nation
Seminar
Yale University-United States Of America
September 2017
September 2017Conflict and identity: Human Nature in Political Psychology
Seminar
University of Connecticut-United States Of America
Scholarships
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020WEISS International Visiting
Official Institutions of Foreign Countries
2017 - 2018
2017 - 20182219 Post Graduate Research Award
TUBITAK
2009 - 2012
2009 - 2012