Curriculum Vitae

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• Nineteenth- and twentieth- century German literature
• German ghazal poetry
• Turkish-German literature
• Diaspora experience in literature  
• Contemporary Turkish literature (Emphasis: The German minority experience through the native perspective)
• Sufism & Sufi symbolism
• Turkish feminisms
• Feminisms of the Muslim Middle East

• Das Ghasel des islamischen Orients in der deutschen Dichtung, Peter Lang, New York/San Francisco/Bern/ Frankfurt am Main/Paris/London, 1991.

• "Turkish Feminist Literature: At Home and Abroad," invited lecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, December 3-4, 2004
• "Bridging A Cultural Divide: The Turkish Writers of Germany," invited lecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, March 17, 1999
• "Feminism Reconsidered: The 'Türban' Movement in Turkey," invited lecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, November 30, 1998  
• "Bridging a Divide in Germany: The Boundaries of Culture and Gender," Annual Conference of the South Central Women's Studies Association, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, March 6-8 1997
• "Feminists with Turbans: Islamic 'Fundamentalism' and Women in Contemporary Turkey," Associated Colleges of the South Women Studies Conference, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, November 3-5, 1995
• "Feminism and Muslim Fundamentalism in Turkey: New Realizations," invited paper, Annual Conference of the South Central Women Studies Association, University of Texas, Denton, March 23-25, 1995
• " 'The World out There' and the Internationalized/Decentralized Curriculum," Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas, November 22, 1995
• " 'Waldo, sen neden burada degilsin?': A Search for Identity in Muslimhood," in Transition: Essays on Culture and Identity in Middle Eastern Societies , Texas A&M International University Publication, 1994
•   "Turkish Literature Abroad," invited paper, Annual Conference of Texas Association of Middle East Scholars, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, February 26-27, 1993
• "A Critical Analysis of Waldo, sen neden burada degilsin? , a Philosophical Essay by the Contemporary Fundamentalist Writer Ismet Özel," invited paper, Annual Conference of Texas Association of Middle East Scholars, Laredo State University, Laredo, Texas, February 28-29, 1992
• "Reflections of Jalaluddin Rumi's Sufism on German Poetry," invited paper, International Symposium for UNESCO's International Yunus Emre Year: The Living Poetry of Yunus Emre and Jalaluddin Rumi , The University of Michigan, April 3-5, 1992.   Edited, shortened version in print (entitled: "The Sufism of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and its Reflections in German Poetry")
• "Sufi Imagery in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century German Poetry," Annual Conference of Texas Association of Middle East Scholars, The University of Texas at Austin, April 12-13, 1991
• "The Influence of Anatolian Sufism on German Ghazal Poetry: Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and Hanns Meinke," The University of Michigan, September 28, 1989

• Course proposal, The Women's Studies Program, The Pennsylvania State University, Fall 2003
• "Instruction in Turkish," Proposal for Program Development, March 14, 2000, Cornell University, Department of Near Eastern Studies
• "Instructional Material for the Teaching of Turkish at Cornell University," Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning Grant proposal, March 15, 1998
• "The Emergence of Multiculturalist Worldview in Germany," The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Advanced Research Support Program grant proposal, November 1998
• "Language Studies and Language Learning Center Development through 'Model' Courses in German," a Cullen Faculty Development Program proposal, February 14, 1997
• "Centralization of International Education at Southwestern University," proposal for the internationalization of the campus, presented to the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Southwestern University at Georgetown, Fall 1996
• Evaluative report on Woodrow Wilson Fellows' Campus presentations, Southwestern University at Georgetown, December 13, 1996
• "The Gender-specific Identity Question within the Islamic Revivalist Movement in Turkey," project proposal, Mundy Faculty Fellowship for 1996-97, Southwestern University at Georgetown, Spring 1996
• "A Research Proposal for the Preparation of German Language and Culture (Civilization, Literature) Materials for Effective Use in the Olin Language Laboratory," Cullen Faculty Development Grant, Southwestern University at Georgetown, February 14, 1996
• Proposal for the development of "Ethnography and Literature," an interdisciplinary Seminar course, International Studies Program, Southwestern University at Georgetown, 1995
• Evaluative report on the Mabee International House Academic Program, Southwestern University at Georgetown, October 1994
• Multi-course proposal for the development of cultural diversity in the undergraduate curriculum, International Studies Program, Southwestern University at Georgetown, 1992
• "A Struggle for Identity: Religious Revival in Contemporary Turkish Literature," project proposal, The University of Texas at Austin, Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellowships in the Humanities for 1992-1993, Jan. 15, 1992

• Barbour Scholarship, 1987-88, The University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies
• Barbour Scholarship, 1988-89, The University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies                     
• Nominee for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 1986-87, The University of Michigan

• American Association of University Women
• American Comparative Literature Association
• American Literary Translators Association
• American Research Institute
• Association of American Teachers of German
• Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages
• Association of Women in American Colleges
• Middle East Studies Association of North America
• Modern Language Association
• South Central Modern Language Association
• The University of Michigan Women's Research Club
• Turkish Studies Association
• Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft