I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Business Administration at American University of Sharjah (AUS) and research fellow at the Digital Euro Association. I am also serving as an associate editor in International Review of Economics & Finance (Scopus Q1) and editorial board members in Digital Business (Scopus Q1) and Journal of Global Marketing (Scopus Q1). Prior to joining AUS in August 2023, I worked at the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of Texas at El Paso and served as the Faculty Representative of the Banking Academy between August 2021-June 2023. 

I received my bachelor’s degree in economics from TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Turkey, my M.A. in economics from Bilkent University in Turkey, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of South Carolina, USA. 

My research covers various dimensions of financial intermediation, financial regulation, financial technology (FinTech), and cybersecurity. My research has been accepted or published by such outlets as the  Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Financial Research, International Review of Financial Analysis, and Journal of Business Research, among others and has been presented at numerous prominent conferences worldwide.