Simal Binici

Teaching Assistant
Biography

Drop-in hours: T 9:20 - 10:20am, Th 1:15 - 3:15pm or by appointment

Simal Binici studies political behavior, digital media, and political psychology. She received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Bilkent University as she also holds a minor degree in Psychology. Having completed her undergraduate studies, she received her master’s degree from Koc University, in which her thesis focused on economic news reporting and voters’ economic evaluations in Turkey.

Simal is a big fan of sports and basketball in particular. She worked as a sports writer at the official student gazette of Bilkent University while she was an undergraduate student.

Awards:
Senior Thesis Award, Second Place, Bilkent University, 2018

Presentations:
Binici, Simal. Media Reporting of the Economy and Voters’ Economic Evaluations in Turkey. Approaches to Contemporary Voting Behavior in Turkey, March 2020.

Research areas
  • American Politics
  • Comparative Politics
  • Political Methodology
Simal Binici
Education
MA in International Relations, Koc University, 2020
BA in Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University, 2018
Minor in Psychology, Bilkent University, 2018
Contact Information
Address

318 Schaeffer Hall (SH)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States