Sebnem Cilesiz, Ph. D.

Professor
Patrick Rutherford/BORSF Professor in Education

Office: Picard Center, Room 251
Office Telephone Number: (337) 482-6470
Email Address: cilesiz@louisiana.edu
Website: http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~sxc9571/
Courses I teach:

• EDLD 505: Curriculum for Education Leaders
• EDLD 597: Directed Individual Study
• EDLD 801 - Writing for Research
• EDLD 803 - Qualitative Research Methods
• EDLD 875 - Critical Perspectives on Educational Leadership
• EDLD 830 - Foundations of Curriculum Theory
• EDLD 880 - Research Practicum in Educational Leadership
• EDLD 900 - Doctoral Dissertation Seminar
• EDLD 999 - Dissertation Research Supervision

Dr. Cilesiz is a professor in the Educational Foundations and Leadership department. She earned her PhD degree from the University of Florida. Prior to joining the faculty at UL Lafayette in 2013, she was an assistant professor at The Ohio State University. Her research interests include qualitative research methodology, critical perspectives on educational policy and leadership, and social and cultural contexts of technology use. She currently teaches and advises students in the K-12, Higher Education, and Curriculum Leaders concentrations of the Educational Leadership doctoral program.

Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae

Educational Background:
​Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida
Ed.M., Educational Technology from Harvard University
B.S., Mathematics Education from Middle East Technical University

Dissertation: A phenomenological investigation of adolescents' experiences of educational uses of computers at Internet cafes, University of Florida, 2006