MEMBERSHİP

Global Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), University of Tennessee - Knoxville

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Sociology (Criminology Concentration), University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2017 (Advisor: Prof. Stephanie A. Bohon)

Master's Degree in Sociology, the University of Texas at San Antonio, 2012 (Advisor: Prof. Xiaohe Xu)

Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Dicle University, 2008

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Crime, Intimate Partner Violence, Quantitative Methods, Social Change, Gender, Family Issues, Environmental Sociology, Religion

AWARDS & HONORS

Honorable Mention in Sociology Graduate Student Colloquium, Sociology Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2012

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

2022-2024  (Erasmus Project) DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING THE OPERATIONAL AND PERSONAL CAPACITIES OF PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS IN PROVISION OF SUPPORTING SERVICES FOR REFUGEES, MIGRANTS, AND IMMIGRANTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

2023   (TÜBİTAK 2209A Öğrenci Araştırma Projesinde Danışman) Cinsiyet ve Dindarlık Faktörlerinin Sosyal Sorumluluk Üzerindeki Etkisi: Adıyaman İli Örneği. 

PUBLICATIONS IN SCI & SSCI & AHCI

Fidan, A. and Bui H. (2016). Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Zimbabwe. Violence Against Women, 22(9): 1075-1096. DOI: 10.1177/1077801215617551

Fidan, A., Alagoz, R. and Karaman, N. (2021). Liberal Sexual Morality, Religion, and Attitudes toward Abortion in Turkey. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 60(4): 914-933. DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12755

Hatun, D. and Fidan, A. (Under Review). Is Women's Empowerment Enough for Intimate Partner Violence in Muslim Majority Nations? Family Relations.

Fidan, A. and Bohon, S. (Under Review). Women's Help-seeking Behavior for Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Victims & Offenders

PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

Fidan, A. (2021). Religion and Women's Fertility in Turkey: An Islamic Context. Adiyaman University Journal of Social Sciences, 39, 158-192. https://doi.org/10.14520/adyusbd.923350

Karaman, N., Alagoz, R., and Fidan, A. (2022). Gender Roles, Religion, and Attitudes Towards Homosexuality and Premarital Sex in Turkey. Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute, 52, 253-268. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1019296

Fidan, A. (2023). The Impact of Patriotism and Religiosity on Life Satisfaction. Iğdır Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 32, 341-357. DOI: 10.54600/igdirsosbilder.1196077

Fidan, A. (2023). Women's Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence in Turkey: The Role of Leisure Activities, Religiosity, and Patriarchy. Fenerbahce University Journal of Social Sciences, 3(1), 111-127. https://doi.org/10.58620/fbujoss.1189271

PUBLICATIONS IN NATIONAL JOURNALS

Fidan, A. (2021). The Effect of Religious Factors on Traditional Gender Beliefs in Turkey. Sosyolojik Düşün, 6(1): 1-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37991/sosdus.947551

BOOKS

Oyan S., ve Fidan, A. (2022). Sosyal Bilimlerde Disiplinlerarası Çalışmalar - I. Efe Akademi Yayınları.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Fidan, A. (2021). Dijital Suçları Açıklama Üzerine Bir Çalışma: Suç Teorileri. Dijital Tabakalaşma ve Eşitsizlik (S. 135-162). Sakarya Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Fidan, A. (2022). Factors Affecting the Public Attitudes toward the European Union in Turkey. In Joining, Staying, and Leaving the European Union: Legal, Political, and Economic Perspectives (p. 45-62). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Fidan, A. (2022). Kadınlar Arasında Alkol ve Sigara Kullanımı Davranışı: Sosyoekonomik Faktörlerin Rolünün Nicel Bir Analizi. Bağımlılıklar Üzerine - I (s. 119-137). Sonçağ Yayıncılık

Fidan, A. (2022). Yakın Partner Şiddeti Durumunda Kadınların Başvurduğu Yardım Arama Türleri ve Yardım Aramayı Engelleyen Koşullar. Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimlerde Güncel Araştırmalar II (S.197-216). Gece Kitaplığı Yayınevi.

Fidan, A. (2022). Dini Başa Çıkma Stratejileri Üzerine Bir Literatür Çalışması. Sosyal Bilimlerde Disiplinlerarası Çalışmalar - I (S. 207-226). Efe Akademi Yayınları.

Fidan, A. (2022). Türkiye'de Dindarlığın Siyasi Parti Tercihleri Üzerindeki Etkisi. Genç Akademisyenlerin Kaleminden Sosyal Bilimler (S. 371-382). İlahiyat Yayınları.

Fidan, A. (2023). Türkiye'de Etnisitenin Dindarlık Üzerindeki Etkisi: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz. Geçmişten Günümüze Türkiye'de Azınlıklar (S. 169-182). Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL MEETİNGS

2012 Fidan, Ahmet and Christopher Ellison. Life Satisfaction and Religion in Turkey. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting. November 9-11, in Phoenix, Arizona.

2013 Fidan, Ahmet and Hoan Bui. Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Zimbabwe. Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. April 24-27, in Atlanta, Georgia.

2015 Zainab Mohammed and Ahmet Fidan. Who's more religious? A quantitative analysis of the religiosity between US-born Muslims and non-US-born Muslims. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting. October 24-26, in Newport Beach, California.

2016 Fidan, Ahmet. Factors that influence sexual protection among men in Zimbabwe. Paper presented at Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. April 13-16, in Atlanta, Georgia.

2017 Fidan, Ahmet and Grady Lowery. Assessing Environmental Attitudes in Turkey. Paper presented at Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. March 29-April 1, in Greenville, South Carolina.

2021 Fidan, Ahmet. Türkiye'de Dijitalleşme ve Din İlişkisi. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı 8. Yayınlar Kongresinde sunulmuştur. 28-30 Mayıs, Ankara, Türkiye.

2022 Fidan, Ahmet. Göçmenlere Yönelik Tutumları Etkileyen Faktörler: Nicel Bir Analiz. 2. Uluslararası Güvenlik, Ekonomik, Sosyal, Siyasal ve Kültürel Boyutlarıyla Küresel Göç Olgusu Sempozyumunda sunulmuştur. 23-24 Mart, Ankara, Türkiye.

2022 Alagoz, Rezzan and Ahmet Fidan. The Importance of Secondary Data in New Sociological Issues. Paper presented at X International Scientific Conference. April 14-15, in Korolev, Russia.

2022 Fidan, Ahmet. Yakın Partner Şiddetini Açıklayan Teoriler Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme. 7. Uluslararası Farklı Şiddet Boyutları ve Toplumsal Algı Kongresi. 11 Aralık, İstanbul.

EDITORSHIP

SN Social Sciences Journal (Springer)

REVIEWS

2024 Reviewer for the International Journal of the Happiness and Development (Inderscience Submissions)

2023 Reviewer for Journal of Asian and African Studies (Sage Journals)

2023 Reviewer for Culture, Health & Sexuality Journal (Taylor & Francis)

2023 Reviewer for Cogent Arts & Humanities Journal (Taylor & Francis)

2022 Reviewer for Sexuality Research and Social Policy Journal (Springer)

2021-2022 Reviewer for SN Social Science Journal (Springer)

2013 Reviewer for International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (Sage)

2014 Reviewer for Population Research and Policy Review (Springer)

COMPUTER SKILLS

SPSS, STATA, 

MEMBERSHIP IN ANNUAL CONFERENCES

 European Sociological Association (ESA) Southern Sociological Society (SSS), Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)