• Rutgers University, NJ                                            Ph.D. Molecular Biology     May 2005
• Rutgers University, NJ                                            M.Sc. Molecular Biology      May 2002
• Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ                    M.Sc. Biology                     May 1998
• Ankara University, Turkiye                                  M.Sc. Cell Biology               June 1996
• Ankara University, Turkiye                                  Certificate of Teaching         June 1993                    
• Ankara University, Turkiye                                   B.Sc. Biology                      June 1993

• Rajendra Gharbaran, Zouberou Sayibou, Seher Atamturktur, Jeithy Jason Ofosu-Mensah, John Soto, Nicholas Boodhan, Saaimah Kolya, Onyekwere Onwumere, Lynne Chang, Latchman Somanarain, Stephen Redenti, Diminazene aceturate-induced cytotoxicity is associated with the deregulation of cell cycle signaling and downregulation of oncogenes Furin, c-MYC, and FOXM1 in human cervical carcinoma Hela cells, Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, First published: 08 September 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/jbt.23527
• Reader S., Atamturktur S., Cobb G., Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol, 21 No.6, 2021, summer issue, Engaging Health Care Employers to Develop an AS in Health Sciences Degree with Stackable Credentials
• Reader S., Gruttadauria E., King V., Atamturktur S., Impacting the World of ScienceBooks & Journals.Information Services & Use, Pre-press, pp. 51-69, January 1, 2020
• Sherr G, Akkaraju S., Atamturktur S., Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, Vol 2 No 2, 2019: Fall issue, Nudging Students to Succeed in a Flipped Format Gateway Biology Course.
• Akkaraju S., Atamturktur S., Broughton L., and Frazer T., New Directions for Community Colleges (NDCC) What Works in Assessment (186):71-79, June, 2019– BOOK CHAPTER
• Reader S. and Atamturktur S., HETS Journal, IX, Fall Issue: 6-39, November 2018, Career and Academic Forums: A Model to Connect the College Experience to Future Career Options
• Akkaraju S., Atamturktur S., and Sherr G., Nota Benne, Vol. 3, Issue 3. In Search of a Fit-Bit for Student Self-Assessment, 2018
• Atamturktur S., Effectiveness of Problem Based-Learning on Student Performance in Mastering Difficult Concepts in an Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Course, In Vivo, Vol 38(1), pages: 4-15, fall 2016

• Collegiate Science Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) NYSED Grant, effective as of July 2025 ($1,250,000) S. Atamturktur (PI), L. Quezada (Co-PI), R. Diotti (Co-PI).
• FY25 Community College Capital Equipment Program Grant, August 2024 ($7500), M. Hodges (PI), S. Atamturktur (Co-PI).
• Collegiate Science Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) NYSED Grant, July 2021 ($400,000) S. Atamturktur (PI), L. Quezada (Co-PI), S. Reader (former Co-PI). A. Adebola (former Co-PI).
• Health Careers Pathway Project (HCPP), Graduate NYC-College Readiness and Success Grant May 2019($199,870) S. Reader (PI), S. Atamturktur (Co-PI), G. Cobb (Co-PI), M. Mcshea.
• NSF S-STEM Grant “Developing a Growth Mindset Model to Build Resiliency” in STEM Students June 201 ($4,9899,848) Atamturktur S. (PI), Flaris, V (Former PI), Montenegro L. (Co-PI), Ritze N. (Co-PI), Mills P. (Co-PI).
• Presidential Grant BCC, fall 2016, ($12,930), Lysniak U., Reader S., Atamturktur S., Amowitz L., Broughton. L.
• Presidential Grant, BCC, fall 2016, ($6890), Career Pathway for Success Seher Atamturktur, Stacia Reader, Handan Hizmetli, Colleen Simpson.

STEM Faculty Development Grant, CUNY, fall 2016 ($37,660), Shylaja Akkaraju, Seher Atamturktur, Alex Wolf, Rebeca Araya, ASAP, “Flip a Biology STEM Course to Boost Student Success”

My academic interests lie at the intersection of STEM education, student success, and institutional transformation. As a professor of biology and a leader of major grant-funded programs like the NSF S-STEM and NYSED CSTEP, I have focused on advancing student-centered, data-informed strategies that improve retention, graduation, and research opportunities for students in STEM. I am particularly passionate about integrating growth mindset principles into STEM pedagogy, assessment, and advising to foster resilience, belonging, and academic achievement. My work bridges research, practice, and policy—creating scalable models of inclusive excellence within biology and across interdisciplinary contexts.