• 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                                  Certificate of Teaching         June 1993                    
• Ankara University, Turkiye                                  M.Sc. Cell Biology               June 1996
• 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 Science Books & 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
• Atamturktur S., Khan S., LaManna R., The Growth of an Assessment Culture in a Biology Department, In Vivo, Vol 37(3): 15-38, spring 2016
• Atamturktur S., Lee K., Tian R., Assessment of a Technology-Enhanced Review Workshop before Final Exams in an Undergraduate Human Anatomy and Physiology Course, Vol 5, HETS Journal, May 2015
• Atamturktur S., Nadim, F., Effects of neuromodulator RPCH on short-term   dynamics of a key synapse in an oscillatory network of crab Cancer borealis, Journal of Applied Biological    Sciences, 5(13), 59-72, January 2011
• Atamturktur S., Akkaraju, S., Liachovitzky, C., Gannon, M., “Approaching the Gateway to Allied Health by means of LETME” The Scholarship of Teaching: Faculty   Development through Cross-Campus Collaboration Volume, pages 10-15, sponsored by BCC and Lehman Colleges of CUNY Under Title V Cooperative Grant, Fall 2007    
• Atamturktur S., Nadim, F “Neuromodulation unmasks short-term synaptic facilitation in a depressing synapse” Technical Reports of the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics, NJIT, Report 0607-2, 2006

• 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 2018 ($4,9899,848) Atamturktur S. (PI), Flaris, V (Former PI), Montenegro L. (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 and leadership philosophy lie at the intersection of STEM education, student success, and institutional transformation. As a professor of biology and leader of major grant-funded programs such as the NSF S-STEM and NYSED CSTEP, I have advanced student-centered, data-informed strategies that drive retention, graduation, and research engagement in STEM disciplines. In parallel, I have provided leadership in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into teaching, learning, and institutional planning at Bronx Community College (BCC) and across CUNY. As an active member of the CUNY “AI in the Curriculum” working group, I collaborate with administrators and faculty leaders to shape systemwide approaches to ethical, effective, and inclusive AI adoption. At BCC, I have co-led initiatives that build faculty capacity to leverage AI as both a pedagogical and research tool – embedding innovation, equity, and academic excellence into the fabric of our institutional mission.

My work reflects a commitment to aligning research, practice, and policy to create scalable models of inclusive excellence that position both students and institutions for success in an AI-driven future.