Rate My Professor Guler Boyraz

Guler Boyraz is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Pace University's Dyson College of Arts and Sciences on the New York City campus. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Memphis in 2008. Her academic career includes prior service as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University. At Pace, she serves as Program Director for the MA in Psychology program and is a core faculty member in Clinical Psychology. She is also a member of the university's Institutional Review Board and participates in committees such as the New York Faculty Council Graduate Advisory Committee.

Dr. Boyraz's research specializations encompass grief, loss, trauma, and cancer health disparities, with a focus on trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and their effects on academic and emotional adjustment among college students. Her recent projects examine COVID-19 vaccine beliefs and intentions, prevention behaviors, and COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress, loneliness, and worries among college students. Key publications include 'Posttraumatic Stress, Effort Regulation, and Academic Outcomes Among College Students: A Longitudinal Study' (2015, Journal of Counseling Psychology), 'Authenticity, Life Satisfaction, and Distress: A Longitudinal Analysis' (2014, Journal of Counseling Psychology), 'Posttraumatic Stress Predicting Depression and Social Support Among College Students: Moderating Effects of Race and Gender' (2014, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy), 'Accepting Death as Part of Life: Meaning in Life as a Means for Dealing with Loss Among Bereaved Individuals' (2015, Death Studies), chapters such as 'Pet Loss and Grief: An Integrative Perspective' and 'Introduction: Using Context to Inform Clinical Practice and Research' in The Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond: A Resource for Clinicians and Researchers (2011), 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Traumatic Stress: Probable Risk Factors and Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder' (2020), and 'COVID-19 and Traumatic Stress: The Role of Perceived Vulnerability, COVID-19-Related Worries, and Social Isolation' (2020). In 2017, she received the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Trauma Psychology by an Early Career Psychologist from APA Division 56. Her scholarly work has garnered over 1,700 citations.