Overview
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Education
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Nilsu Buyuk

Nilsu Buyuk

Watertown

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Volunteer Research Intern

Boston University
Boston
10.2025 - Current
  • Contributed to discussions on bilingual inner speech and cognitive processing.
  • Assisted with preliminary literature review and project organization tasks.
  • Observed focus groups and documented detailed notes for analysis.
  • Participated in development and refinement of background questionnaires.

Volunteer, Teacher

Orhan Gunduz Memorial School
Cambridge
10.2023 - Current
  • Taught Turkish language and culture to children aged 7, observing language acquisition and cultural adaptation.
  • Designed and facilitated classroom activities, workshops, enhancing communication and engagement.

Student Intern

17 Healers Inc.
Cambridge
11.2024 - 02.2025
  • Conduct literature reviews and gather evidence-based resources to support clinicians in developing mental health programs and group interventions.
  • Attend mindfulness-based therapy groups and observe clinical techniques used with clients across diverse backgrounds.
  • Assist with preparing materials for treatment sessions, including psychoeducational content and mindfulness exercises.
  • Collaborate with clinicians to organize research findings and translate into accessible, client-centered formats.
  • Develop deeper understanding of therapeutic models, trauma-informed practices, and culturally responsive care.
  • Collaborated with clinicians and staff during group therapy sessions and team meetings.

Volunteer, Writing Tutor

Middlesex Community College
Bedford
09.2024 - 01.2025
  • Coached students on how to write powerful, evocative essays based on close reading and analysis.
  • Demystified student confusions about essay writing, organization, grammar, formatting, citations and more.
  • Tactfully trained and provided constructive feedback to new tutors.
  • Facilitated training sessions and held office hours for questions from new tutors.

Volunteer

Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion
Istanbul
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Organized tree-planting campaigns and environmental initiatives.
  • Led a school-wide campaign as part of the TEMA Foundation's Tree Brotherhood Project.

Volunteer

Association for the Support of Contemporary Life
01.2020 - 03.2020
  • Mentored young girls and encouraged academic achievement.
  • Designed social media fundraising and awareness campaigns for girls education in rural areas in Turkey.

Education

BA - Psychology, minor: International Relations

Boston University
USA
05.2027

Associate's - Psychology Concentration

Middlesex Community College
USA
05.2025

Highschool -

Anatolian Social Sciences High School
Turkey
06.2023

Skills

  • Research and analysis
  • Creative writing
  • Communication skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Community engagement
  • Time management
  • Community service
  • Foreign language proficiency
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Mentoring
  • Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Teamwork
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Multitasking and organization

Accomplishments

  • Dean's List, Middlesex Community College (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
  • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society & National Society of Leadership and Success (Nominee, 04/01/24)
  • Transfer Scholars Network Nominee (10/01/23)
  • Scholarship Recipient - Association for the Support of Contemporary Life (2020-2022)
  • 1st Place - Scrabble Competition (05/01/20)
  • 1st Team Award - English Debate Competition (12/01/20)
  • Model United Nations Delegate (01/01/20)

Timeline

Volunteer Research Intern

Boston University
10.2025 - Current

Student Intern

17 Healers Inc.
11.2024 - 02.2025

Volunteer, Writing Tutor

Middlesex Community College
09.2024 - 01.2025

Volunteer, Teacher

Orhan Gunduz Memorial School
10.2023 - Current

Volunteer

Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion
08.2020 - 02.2021

Volunteer

Association for the Support of Contemporary Life
01.2020 - 03.2020

BA - Psychology, minor: International Relations

Boston University

Associate's - Psychology Concentration

Middlesex Community College

Highschool -

Anatolian Social Sciences High School
Nilsu Buyuk