Dr. Merve YÜKSEL KADIOĞLU was born in Sakarya in 1993. She completed her undergraduate, master's and doctorate studies at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Department of Psychology in 2015, 2017 and 2024, respectively. She did her master's thesis on "Brainstorming and Creativity". She completed her doctoral thesis on "Psychological Exclusion and Self-Determination". While continuing her master's education, she simultaneously worked as a Psychologist in a private education institution and then as a School Psychologist in a pre-school education institution. Between 2019-2024, she worked as an instructor in the Department of Child Development of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and as of 2025, she continues to work as an Assistant Professor in the same department.