Merve Ulukaya

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Titles and Organizations

Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

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About

B.A., Yeditepe University: Political Science and International Relations (2015)
MPP, George Mason University: Public Policy (2018)

Research Interests

1) Healthcare policy; dissemination and implementation (D&I) science; healthcare equity; underserved communities; policy evaluation  2) Refugee and migration policy; access to healthcare, education and labor market integration

Dissertation

Essays on the Impact of Refugee Flow on Turkey’s Healthcare System and Refugees’ Access to Healthcare

Dissertation Chair

Jack Goldstone

Publications

Sawyer-Morris, G., Ulukaya, M., Kushmerick-McCune, B., Clark, K. J., Bruce, J., Gatzke, S., Walters, S. T., & Taxman, F. S. (2025). Advancing research translation in addiction and pain: A portfolio analysis of the NIH HEAL initiative. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 9(1), e92.