
Hello I’m Selin Kucukkaya
Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology, and Health
Available for collaboration
About
I'm Selin Kucukkaya, an academic in Psychology with a Master’s in Cognitive Neuroscience, specialising in the neuroscience of laughter, prediction mechanisms, and how our brains make sense of the world.
Currently I am a Health and Social Science lecturer, I bring a creative, student-centered approach to teaching—think less “boring lecture,” more “brain gym meets curiosity lab.” I believe learning should be engaging, collaborative, and a little bit fun (yes, even when we’re talking neural pathways).
Areas of Interest
AI in Education
Neuroscience
Laughter
Psychology
Innovation
Research
Experience

Buckinghamshire New University (LSST)
Lecturer
Feb 2025 - Present
Publication
The Future of Learning: Adapting Classrooms to the AI Age
ICNAEDUCATION Conference on New Approaches in Education May 2025 (Rome, Italy)
2025
Education

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Sussex
Aug 2023

BA Psychology
Koc University
Sep 2018 - Jul 2022

BA Philosophy
Koc University
Sep 2018 - Jul 2022