Faculty Profiles

Ozturk, B., Sualp, K., Barut-Bektas, B., & McLeod, D. A. (2024). Hope, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System: Reevaluation of Relationships in the Turkish Context. Social Sciences, 13(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13100553

Ozturk, B., Goodwin, B., McLeod, D., & Hawkins, K. (2024). Understanding the Characteristics and Motivations of Female Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 8(1), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2024.8.1.48-57

Barut-Bektaş, B., Ozturk, B., Çay, M., & Yalim, A. C. (2024). Perspectives on Survivors of Violence Against Women Among Staff in Women’s Shelters. Journal of Social Service Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2024.2383267

Ozturk, B., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2024). From Lived Experience: Listening to Stories of Healing From Middle Eastern Immigrant IPV Survivors. Violence Against Women, 30(6–7), 1708–1725. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231155166

McLeod, D. A., Ozturk, B., Butler-King, R. L., & Peek, H. (2024). Male Survivors of Domestic Violence, Challenges in Cultural Response, and Impact on Identity and Help-Seeking Behaviors: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 25(2), 1397–1410. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177318

McLeod, D. A., & Ozturk, B. (2024). Domestic & Relational Violence. In Handbook of Forensic Social Work (pp. 399–418). Oxford University PressNew York. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197694732.003.0024

McLeod, D. A., Ozturk, B., & Dunnells, Z. D. O. (2024). Ethics in Forensic Social Work. In Handbook of Forensic Social Work (pp. 38–50). Oxford University PressNew York. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197694732.003.0004

McLeod, D. A., Dunnells, Z. D. O., & Ozturk, B. (2024). Women in Forensic Settings. In Handbook of Forensic Social Work (pp. 51–67). Oxford University PressNew York. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197694732.003.0005

Ozturk, B., Miller, C. R., McLeod, D. A., & Dickerson, D. (2023). Who Will They Turn to? The Perspectives of Middle School Girls Regarding Trustworthy Traits in Adults. Middle Grades Review, 9(1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/mgreview?utm_source=scholarworks.uvm.edu%2Fmgreview%2Fvol9%2Fiss1%2F5&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages

Ozturk, B., & Yalim, A. C. (2023). Group Level Assessment. Pegem Academi.

Ozturk, B. (2022). Oklahoma Female Diversion Program: Incorporating Swift, Certain, and Fair Sanctions for Supervision Effectiveness (2017).

Ozturk, B., & Bell, A. (2022). Diversion Hub Justice Navigation Impact on Recidivism in Oklahoma County: The Need for Program Completion.

Zonp, Z., Ozturk, B., Guler, A., & Arnault, D. S. (2022). Coping strategies among women exposed to Gender‐Based violence in Turkey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(12), 4236–4245. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15448

Ozturk, B., Pharris, A., Munoz, R., & McLeod, D. (2022). The Importance of Hope to Resilience in Criminal Justice Diversion Programs. Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 23(2), 56–68. https://doi.org/10.54555/ccjls.4577.37337

ERÜKÇÜ AKBAŞ, G., & Ozturk, B. (2022). Türkiye ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde Koruyucu Aile Sistemi: Fırsatlar ve Güçlükler. Türkiye Sosyal Hizmet Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(1), 83–99. https://doi.org/10.55109/tushad.1084697

A. McLeod, D., D.O. Dunnells, Z., & Ozturk, B. (2022). Female Offenders in Child Sexual Abuse. In Sexual Abuse - An Interdisciplinary Approach. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98499

Ozturk, B., Bell, A., McLeod, D., & Gentzler, R. (2022). Criminal Justice Diversion and the Importance of Program Retention. JoFSW, 6(1), 43–56. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2022.6.1.43-56

Gungordu, N., Ozturk, B., & Hernandez‐Reif, M. (2022). Empathy and sibling relationship dynamics of women in emerging adulthood: Mixed‐method research. Family Relations, 71(1), 238–255. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12618

Ozturk, B., Yalim, A. C., & Toraman, S. (2021). Crossing Borders. In Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (pp. 195–213). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4664-2.ch011

Ozturk, B., McLeod, D., Smith, A., & Ezratty, B. (2021). The Importance of Hope Among Diversion Hub Clients.

Ozturk, B., McLeod, D., Smith, A., & Ezratty, B. (2021). Recidivism, Brief-Recidivism, & Re-Booking: The National Landscape, Oklahoma, & Diversion Hub Impact on Clients and Oklahoma County in the First Year.

Sutton, A., Beech, H., Ozturk, B., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2021). Preparing Mental Health Professionals to Work With Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of the Literature. Affilia, 36(3), 426–440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109920960827

Ellis, T., Li, Q., Bertram, J. M., Meadows, J. T., Ozturk, B., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2020). Poetry authored by vulnerable populations as secondary data: methodological approach and considerations. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 33(4), 213–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2020.1803614

Ozturk, B., Li, Q., & Albright, D. L. (2019). Coping strategies among immigrant women who have experienced intimate partner violence in North America: A narrative review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 48, 17–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2019.06.001