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Dr. Zonp's research centers on the healing and trauma recovery of women affected by gender-based violence (GBV). As a MiStory international research consortium member, Dr. Zonp is dedicated to addressing and eliminating the sociocultural factors that perpetuate GBV and obstruct recovery. Utilizing a safe, trauma-informed, and multicultural feminist approach, she aims to empower participants and offer valuable cross-cultural insights into recovery engagement. Her work includes expanding theories on the cultural determinants of help-seeking and healing and implementing narrative therapy interventions on a global scale. Dr. Zonp's expertise encompasses quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method approaches, and she has contributed to the development and adaptation of measures in the healing and trauma recovery field.

Education

• Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Michigan
• PhD, Mental Health Nursing, Istanbul University
• MSN, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Istanbul University
• BSN, Istanbul University

Research Interests

• Cultural Determinants of Trauma Recovery
• Trauma-Informed Care Models
• Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Interventions
• Development of Culturally Congruent Measures
• Sociocultural Barriers to Recovery
• Help-seeking Process
• Long-Term Impact of GBV on Mental Health
• Inflammatory stress biomarkers

Clinical Area(s) of Expertise

• Gender-Based Violence Among Women
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Severe Mental Health Disorders
• Cognitive Distortions
• Cognitive Therapies

Selected publications

• Uysal-Yalçın, S., & Zonp, Z. (2024). Intimate partner violence and women's mental health during the pandemic. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.14744/phd.2023.21957
• Bozkurt, R., Terzioğlu, F., Uysal Yalçın, S., Zonp, Z., Akkoç, M., Sinko, L., & Saint Arnault, D. M. (2023). Healing After Violence: The Effect of Perception of Social Support on Posttraumatic Growth in Female University Students. Violence Against Women, 23,10778012231214771. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231214771
• İnan-Budak, M., Zonp, Z., Köse, A. M., & Saint-Arnault, D. M. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions in Turkish gender-based violence sample. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 45, 184-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2023.06.005
• Kita, S., Zonp, Z., Saint Arnault, D. (2023). Initial Testing of Components of The Cultural Determinants of Trauma Recovery (CDTR) Theory Amongst American Gender-Based Violence Survivors: Structural Equation Modeling. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79, 1476–1492. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15331
• Uysal, Y.S., Zonp, Z., Dinc, S., Bilgin, H. (2022). An Examination of Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in A Pediatric Emergency Unit in Turkey. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(6), 1648-1657. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13673
• Zonp, Z., Ozturk, B., Guler, A., Saint Arnault, D. (2022). Coping Strategies Among Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence in Turkey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78, 4236–4245. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15448
• Zonp, Z., Aktas, E., Adiguzel, Y. (2022). The Relationship of Psychological Distress and Well-Being Among Nurses During Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 13(3), 211-218., https://doi.org/10.14744/phd.2022.90912
• Zonp, Z., Saint Arnault, D. (2022). The Reliability and Predictive Validity of Sense of Coherence for American Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Violence Against Women, 29(9), 1670-1686
• Zonp, Z., Saint Arnault, D. (2022). Understanding help-seeking barriers after Gender-Based Violence: Validation of the Barriers to Help Seeking-Trauma version (BHS-TR). Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 37, 1–9.
• Sinko, L., Zonp, Z., Schaitkin, C., & Saint Arnault, D. (2021). Psychometric Evaluation of The Healing After Gender-Based Violence Scale: An Instrument for Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Assessment of Recovery Progress. Journal of Family Violence, 37(7), 1161–1179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00333-x
• Zonp, Z., Bilgin, H. (2021). The Effectiveness of Metacognitive Training on Impairments in Social Cognition in Patients with Schizophrenia: Mental Health Nursing Practice in a Community Mental Health Center. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 76(4), 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2021.1965653
• Moritz, S., Steven, M. S., Thomas, B., Zonp, Z., Mathias, Z., & Jurgen, G. (2021). Much of the Neurocognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia is Due to Factors Other Than Schizophrenia Itself: Implications for Research and Treatment. Schizophrenia Bulletin, (2)1. https://doi.org/10.1093/schizbullopen/sgaa034
• Zonp, Z., Bilgin, H., Uysal, Y.S., & Haddad, M. (2020). Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Physical Health Attitude Scale and a Survey of Mental Health Nurses. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 27(1), 62-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12553
• Zonp, Z., Yildiz, M. (2020). The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the Observable Social Cognition: A Rating Scale for Patients with Schizophrenia. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry, 32(3):192-200. https://doi.org/10.5080/u25058
• Aci, O.S., Ciydem, E., Bilgin, H., Zonp, Z., & Tek, S. (2020). Turkish Newspaper Articles Mentioning People with Mental Illness: A Retrospective Study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 66(3), 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764019894609
• Ciydem, E., Aci, O.S., Bilgin, H., Zonp, Z., & Tek, S. (2020). A Retrospective Examination of the Content of Violence in Headlines of News Related to Individuals with Mental Disorders. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 34(6), 545-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.10.005
• De Pinho, L.M., Sequeira, C.A., Sampaio, F.M., Rocha, N.B., Zonp, Z., & Ferre‐Grau, C. (2020). Efficacy Of Metacognitive Training for Patients With Schizophrenia Provided By Mental Health Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14627
• Yildiz, M., Zonp, Z., Incedere, A., Kircali, A., Kiras, M., & Ipci, K. (2019). The Effect of Psychosocial Skills Training and Metacognitive Training on Social and Cognitive Functioning in Schizophrenia. Archives of Neuropsychiatry E-ISSN 1309-4866. https://doi.org/10.29399/npa.23095
• Uysal, Y.S., Bilgin, H., & Zonp, Z. (2019). Physical Healthcare of People with Serious Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nurses' Involvement, Views, and Current Practices. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2019.1619201

Courses taught by Zeynep Zonp, PhD, RN

Winter Term 2025 (future)

• NUR8020 - Theoretically-Based Nursing Inquiry

Fall Term 2024

• NUR8060 - Qualitative Research Methods

Winter Term 2024

• NUR4800 - Transcultural Health Through the Life Cycle

Fall Term 2023

• NUR8060 - Qualitative Research Methods

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