MANUSCRIPT SUBMITTED
Akkurt, M. N., McGough, K., Crespo, J., & Brown, T. (2025, Submitted). Bridging Perception and Performance: Exploring Counselor Competency Development through Self and Supervisor Evaluations in Graduate Internships. Manuscript submitted for publication in The Clinical Supervisor.
McGough, K., Brown, T., Akkurt, M. N., McFarlin, S. (2025, Submitted) Perceptions of At-Risk Students in an Alternative High School. Manuscript submitted for publication in School Mental Health.
REFEREED/PUBLISHED
Brown, T., Akkurt, M.N., Green, D. (2024). Investigating School Counselor-Parent Relationships, Interaction, and Involvement. Psychology in the Schools, 1-25.
McGough, K., Akkurt, M. N., Brown, T., McFarlin, S. & Holmes, K. (2024). School Counseling Internship and Role of Grit: Perceptions Among Newly Graduated School Counselor Trainees who Successfully Navigated Internship During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Happiness and Health, 4(1), 19-24.
Maurya, R. K. & Akkurt, M. N. (2023): Therapeutic Power Analysis of Rumi Poems for Their Use in Bibliotherapy. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 1-15.
Karaman, M. A., Durmus, B., & Akkurt, M. N. (2023). Turkish Adaptation of Contextual Achievement Motivation Measure. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 45(4), 745-761.
Tanhan, A., Arslan, G., Yavuz, K. F., Young, J. S., Çiçek, İ., Akkurt, M. N., Ulus, İ. Ç.,
Görünmek, E. T., Demir, R., Kürker, F., Çelik, C., Akça, M. Ş., Ünverdi, B., Ertürk, H., & Allen, K. (2021). A constructive understanding of mental health facilitators and barriers through Online Photovoice (OPV) during COVID-19. ESAM Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2(2), 214-249.
Hidob, W. M., Aldakheel, S.S., Abu Madini, M. S., Akkurt, M. N., & Saleh, M.E. (2019). Outstanding Medical Students’ Quality Of Life: A Complexity And Disparity Based On Gender And Social Status In Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Euroasia Social Sciences, 10 (37), 809-819.
Akkurt, M. N., Ng, K. M., & Kolbert, J. (2018). Multicultural Discussion as a Moderator of Counseling Supervision-Related Constructs. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 40(4), 455-468.
Rasheed, A. A., Akkurt, M. N., Abdalla, A. A., & Al-Mutawa, A.S. (2018). Future career anxiety among female medical students at İmam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in collectivist cultural setting. Journal of the Social Sciences, 46(3).
Abdalla, A. A., Akkurt, M. N., & Rasheed, A. A. (2017). Stereotype threat and predictors of perceived computerized exam anxiety among freshmen in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 14(5), 99-106.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Akkurt, M. N. (2023, September). Case Study: Donation. Book Chapter in Deniz, M. E. & Arslan, Ü. (Eds). Ethical Cases in Counseling: Foundational Knowledge, Case Scenarios, and Case Analyses. Pegem Akademi.
Akkurt M. N. (2021, November). School Based Mental Health Approaches. Book Chapter in Ucar S. (Ed). Mental Health in Schools. Nobel.
Akkurt M. N. (2020, November). Career Counseling with Low-SES Populations & Career Counseling with Ethnic Minorities. Book Chapter in Kagnici D. Y. (Ed). Career Counseling with Disadvantaged Groups. Pegem.
Akkurt M. N. & Eken E. (2020, November). Assessment, Intervention, and Ethical Issues in Multicultural Career Counseling. Book Chapter in Kagnici D. Y. (Ed). Career Counseling with Disadvantaged Groups. Pegem.
Basbay A., Kagnici D.Y., Akkurt M.N., & Meydan B. (2020, September). Improving the Role and Capacity of Teachers and Counselors in the Cultural Adaptation Process of Refugees and Domestic Students. Akademi.
Rasheed A. A. & Akkurt M.N. (2020, February). Marriage and Family Counseling in Saudi Arabia. Book Chapter in Canfield B. (Ed). The Handbook of Intercultural Family Counseling. Routledge: Taylor and Francis.
GRANTS
Yan, Y., Killough, J. & Akkurt. M.N. (2024) Reframing Resilience for Disadvantaged Children through Storybook Reading Practices and Implementing Mental Health Facilitator and Emotional Responsive Teaching Training. Center for Resiliency at Â鶹ÊÓƵ ($20.000).
Yan, Y., Killough, J. & Akkurt. M.N. (2023) Emotionally Responsive Teaching: Reframing Resilience for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness through Story Books Reading Practices. Center for Resiliency at Â鶹ÊÓƵ ($5.000).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations
Schweiger-Moore, W. & Akkurt, M. N. (2024, June). Building Community Resilience: A Practical Guide. An invited Main Stage presentation delivered at International Association for Counseling Conference. Naples, Italy.
Akkurt, M. N. (2024, February). Beyond Borders: Global Perspectives on Mental Health Support - Redefining Helping Across Cultures. (Invited) Presented at 5th International Counseling Web Conference. Messiah University. Mechanicsburg, PA.
Akkurt, M.N (2023, November). Conducting Transnational Mental Health Training: Planning and Executing Sustainable Initiatives. Keynote address delivered at 2023 Mental Health Connections: Advancing Global Health. National Board for Certified Counselors. Greensboro, NC, USA.
Selected Refereed Presentations
Akkurt M. N., Maurya, R., & Brown, T. (2025, October). Impact of ChatGPT use on Counselor Trainees’ Individual Counseling Skills Development. To be presented at Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Yan, Y. & Akkurt, M. N. (2024, June). Reframing Resilience for Disadvantaged Children and Youth through Positive Storybook Reading. Presented at International Association for Counseling Conference. Naples, Italy.
Akkurt M. N. & Saleh, M. (2024, June). Building Community Resilience in Developing Countries through Sustainable Mental Health Initiatives. Presented at International Association for Counseling Conference. Naples, Italy.
Akkurt, M. N. (2023, November). Counseling Around the World: Planning and Executing Sustainable Mental Health Initiatives. Presented at 24th International Psychological Counseling and Guidance Congress. Ankara, Turkey.
Akkurt. M. N., Brown, T., & Carlisle, R. (2023, February). Effective Distance Clinical Supervision: Practical Approaches and Ethical Considerations. Presented at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA, USA.
Brown, T., Akkurt. M. N., & Carlisle, R. (2023, February). Addressing Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Schools: Practical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations. Presented at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA, USA.
Akkurt, M.N. (2022, December). Challenging the Stigma and Increasing Access to Mental Health Services in the Middle East through MHF Training. Presented at Mental Health Connections: Building a Global Counseling Community (Conference by National Board for Certified Counselors - NBCC). Greensboro, NC (Virtual).
Akkurt, M.N. (2022, June). Attending to Hidden in Supervision: Accreditation as a Medium. Presented at the 16th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision (IICCS). Washington, DC, USA.
Akkurt, M.N. (2022, May). IACS Accreditation and University Counseling Centers: Meeting International Standards and Increasing Institutional Authority. Presented at Counselor Education, Supervision, and Accreditation Symposium. Istanbul, Turkey (Virtual).
Marlow, M. & Akkurt, M.N. (2020, October). Counseling Muslim Clients: Using Faith as a Resource in Trauma Recovery. Presented at YWCA Greater Austin Virtual Mental Health Symposium: Not Just Mental Health: The Impact of Sociocultural, Environmental & Systemic Factors. Austin, TX, USA (Virtual).
Akkurt, M. N. (2019, September). Lost in Translation: Working with Lay Interpreters and Translators in Counseling. Presented at 60th Annual European Branch of the American Counseling Association Conference (EB-ACA), Vienna, Austria.