Professor of Psychology
Office: ASC 2105
Phone: (231) 591-2751
E-mail Address: topcum@ferris.edu
Profile:
Dr. Meral Topcu received her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Wayne State University
in 2000. She taught various psychology topics in Wayne State University. She worked
as a research associate in ACTIVE project that focuses on teaching older adults strategies
to prevent cognitive decline. Dr. Topcu has published research on topics including
speech perception, smoking and cognition, attitudes on research participation in African
American population and cognitive decline in older adults. She is currently working
on speech perception and visual attention area.
Education:
Ph.D. Wayne State University, 2000
M.A. Wayne State University, 1995
B.S. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1988
Employed at Ferris since 2003
