Psychological Science
Office
Marcus White Hall
219
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Or by appointment
Biography

Kubra Tor-Cabuk, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at 91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University and her PhD in Applied Psychology and Prevention Science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her research and teaching center on women’s health, discrimination in medical settings, and healthcare utilization among minority populations, with a particular focus on Muslim Americans. She integrates methodological rigor with a health equity lens, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including thematic analysis, t-tests, ANOVA, regression analysis, latent profile analysis, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling, to advance care for underserved communities.

Education
BA - Counseling Psychology
Bogazici University
2019
MA - Clinical Psychology
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
2021
PhD - Applied Psychology & Prevention Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
2025
Publications, Research & Presentations

 

Awards & Grants

2025 - Society for Health Psychology (American Psychological Association Div38) Graduate Student Research Award 

2025 - The Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Leading the Narrative Award

2025 - Redford Williams Health Equity Student Research Excellence Award

2024 - Janet Hyde Graduate Student Research Award (American Psychological Association Div 35; Honorable mention)

2024 - Award for Excellence in Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Memberships & Affiliations

American Psychological Association Div 38 Society for Health Psychology

Society of Behavioral Medicine