Keynote Speakers

Keynote Title: Sustainable Development in Addressing ADHD: A Call for Collaboration to Unlock Children's Potential

 

Biography: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Sarp graduated with two bachelor's degrees, one in Child Development and Education from Hacettepe University in 1980, and the other in Special Education from Ankara University in 1983. She completed her master’s degree in public health - Health Education at Hacettepe University in 1983, and earned her doctorate in Family Health at the same university in 1987. In 1998-1999, she studied Health and Hospital Management at the University of Birmingham. She became an associate professor in Child Development in 1995 and in Health Management in 1996. In 2000, she became a professor of Health Management, and in 2015, she obtained her second professorship in Child Development. She served various roles at Ankara University's Faculty of Health Education, including Dean, Faculty Senator, Vice Dean, and Head of the Department of Health Management, until her retirement in 2012. From 2002 to 2003, she worked as a Fulbright visiting professor at George Washington University's The Center for Disaster, Crises, and Risk Management in the United States. Currently, she serves as the Director of Graduate Education at the International Final University. She is a quality evaluator at the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK), the Health Sciences Quality Board (SABAK), the Ministry of Health Quality Board of Turkey, and the Turkish Health Institutes Institution (TÜSEB). Prof. SARP has authored national and international books, articles, and papers related to her areas of expertise.