Dr Kerem Soylemez

I work as an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Regent’s University London, supervise BA, BSc, MSc Psychology research projects and work in private practice as a psychotherapist offering therapy in English, Portuguese and Turkish. In addition, I am the Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Counselling degree. I previously worked in public and private educational settings both in the UK and abroad.

Book chapter

• Soylemez, K. K. & Lusher, J. (2025). ‘In the dungeon of public opinion: Perceptions towards BDSM.’ In Banbury, S. & Lusher, J. (Eds.). Advancements in Sexology.Nova Science Publishers.

List of publications

• Please use the below link to see a full list of my publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kerem_Soylemez?ev=hdr_xprf

Relevant Academic Teaching Experience

• Invited Guest Lecturer, Regent’s University London, November 2019, London, U.K. Ethics in Psychological Researchfor MSc Psychology and MSc Marketing Psychology students.
• Invited Guest Lecturer, Oporto Global University, February 2019, Porto, Portugal. Meaning Reconstruction Approach in Grief Therapyfor 3rd year BSc Psychology students.

Book Review

• Bourne, V., James, A. I., & Wilson-Smith, K. (2021). Understanding quantitative and qualitative research in psychology: A practical guide to methods, statistics, and analysis.Oxford University Press.

Conference Participation

• Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation 2024 (ICMRI-2024). March 2024. Naturism Stigma Scale: Adaptation of a Standardised Measure of Stigma towards Naturism.
• Keynote Speaker at the Regent’s Learning, Teaching, Research & Scholarship Conference: The Interface of Teaching and Research, Regent’s University London, 13 September 2023.
• Oral Presentation at the PsyPAG Annual Conference, August 2022. A qualitative investigation towards understanding the lived experiences of stigma of individuals who identify as naturists.
• Oral Presentation at the PsyPAG Annual Conference, August 2022. A thematic analysis study of understanding personal stigma towards the behaviour of engaging in naturism.
• Oral Presentation at the PsyPAG Annual Conference, August 2022. A qualitative investigation to further understand personal and perceived stigma towards Muslim immigrants in the United Kingdom.
• Poster Presentation at the PsyPAG Annual Conference, August 2022. The impact of the transition from university to adulthood on the sense of self: social comparison, self-esteem, and identity.
• Oral Presentation at the PsyPAG Annual Conference, July 2021. A validation study: Personal and perceived stigma towards naturism.
• Oral Presentation at the 1o Congresso de Psicologia do Trauma e do Luto, November 2018. Treating Prolonged Grief After Perinatal Death with Meaning in Loss Protocol: A case study.Porto, Portugal.
• Poster Presentation at the 1o Congresso de Psicologia do Trauma e do Luto, November 2018. Effectiveness of Online Social Support in Complicated Grief.Porto, Portugal.
• Poster Presentation at the British Psychological Society: Social Psychology Annual Conference, August 2017. Demographic factors in fidelity amongst couples.Leicester, United Kingdom.