Burcu Izci

Burcu Izci, Ph.D., is the assistant director of Academic Innovation Research and Evaluation at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare and is a research faculty member at the FSU College of Social Work. Prior to this position, Burcu worked as an assistant professor and program coordinator for the Early Childhood Education program at Florida Gulf Coast University (2018-2023) and served as a research coordinator/postdoctoral researcher at Florida A&M University's STEM Center (2023-2024). Burcu is passionate about working with young children, families, undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty members. Her research interests include caregiver-child interactions, children's technology and media use, home learning environment, student success, and faculty development. She enjoys collaborating with colleagues nationally and internationally, and her research has been published in prestigious journals and edited volumes. A double alumna of Florida State University, Burcu earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction (2019) and her M.S. degree in early childhood education (2013).