Yasemin Akis

Dr. Yasemin Akış received her Ph.D. in philosophy in 2014, at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey. In the following year, her first book, "The Concept of Anxiety in Søren Kierkegaard," was published as a book. She has more than seven years of experience in teaching Philosophy and Theology. She recently created and gave the course name 'Wisdom of Sufism', 'Orientalism and Religion' at Villanova University, and 'Religious Traditions of The Middle East' at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests focus on existentialism, the relation of philosophy and religion, religious and mystical traditions of the Middle East. Her current research is on the Sufis of Anatolia.

Education

• Research Doctorate Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (2010 — 2011)
• Master's Degree Muğla Üniversitesi (2005 — 2007)
• Bachelor's Degree Muğla Üniversitesi (2001 — 2005)

Companies

• Lecturer University of Pennsylvania (2019)
• Assistant Professor Villanova University (2016)
• Editor Özne Philsophy Journal, Kierkegaard Special Issue (2016 — 2017)
• Head of Department Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Philosophy Department (2016 — 2017)
• Assistant Professor Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (2014 — 2016)
• Summer Scholar St. Olaf College (2015 — 2015)
• Summer Scholar St. Olaf College (2014 — 2014)
• Research Assistant Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University (2008 — 2014)
• Research Fellow Southern Illinois University (2010 — 2011)