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Eda Naz Gokdemir

Class of 2025
Eda Naz Gokdemir '25

Bio 

Hello, Eda here: full-time learner, part-time writer, and pretty much a happy amateur at everything else. My hobbies include reading, discovering new movies, and looking at the pictures of my cat. On campus, you can find me peer supporting for the Mental Health Union and SAPA, writing for Spare Rib, doing research in psychology, or listening to Turkish & English alt-rock. Feel free to ask me about taking a gap year, transitioning to a new cultural space, or college in general!

Academic Program 

Psychology and Global Health

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Spare Rib staff office

Hometown 

Istanbul, Turkey

Pronouns 

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Eda Naz's D-Plan

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    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WGSS 10: Sex, Gender, and Society

      This class discusses the concepts of sex and gender in the broader context of issues related to race, class, national identity, and more. I loved this class because it helped me better understand how systemic inequality affects individual lives and made me think about ways to change it. Professor A'Ness is such an inspiring prof!

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: ENGL 07.47: Tales of the Avant-Garde

      In this first-year writing seminar, we discussed how avant-garde movements from futurism to punk rock have constituted a rebellion against the status quo. I loved all the readings for this class and Professor McCann inspired me to take more courses in the English department!

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: CRWT 10: Introduction to Fiction

      In this course, we learned all the basics of fiction: character, plot, setting, etc. My favorite parts of the course were receiving feedback from other students, reading my peers' work, and having fiction readings as assigned course work! I also appreciated all the guest speakers we had, who were experienced writers in their respective genres.

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: PSYC 24: Abnormal Psychology

      As an aspiring clinical psychologist, this course has been one of the best classes I have taken at Dartmouth so far. The class focused on the etiology, diagnosis, characteristics and treatment of various mental disorders. Professor Hudenko has been one of the greatest lectures I had the pleasure of meeting. As a clinical psychologist himself, he had extensive knowledge in not only the theory, but also the practice of clinical psychology. He also succeeded in making a lecture-based class feel interactive and dynamic.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: PSYC 50.01: Neuroscience of Mental Illness

      We covered the complex neural and biological mechanisms of multiple mental health disorders ranging from common conditions like anxiety to more complicated illnesses such as schizophrenia. In addition to reading about the cutting-edge research in this area, we also read memoirs and watched documentaries about the mental illnesses to focus on how these conditions are affecting people in real life. Professor Funnell is one of the best profs I had!

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: PSYC 54.03: Forms of Therapy

      As an aspiring clinical psychologist, this has been one of my favorite classes at Dartmouth. We learned about different therapy methods, how and when to use them, their advantages, and shortcomings. The class was incredibly engaging with Professor Hudenko's frequent demonstrations of methods, therapy videos, and guest speakers. I would recommend this class to every psychology major.

    • SummerBoston, MA

      Favorite Class: Dartmouth Center for Social Impact Community Health Internship

      I worked at Dimock Health Center as part of my community health internship. I was part of a team of summer interns who were college students like myself. We worked as patient advocates that helped people reach out to resources regarding housing, food, utilities, etc. Most of our work involved calling patients, helping them fill out forms, and researching resources. I learned so much about community health resources and how to communicate with a diverse set of patients. It was an invaluable experience!

    • FallLondon, UK

      Favorite Class: English Foreign Study Program

      I took classes in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London. My favorite class of the term was called London Performance Now, which involved going to different performance events in London and discussing them in class. It was the perfect opportunity to explore the cultural landscape of London.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: ANTH 50.50: Anthropology of Food

      As the title of the course suggests, this class was about food: its history, economics, and cultural practices. I learned a lot through this course thanks to guest speakers, thought-provoking readings, and engaging assignments. My favorite assignment in this course was writing about a family recipe; I learned so much about my family's history as well as the cultural conflicts in my home country. Overall, it was among the best classes I have taken at Dartmouth. Plus, we even got to eat delicious food cooked by our classmates!

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Winter Term Resolutions

Your first term of college can be a little bit…hectic. There's just so much happening and changing all around you that it may be hard to make time for all the new experiences. It's easy to get caught up in that overwhelming fear of missing out and lose sight of what it is that you actually want. At least that's what we realized when we finally had time to stop and reflect on our fall experience after the end of finals with a couple of friends. We decided to be more intentional with how we spend our time in our next term at Dartmouth and beyond. Here are a few of our resolutions for the winter term about how we want to spend our free time on campus! 

 

  1. No. 1

    Explore more in the Book Arts Workshop

    Book Arts

    At the end of the last term, we decided to visit the Book Arts Workshop during its open hours while looking to destress from studying right before the finals. It was one of the best decisions made in the fall term. By the end of the two hours we spent there, amidst the smell of ink and the wonderful quiet of the workshop, we had not only learned how to make bookmarks but felt much more at peace. We can't wait to spend more time in the workshop learning how to letterpress posters, cards or make carousal books, notebooks, slipcases, and more!

     

  2. No. 2

    Make the most of the Hop

    Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth

    There's always so much going on at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth: student workshops, live music, student performances, movies, staged readings... Not only is there such a wide range of activities, but they are also quite accessible. The tickets cost no more than 10 dollars for Dartmouth students. We realized that we were not as engaged in the cultural life at Dartmouth as we would like the last term. That's why we look forward to exploring more of the arts at Dartmouth. We already got tickets for The Force of Things, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble, which is an interdisciplinary performance about ecological collapse and climate change. 

     

  3. No. 3

    Learn how to enjoy winter

    Snowman

    Hanovers may seem scary at first sight. But there are ways to make the most of it, like learning how to ski or skate. Snowsports at Dartmouth offers ski and snowboard classes every winter for beginner and intermediate learners. If you are on financial aid, you can request a snowsports discount, and the costs of lessons, equipment, transportation, and the skiway pass will be covered, provided that you attend 5 of a total of 6 classes

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