She was born in Ankara in 1975 and completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Ankara. She graduated from the Social Services Department at Hacettepe University in 1998. Between 1998 and 2002, she worked as a Social Services Specialist at the Prime Ministry Social Services and Child Protection Agency. Between 2002 and 2008, she worked as a research assistant at Hacettepe University, then in 2008, she worked as a research assistant at the Department of Social Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University. She became an associate professor in 2012 and a professor in 2018.

In 2003, she received the title of “Science Expert” with her research titled “An Evaluation Study Comparing the Quality of Services Provided by the Barracks Care Model and the Group Home Care Model in Children's Homes.” In 2008, she received her ‘Doctorate’ degree with her thesis titled "An Examination of the Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Social Exclusion Processes, Crime, and Other Deviant Behaviors" in 2008.

Between 2012 and 2015, she served as the Vice Chair of the Department of Social Work at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University; between 2015 and 2017, she served as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University; and between 2020 and 2022, he served as the Chair of the Department of Social Work.

Her current and past positions include membership in the faculty board, faculty council, Ankara University Disability Commission, Scientific Research Unit Project Evaluation Commission, and the board of directors of the Center for Criminal Law, Enforcement Law, Application, and Research.

In 2007, she spent four months in Germany conducting research as part of the Leonardo da Vinci project. In 2015, she conducted research on the Child and Youth Justice System in Germany. In 2016, he was a Visiting Lecturer at Alice Solomon University in Berlin, Germany, as part of the Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program. Between 2022 and 2023, she completed her postdoctoral studies in child protection at the University of Texas Department of Social Work with a TUBİTAK scholarship.

Gökçearslan has numerous national and international articles and books to her name, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral advising, research project leadership, and other responsibilities. The topics of the postgraduate theses she has supervised include: “Psychosocial support after work accidents, forensic interviews with children, community-based practices for people with disabilities, empowerment of social service workers, child protection practices, and cultural competence.”

Believing in the power of lifelong learning, Gökçearslan has obtained the following certifications: Social Behavioral Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI Certificate, Basic/Refresher Course - Human Subjects Research, Responsible Conduct of Research, Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Course 1. CITI Certificate, Motivational Interviewing Techniques Training, Qualitative Research Analysis Training, Creative Drama Training, Play Therapy Training, Mindfulness MBCT Training. She is currently continuing her advanced psychodrama training.

In her professional life, she has worked on empowering employees, child protection, children involved in crime, and individuals with disabilities. She has served as a national consultant and researcher for UN agencies such as UNICEF, WHO, and UNFPA.

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Lisans ve Lisansüstü öğrenimini Uludağ Üniversitesi, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü ve Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü'nde tamamladı. 1996-2005 yılları arasında Uludağ Üniversitesi’nde araştırma görevlisi olarak görev yaptı. 2005 yılında Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü'ne Yardımcı Doçent olarak atandı. 2008 yılında “Sosyal Politika” Bilim dalında Doçent unvanı aldı. 2011 yılında Uludağ Üniversitesi, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü'nde Yönetim ve Çalışma Psikolojisi Anabilim dalına Doçent, 2014 yılında da Profesör olarak atanmıştır.

Aşkın Keser'in “Çalışma Psikolojisi”, “Örgütsel Davranış”, “Çalışma Yaşamında Motivasyon” ve “Çalışma Yaşamında Kariyer” isimli kitapları bulunmaktadır. Akademik ilgi alanları; “Çalışma Yaşamında Motivasyon”, “İş-Yaşam Tatmini”, “Stres ve Tükenmişlik”, “Çaba-Ödül Dengesizliği” ve “Orta Yaş ve Üstü İşsizlerin İş Arama Davranışları”, “Uzaktan Çalışma’da Stres Faktörleri”.

Temmuz 2015- Eylül 2015 tarihleri arasında Yeni Zelanda'da Otago Üniversitesi'nde İşletme Bölünü’nde, Eylül 2018-Mart 2019 tarihleri arasında Almanya’da Giessen Justus Liebig Üniversitesi Psikoloji Fakültesi, Çalışma ve Örgüt Psikolojisi Bölümü'nde misafir öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapmıştır. Halen Uludağ Üniversitesi, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü’nde Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri bölümünde Yönetim ve Çalışma Psikolojisi Ana Bilim Dalında Profesör olarak görev yapmaktadır.