I completed my undergraduate education at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, and earned my master’s degree from the same department in 2017. In 2024, I completed my Ph.D. at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, where I developed a comprehensive, multi-dimensional assessment tool designed to support early identification and early intervention in specific learning disabilities.

Following my undergraduate education, I was appointed as a research assistant at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, within the scope of the Faculty Member Training Program in 2013. After completing my language education at Boğaziçi University in the same year, I joined Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development as a research assistant in 2014 and continued in this role until 2023. I subsequently worked as a research assistant at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University until 2024.

As of 2024, I have been working at a non-governmental organization that provides services for children with special needs. My academic and professional work focuses on children at risk for or diagnosed with specific learning disabilities and autism as well as on collaborative work with their parents and teachers.

She graduated from the Hacettepe University Occupational Therapy Department in 2015. In 2014, she received 3 months of theoretical and 2 months of practical training in the Minor of Global Health program at Hogeschool Van Amsterdam in the Netherlands for 5 months. She completed her master's degree in Hacettepe University Occupational Therapy Department in 2018 and her doctorate in 2022. She continues her work as a lecturer in the Hacettepe University Occupational Therapy Department.

Hilal ERSAN YAMAN is a research assistant and PhD candidate at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Nursing. Her academic work primarily focuses on strengthening the professional image, visibility, and identity of nursing, particularly within the field of nursing administration. She is interested in the strategic use of digital media, content production, and image analysis to shape public perceptions of nursing and enhance nurses’ professional presence in society.

She has clinical experience in coronary intensive care and palliative care nursing, and she is actively involved in teaching undergraduate courses on nursing management, leadership, critical thinking, and patient safety.

Hilal ERSAN YAMAN serves as a student evaluator for the Council of Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) and as an assessor/auditor for the Turkish Health Care Quality and Accreditation Institute (TÜSKA), contributing to national quality assurance and accreditation processes. She is also a member of several nursing associations and professional organizations.

Her research interests include nursing management, professional identity, nursing image, digital health communication, leadership, and patient safety. Through her scholarly work, she aims to produce practical and impactful outcomes for nurses, nurse managers, students, and policymakers.