Elif Iliman Püsküllüoğlu completed her bachelor's degree at Dokuz Eylul University. She received her master's and PhD degrees from Mugla Sitki Kocman University from the Educational Sciences Department, Educational Administration Division. Her research interests include organizational behavior (dissent, deviance, justice, democracy), higher education administration, educational supervision, economics of educations, administration of special education, lifelong learning, and adult education. On these topics, Dr. Iliman Püsküllüoğlu has published many articles and book chapters either with her colleagues or on her own. She has presented many proceedings on national and international conferences of education. She has completed many projects in educational sciences. She is currently a member of the research team for an Erasmus Project funded by the European Union. Dr. Iliman Püsküllüoğlu taught several courses, including Introduction to Education, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education, Sustainable Development, and Education.

At the beginning of her career, she was employed by the Ministry of National Education as a teacher of English. Then, she worked as a research assistant at Mugla Sitki Kocman University. She served in the Disabled Student Unit at Mugla Sitki Kocman University. Currently, Dr. Iliman Püsküllüoğlu holds the position of assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at Ege University at the Educational Sciences Department, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Division.

During the 2024-2025 academic year, she served as a visiting scholar at Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Her postdoctoral research was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye. During her visit to ASU, Dr. Iliman Püsküllüoğlu collaborated and did research with scholars outstanding in their disciplines. Her role as a visiting scholar there enhanced her professional development and research.