Fatma Gümüşok (Ph.D.) holds a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Hacettepe University. She completed her master's thesis and doctoral dissertation in English Language Teaching (ELT) at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Her research interests focus on foreign language teacher education, professional identity, teacher cognition, teacher professional development, and literature in ELT. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Language Education at Bartın University.