Sercan Canbolat, who graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of International Relations and European Union as the top student in the department, top student in the faculty and the second top in the university, also completed his double major program in the Department of Economics with an honor degree. In the year he graduated, he was accepted to Bilkent University International Relations (with Thesis) Master's program with full scholarship and completed the program with first place. He was awarded a James W. Fulbright scholarship for doctorate study in the United States while continuing his master's program. Since 2014, he has been continuing his doctoral studies in the field of Political Science at the University of Connecticut in Connecticut, USA, and teaches courses on International Relations, Comparative Politics and Political Psychology. As of 2018, Sercan's main research areas are Political Psychology, Foreign Policy Analysis and Leadership Studies. Our graduate Sercan's academic studies have been published in the prestigious journals of the discipline of Political Science such as International Studies Review, Political Research Quarterly, Polity and other important journals.