MSc. Merve Cambaz Kaya
PhD researcher
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Tel.: +49 (0)641 99-39101 Email: merve.cambaz.kaya@uni-giessen.de Adress:
Justus-Liebig-University
Zeughaus, Raum 430 Senckenbergstraße 3 35390 Giessen
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Research areas
- Weight-neutral approaches in nutrition and health
- Eating behaviors: intuitive eating and mindful eating
- Weight stigma and its psychosocial impacts
- Psychological determinants of sustainable eating behavior
Project Description: EASE Project
The EASE program is a weight-neutral, health-oriented intervention concept that aims to promote well-being regardless of body weight.
EASE stands for:
- Embodiment – fostering a positive body image and a stronger connection to one’s own body
- Awareness – developing awareness of eating behavior and individual nutritional needs, and eating for well-being
- Stigma Reduction – reducing weight stigma
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Exploration – exploring movement and bodily experience
Scholarships and Funding
- Funding for doctoral studies from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes), since December 2025
- Graduate scholarship from Justus Liebig University Giessen, March 2025 – November 2025
Vita
Publications
2025
- Cambaz Kaya, M. , & Gisch, UA (2025). Verständnis von Gewichtsstigmatisierung und Umsetzung gewichtsinklusiver Beratungsstrategien (Understanding weight stigma and the implementation of weight-inclusive counseling strategies). Ernährungs Umschau, 72(12), M742–M750, e57–e58. https://doi.org/10.4455/eu.2025.055
2023
- Cambaz Kaya, M., & Okan Bakır, B. (2023). Sustainable nutrition and food insecurity. In E. Özmete, A. Keser, M. Demirbilek, & İ. Şengün (Eds.), Climate change and health: Environmental justice and food security (pp. 115–136). Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.
- Cambaz Kaya, M., Usta, P., Oyman Şahinkaya, B., & Okan Bakır, B. (2023). Adult version of Green Eating Survey. 2nd International Traditional Food and Sustainable Nutrition Symposium Proceeding Book (p. 18).
2022
- Geçgil Demir, E., Tarakçı, N. G., Samancı, R. A., Cambaz, M., Bilici, Ş., Tuygan, D., Çalık, B., & Çiftçi, A. S. (2022). The effect of teff seed on hematological findings and anthropometric measurements. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 32(3), 641–650. https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v32i3.21
- Cambaz, M., Okan Bakır, B., & Kaya Cebioglu, İ. (2022). Turkish Version of Green Eating Survey: Validity and Reliability. Acıbadem University Health Sciences Journal, 13(1), 19.
2021
- Cambaz, M. (2021). Reading food labels. In G. Köse (Ed.), Nutrition, diet and health (pp. 417–438). Eğitim Publishing Group Inc.
- Cambaz, M., & Okan Bakır, B. (2021). Evaluation of organic food consumption tendency of nutrition and dietetic students. In E. Aksoydan & M. Soylu (Eds.), International Sustainable Life Congress Proceeding Book (pp. 154–155).
- Geçgil Demir, E., Köse, G., Cambaz, M., & Pehlivanoğlu, E. (2021). Impact of breastfeeding duration on chronic diseases in early adulthood. In 8th International Maternal & Fetal Nutrition in the First 1000 Days Proceeding Book (pp. 15–16).
2020
- Cambaz, M. (2020). An ecological perspective on gluten-free diet. In A. Şatana, F. D. Gökalp, S. F. Arslanoğlu, & M. F. Baran (Eds.), 2nd World Conference on Sustainable Life Science Abstract Book (p. 4).
- Cambaz, M., Geçgil Demir, E., Köse, G., & Pehlivanoğlu, E. (2020). Consequences of prenatal and postnatal nutrition factors on health and academic success. In 9th National Healthy Life Congress Proceeding Book (p. 99). Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University.
2018
- Cambaz, M., & Mataracı, G. (2018). Microbiota, prebiotics and probiotics [Poster presentation]. Geleceğin Bilimi Forum, Istanbul