Zeynep Yalçıntaş completed her undergraduate studies in Sociology at Boğaziçi University, followed by a fully funded Master’s degree in Applied Developmental Psychology at Özyeğin University. Her thesis examined the relationship between different family dynamics and children’s emotional development. During her studies, she worked as a part-time teaching and research assistant. After graduation, she joined the Education Policies Research Center (EPAM) under İLKE Foundation as a researcher, where she contributed to publications such as sector monitoring reports and research and analysis papers. She also took part in projects focusing on social-emotional learning and early childhood education. She is currently a researcher at Institute Social.