Derya Saadet Merdol

Research profile (summary)

Dietitian Derya Saadet Merdol (born 1990) completed her first degree in biomedical sciences at Oxford Brookes University, then pursued a second bachelor’s in nutrition and dietetics at Okan University to follow her mother’s profession. She earned her specialisation (master’s) at Başkent University with the thesis “Evaluation of the relationship between obesity prejudice and quality of life and nutritional status in adult individuals” (supervisor: Assist. Prof. Perim Fatma Türker). The study examines how obesity-related prejudice links to quality of life and nutritional status in adults. She continues clinical practice in her own private allied-health unit and serves as IBMC programme moderator for NutriCouncil, supporting smooth session flow and speaker transitions.

• Dual pathway—biomedical sciences plus nutrition & dietetics; academic and clinical integration
• Başkent University graduate thesis on obesity prejudice, QoL, and nutritional status
• IBMC moderation and specialist dietetic practice in private care

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