Her interests are mainly located in Social, Health and Developmental Psychology where she employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Esra completed her first undergradute degree in Mathematics. After that she received BA and MA degrees in Psychology, Pedagogy and German as a second and foreign language (focusing on intercultural communication) in Germany. She completed her PhD in Social Psychology at İstanbul University. She is working at Marmara University. Her teaching is primarily in the areas of social psychology, developmental psychology and health psychology.