Her research interests lie in impact of culture and technology on process and outcomes of geographically distributed teams, as well as personal and organizational social media use. She has conducted research on interdisciplinary student and organizational teams in IT sector and this research has been recognized by national and international awards (from Communication associations). Before joining Cal Poly, she received a Ph.D. from Rutgers State University, M.A. from in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Brooklyn College (CUNY) and completed an undergraduate degree in Poland. Prior to academic career, Dr. Boyraz worked at private and non-profit organizations, including a Human Resource Information System (HRIS) company in New Jersey.