He earned his MA and PhD in Educational Administration at Michigan State University. He worked as Vice Director and Director of International Relations at the Council of Higher Education, Turkey’s national higher education planning and coordination body between 2013-2015. He also conducted research as visiting scholar at University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education during 2015-2016 academic year. Dr. Gumus’s research interests include comparative and international education, educational policy, and higher education. He uses both qualitative and quantitative methods in his research.