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Carnot Nelson

Carnot Nelson, Professor Emeritus

October 24, 2018

After 47 years as a professor, Carnot Nelson retired from USF鈥檚 Department of Psychology in 2006. Following his retirement, he was selected to become a Fulbright Senior Lecturer at Hacettepe University in Ankara Turkey. 鈥淲hile in Turkey I developed research focusing on cross-national differences in leadership and emotional labor with colleagues and students in both Turkey and the US,鈥� Nelson recalled. After his Fulbright award, Nelson returned to Turkey several times, where his wife was also a Fulbright Senior Lecturer at the Ankara University Law School during the 2009-2010 academic year. While there, Nelson began teaching in the Department of Psychology at Bilkent University, also in Ankara, first as a consultant and later as Visiting Professor. Ultimately, he was appointed Acting Chair of Psychology at Bilkent University.

鈥淯SF now has collaborative agreements with three Turkish universities and a collaborative doctoral program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology with Middle East Technical University,鈥� said Nelson. In total, over 15 Turkish students have spent time at USF鈥檚 psychology department, and one did her dissertation with a USF faculty member. Last year, Nelson and his wife hosted the farewell luncheon for Fulbright Visiting Students and Scholars who were graduating and/or returning to their home countries. Nelson is currently Professor Emeritus and recently learned that he will be a Fulbright Specialist in South Africa this coming spring.