curriculum vitae

Population Health; Social Demography; Medical Sociology; Migration; Computational Social Science

• Ph.D., Sociology

  University of Colorado Boulder · in progress

• M.S., Computer Science

  University of Colorado Boulder · in progress, since 2026

• M.A., Near Eastern Studies

  New York University · May 2023

• M.A., Sociology

  Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey · Nov. 2020

• B.A., Theology

  Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey · Jul. 2018
  Study abroad: The National University of Malaysia

Selected coursework

Big Data Architecture; Natural Language Processing; Probability for Computer Science; Computation for Research in Information Science; NLP for Cultural Analytics; Data Visualization; Machine Learning & Spatial Data

• Research Assistant

  University of Colorado Population Center (CUPC) · 2025–present
  Project: Early Life Mortality Trends in the US, 1980–2024

• Finance & Data Analyst

  Institute of Behavioral Science, CU Boulder · May–Aug. 2025

• Research Analyst

  Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) · Feb.–Aug. 2023

Teaching Assistant

Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder

• Introduction to SociologyFall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
• Social ProblemsSpring 2024
• United States Race and Ethnic RelationsFall 2023

Under review & in preparation

• Masters, Ryan K., and Süleyman Kıroğlu. “The Effects of Immigration and Domestic Migration on U.S. State Life Expectancy Trends.” Manuscript in preparation.
• Masters, Ryan K., Süleyman Kıroğlu, Iliya Gutin, Lucy Merrill, Rick Rogers, and Bob Hummer. “Changes in Early-life Mortality and the Widening U.S.-Peer Longevity Gap, 1980–2023.” Manuscript in preparation.

Published

• Kıroğlu, Süleyman, and Hüseyin Zeyd Koytak. 2026. “Rural Notables, Professionals, and Ideologues: The Social Bases of AKP Local Power.” European Politics and Society: 1–13. doi:10.1080/23745118.2026.2620579.
• Kıroğlu, Süleyman, and Hüseyin Zeyd Koytak. 2024. “Mapping Solidarity: Organizational Density of Hometown Associations in Istanbul.” Turkish Studies 25(4): 652–672. doi:10.1080/14683849.2024.2340497.

Research presentations

• Kıroğlu, Süleyman. 2025. “Who Brokers? Representation, Brokerage and Social Capital in Local Politics.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Kıroğlu, Süleyman, and Hüseyin Zeyd Koytak. 2025. “Who Brokers? Representation, Brokerage and Social Capital in the Turkish City.” Presented at the Foundation for Sciences and Arts, Turkey.
• Kıroğlu, Süleyman, and Hüseyin Zeyd Koytak. 2024. “Hometown Associations and Organizational Cohesion of Internal Migrants in Istanbul.” Presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH.
• Kıroğlu, Süleyman, and Hüseyin Zeyd Koytak. 2022. “Classification, Organization, Distribution and Density of Hometown Associations in Istanbul.” Presented at the Migration Studies Graduate Student Conference, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey.

• Department of Sociology Summer Research Grant, CU Boulder ($4,000)2025
• Department of Sociology Travel Grant, CU Boulder ($750)2025
• Department of Sociology Summer Research Grant, CU Boulder ($4,000)2024
• Department of Sociology Travel Grant, CU Boulder ($750)2024
• Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies Student Grant, NYU ($500)2023
• GSAS Tuition Scholarship, NYU ($61,696)2021
• Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant, European Union ($2,000)2019

• American Sociological Association2025–present
• Population Association of America2024–present

Technical: Python, SQL, Stata, ArcGIS, Power BI

Languages: English, Turkish, Arabic