Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp

Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp 

Researcher

Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, an Associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and a Researcher at the Institute of Behavioral Science and Technology (IBT) at the University of St. Gallen. Her research examines the ethical and mental health implications of conversational AI systems. In particular, she studies the risks associated with these technologies, including emotional manipulation and responses to mental health crises, while also investigating the potential psychological benefits of human–AI interaction.

Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, and Nature Human Behaviour. Her work has also been featured in outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, TED, Forbes, Harvard Gazette, Harvard Working Knowledge, AI at Wharton, and The Globe and Mail.

Outside of her research, she enjoys olive oil tasting and bird watching.