Meryem Yilmaz Soylu is a research scientist at C21U. Her main research interest is investigating the impact of self-regulation and motivational processes in writing, learning, and video gaming within various media, including online, blended, and face-to-face learning environments.

She has worked at higher education institutions and private companies in the United States and Turkey as a faculty member, instructional technologist, social studies coordinator, and project consultant. In addition, she has been serving as an associate editor in Frontiers in Psychology since 2015.