Profile
Abstract
Tina Malti is an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and Founding Director of the Humboldt Science Center for Child Development (HumanKind) at Leipzig University where she also leads the Humboldt Research Group for Child Development. She also founded the Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy at the University of Toronto. Moreover, Prof. Malti is a child psychologist, registered clinical psychologist and author. She has a 25-year research program with over 250 publications on social-emotional development and healthy trajectories. She has developed and validated several interventions and training approaches to nurture every child's development, wellbeing, and mental health, and she creates research-practice partnerships to influence social policy. Prof. Malti is the current president of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD).
Professional career
- since 04/2024
Founding Director, Humboldt Science Centre for Child Development, Leipzig University, Germany - since 01/2023
Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Early Child Development and Health, Leipzig University, Germany - since 07/2019
Founding Director, Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy, University of Toronto, Canada - since 07/2017
Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada - 07/2007 - 06/2009
Visiting Research Scientist, Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency (PEAR), Harvard Medical School & McLean Hospital, USA - 07/2004 - 06/2006
Postdoctoral Researcher, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Switzerland - 07/2001 - 06/2003
Predoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Tina's research uses state-of-the-art methods and statistics, such as longitudinal designs with multiple methods (e.g., psychophysiology, interviews), developmental cohorts (i.e., birth, early childhood, and middle childhood), and timescales (e.g., daily and annual assessments) to understand the origins, trajectories, and causes of positive human capacities and potential. She focuses on mechanisms and consequences for healthy and positive development in the critical periods of early childhood and adolescence, and she translates her work into strategies and directive outputs for academics, practitioners, policy makers, and the broader community.
- show detailsComparative analysis of determining factors of child development, health and disease in devel-oping and modern world settingsKörner, AntjeDuration: 01/2022 – 12/2023Funded by: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
- show detailsAn enhanced pedagogical conversational agentMukherjee, ShaynDuration: 04/2024 – 11/2025Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und ForschungInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Frühkindliche Entwicklung; Institut für Informatik
- show detailsCARE EVERYWHERE: Understanding and Nourishing the Development of Character Strengths GloballyMalti, TinaDuration: 10/2024 – 10/2026Funded by: Andere ausländische öffentliche ForschungsfördererInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Frühkindliche Entwicklung; Humboldt Wissenschaftszentrum für Kindesentwicklung (Human Kind)
- show detailsMalti, T.; Speidel, R.Development of prosociality and the effects of adversityNature Reviews Psychology. 2024. 3 (8). pp. 524–535.
- show detailsYavuz, H. M.; Colasante, T.; Galarneau, E.; Malti, T.Empathy, Sympathy, and Emotion Regulation: A Meta-Analytic ReviewPsychological Bulletin. 2024. 150 (1). pp. 27–44.DOI: 10.1037/bul0000426
- show detailsMalti, T.; Davidov, M. (Eds.)The Cambridge handbook of prosociality. Development, mechanisms, promotion.Cambridge : Cambridge University Press . 2023.DOI: 10.1017/978110887668
- show detailsMalti, T.; Cheah, C. S. L.Toward complementarity: Specificity and commonality in social-emotional development Introduction to the special sectionChild Development. 2021. 92 (6). pp. E1085–E1094.DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13690
- show detailsMalti, T.Kindness: a perspective from developmental psychologyEuropean Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2021. 18 (5). pp. 629–657.
- Alexander von Humboldt-Professur: Alexander von Humboldt- Professurshow detailsMalti, Tina (Frühkindliche Entwicklung)awarded in 2023 by Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung .
- Andere Ehrungen: Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)show detailsMalti, Tina (Frühkindliche Entwicklung)awarded in 2024 by Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) .
- Andere Ehrungen: Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 53: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology)show detailsMalti, Tina (Frühkindliche Entwicklung)awarded in 2019 by American Psychological Association .
- Andere Ehrungen: Desmond Morton Research Excellence Awardshow detailsMalti, Tina (Frühkindliche Entwicklung)awarded in 2019 by the University of Toronto Mississauga.
- Andere Ehrungen: Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 7: Developmental Psychology)show detailsMalti, Tina (Frühkindliche Entwicklung)awarded in 2015 by American Psychological Association.
Research fields
Developmental psychology, Psychotherapy, Public health
Specializations
Positive development across childhood and adolescence
Child and youth mental health
Adverse experiences and violence by and against children
Psychosocial interventions in childhood
Contact for media inquiries
Send email (Persoenliche Assistentin von Prof. Dr. Malti)