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Tina Malti

Tina Malti is a Canadian-German child psychologist of Palestinian descent. She currently holds an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Early Child Development and Health as the first child psychologist and female psychologist in the award's history. She directs the Alexander von Humboldt Research Group for Child Development as research chair at Leipzig University. She is also a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and founding director of the Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy at the University of Toronto.

Malti, 2022

Tina is the current president of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD).

She is known for her research on social-emotional development and mental health in children experiencing varying levels of adversity. Based on this work and a humanistic approach to child development, Dr. Malti creates and tests interventions that help children reach their full potential, overcome the negative effects of trauma, adversity, and violence, and cultivates kindness and ethical strengths.

Over the past two decades, Dr. Malti has directed multidisciplinary research, training, and policy efforts on positive child development and mental health in children from all walks of life. She works closely with local and international communities and agencies to provide and act on evidence to improve the development of all children and reduce exposure to trauma and violence across diverse contexts.

Education

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Tina Malti earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Free University of Berlin, under the supervision of Wolfgang Edelstein . She also obtained a postgraduate M.A. in clinical child psychology from the Academy of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Adolescents in Switzerland and a Habilitation in psychology from Free University of Berlin. She is a registered psychologist.

Research

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Research expertise

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Tina’s research focuses on social-emotional development and mental health in children experiencing varying levels of adversity.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Based on this work and a humanistic approach to child development, she creates and tests interventions that help children cultivate kindness and overcome the negative effects of exposure to violence, war, and trauma.[8] To achieve these goals, Tina conducts and directs multidisciplinary research, training, and policy efforts that capitalize on inclusive principles and technological innovations to reach every child.[9]

Tina is a co-editor of the Handbook of Child and Adolescent Aggression[10] and the Cambridge Handbook of Prosociality.[11] Her research has been profiled in The New York Times, The Atlantic, as well as other media outlets.

She and her team work closely with local and international communities and agencies to provide research-informed knowledge that can help nurture the development, wellbeing, and potential for kindness in children from all walks of life. Her work has been funded by all three federal funding agencies in Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as international foundations and funding agencies.[12] Her multi-cultural team has published over 200 publications in the areas of child development, mental health, and intervention research.

Leadership

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In 2019, Tina created and established the Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy at the University of Toronto Mississauga, and she became its founding director. The vision of this multi-disciplinary research centre is to foster every child’s healthy development and potential for kindness, both locally and globally. She has been named recipient of Germany’s most valuable research award, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship.[13]

In 2024, Tina created the Humboldt Science Center for Child Development (HumanKind) at Leipzig University. HumanKind aspires to nurture the wellbeing and humanity of every child.

Honors

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  • Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2023
  • Desmond Morton Research Excellence Award, University of Toronto Mississauga, 2019
  • Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 53, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), 2019–present
  • Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 7, Developmental Psychology), 2015–present
  • Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, 2015–present
  • Dean’s Excellence Award, University of Toronto Mississauga, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Early Researcher Award, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, 2012-2017
  • New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2012-2017
  • Connaught Award for New Researchers, University of Toronto, 2011
  • Young Investigator Award, Society for Research on Adolescence, 2010
  • Fellowship Award for Advanced Research Scientists, Swiss National Science Foundation, 2007-2010
  • New Investigator Award, International Society for Research on Aggression, 2004

Publications

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Yavuz, M.H., Galarneau, E., Colasante, T., & Malti, T. (2024). Empathy, sympathy, and emotion regulation : A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 150 (1), 27-44. doi: 10.1037/bul0000426.

Malti, T., & Davidov, M. (Eds.) (2023). The Cambridge handbook of prosociality. Development, mechanisms, promotion. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Peplak, J., Bobba, B., Hasegawa, M., Caravita, S.C.S., & Malti, T. (2023). The warm glow of kindness: Developmental insight into children’s moral pride across cultures and its associations with prosocial behavior. Developmental Psychology, 59(12), 2320-2332. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001613

Malti, T., & Speidel, R. (2022). Prosocial cascades: Understanding and nurturing the potential for positive developmental trajectories. Advances in Child Development and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acdb.2022.10.002

Colasante, T., Jambon, M., Gao, X., & Malti, T. (2021). A process model linking physiological arousal and fear recognition to aggression via guilt in middle childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 33(1), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579419001627

Malti, T. (2020). Children and violence: Nurturing social-emotional development to promote mental health. Social Policy Report (SPR). Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), 33(2), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1002/sop2.8

Malti, T. (2020). Kindness: A perspective from developmental psychology. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18(5), 629-657. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2020.1837617

Dys, S.P., Peplak, J., Colasante, T., & Malti, T. (2019). Children’s sympathy and sensitivity to excluding economically disadvantaged peers. Developmental Psychology, 55(3), 482–487.

Malti, T., & Cheah, C.S.L. (2021). Towards complementarity: Specificity and commonality in social-emotional development. Child Development, 92(6), e1085-e1094. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13690

Malti, T., & Rubin, K. H. (Eds.) (2018). Handbook of child and adolescent aggression. New York: Guilford Press.

References

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  1. ^ Malti, T. (2016). "Toward an integrated clinical-developmental model of guilt". Developmental Review. 39: 16–36. doi:10.1016/j.dr.2015.11.001.
  2. ^ Malti, T., & Dys, S.P. (2018). "From being nice to being kind: Development of prosocial behaviors". Current Opinion in Psychology. 20: 45–49. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.036. PMID 28830006.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Malti, T., & Averdijk, M. (Eds.) (2017). "Severe youth violence: Developmental perspectives. Special section". Child Development. 88 (1): 5–82. doi:10.1111/cdev.12694. PMID 28042900. S2CID 38480301.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Malti, T., Zuffianò, A., Cui, L., Ongley, S.F., Peplak, J., Chaparro, M. P., & Buchmann, M. (2016). "Children's sympathy, guilt, and moral reasoning in helping, cooperation, and sharing: A six-year longitudinal study" (PDF). Child Development. 87 (6): 1783–1795. doi:10.1111/cdev.12632. hdl:11573/1465935. PMID 28262929.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Zuffianò, A., Colasante, T., Buchmann, M., & Malti, T. (2017). "The co-development of sympathy and overt aggression from childhood to early adolescence" (PDF). Developmental Psychology. 54 (1): 98–110. doi:10.1037/dev0000417. hdl:11573/1464810. PMID 28933891. S2CID 34960332.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Dys, S. P., Peplak, J., Colasante, T., & Malti, T. (2019). "Children's sympathy and sensitivity to excluding economically disadvantaged peers". Developmental Psychology. 55 (3): 482–487. doi:10.1037/dev0000549. PMID 30802100. S2CID 73458513.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Elsayed, D., Song, J. -H., Myatt, E., Colasante, T., & Malti, T. (in press). (2019). "Anger and sadness regulation in refugee children: The roles of pre- and post-migratory factors". Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 50 (5): 846–855. doi:10.1007/s10578-019-00887-4. PMID 30937680. S2CID 91189868.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Malti, T., Chaparro, M. P., Zuffianò, A., & Colasante, T. (2016). "School-based interventions to promote empathy-related responding in children and adolescents: A developmental analysis". Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 45 (6): 718–731. doi:10.1080/15374416.2015.1121822. PMID 26890811. S2CID 24585801.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Colasante, T., Zuffianò, A., Haley, D. W., & Malti, T. (2018). "Children's autonomic nervous system activity while transgressing: Relations to guilt feelings and aggression" (PDF). Developmental Psychology. 54 (9): 1621–1633. doi:10.1037/dev0000500. PMID 30148391. S2CID 52091351.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Malti, T., Rubin, K.H. (Eds.) (2018). Handbook of child and adolescent psychology. New York, NY: Guilford Press. ISBN 9781462526208.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Malti, T., Davidov, M. (Eds.) (in press). Cambridge handbook of prosociality: Development, mechanisms, promotion. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Funding - Research - Laboratory for Social-Emotional Development and Intervention". www.tinamalti.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  13. ^ "New Alexander von Humboldt Professors selected".
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