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Kirsi
Peltonen

Professor, INVEST Research Flagship Centre
PhD
Professor of Psychology at INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku.

Contact

Links

https://www.utu.fi/en/people/kirsi-peltonen
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kirsi-Peltonen-2?ev=hdr_xprf
ORCID

Areas of expertise

child mental health
intervention effectiveness
RCT
immigrants
psychological trauma

Biography

I am a Professor of Psychology at INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland. My research has focused on the impact of war and violence on child and adolescent development. My main interest is on the effectiveness of interventions supporting mental health and treating trauma symptoms. Implementing research into society has been an important part of my work. I have trained professionals in multiple fields to support traumatized children and she holds several positions of trust in the field of mental health both nationally and internationally.

Teaching

I am one of the three lead instructors in the Specialist Training Program for Child and Adolescent Psychologists (Lasten ja Nuorten erikosipsykologkoulutus, LaNu)

I teach at INVEST Master and Doctoral programs about prevention and intervention, migration and ethnicity etc. I also supervise master- and doctoral thesis in the field of child mental health, trauma and cognitions.

Research

My research has focused on the impact of war and violence on child and adolescent development. My main interest is on the effectiveness of interventions supporting mental health and treating trauma symptoms. Implementing research into society has also been an important part of my work.

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Patterns of mental health problems and resilience among immigrant and refugee adolescents: a latent profile analysis (2025)

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Aalto, Sanni; Punamäki, Raija-Leena; Vänskä, Mervi; Kankaanpää, Reeta; Turunen, Tiina; Lahtinen, Oskari; Derluyn, Ilse; Spaas, Caroline; De Haene, Lucia; Smith Jervelund, Signe; Skovdal, Morten; Andersen, Arnfinn J.; Opaas, Marianne; Osman, Fatumo; Sarkadi, Anna; Durbeej, Natalie; Soye, Emma; Peltonen, Kirsi
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Combining mental health and climate-smart agricultural interventions to improve food security in humanitarian settings: study protocol for the THRIVE cluster-randomized controlled trial with mothers in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda (2025)

Trials
Hall, Jonathan; Ainamani, Herbert E.; Vassiliou, Phaidon T. B.; Döring, Stefan; Gredebäck, Gustaf; Peltonen, Kirsi; Scharpf, Florian; Sen, Umay; Sutter, Matthias; Walsh, James I.; Hecker, Tobias
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

The Human Affectome (2024)

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Schiller Daniela; Yu Alessandra N.C.; Alia-Klein Nelly; Becker Susanne; Cromwell Howard C.; Dolcos Florin; Eslinger Paul J.; Frewen Paul; Kemp Andrew H.; Pace-Schott Edward F.; Raber Jacob; Silton Rebecca L.; Stefanova Elka; Williams Justin H.G.; Abe Nobuhito; Aghajani Moji; Albrecht Franziska; Alexander Rebecca; Anders Silke; Aragón Oriana R.; Arias Juan A.; Arzy Shahar; Aue Tatjana; Baez Sandra; Balconi Michela; Ballarini Tommaso; Bannister Scott; Banta Marlissa C.; Barrett Karen Caplovitz; Belzung Catherine; Bensafi Moustafa; Booij Linda; Bookwala Jamila; Boulanger-Bertolus Julie; Boutros Sydney Weber; Bräscher Anne-Kathrin; Bruno Antonio; Busatto Geraldo; Bylsma Lauren M.; Caldwell-Harris Catherine; Chan Raymond C.K.; Cherbuin Nicolas; Chiarella Julian; Cipresso Pietro; Critchley Hugo; Croote Denise E.; Demaree Heath A.; Denson Thomas F.; Depue Brendan; Derntl Birgit; Dickson Joanne M.; Dolcos Sanda; Drach-Zahavy Anat; Dubljević Olga; Eerola Tuomas; Ellingsen Dan-Mikael; Fairfield Beth; Ferdenzi Camille; Friedman Bruce H.; Fu Cynthia H.Y.; Gatt Justine M.; de Gelder Beatrice; Gendolla Guido H.E.; Gilam Gadi; Goldblatt Hadass; Gooding Anne Elizabeth Kotynski; Gosseries Olivia; Hamm Alfons O.; Hanson Jamie L.; Hendler Talma; Herbert Cornelia; Hofmann Stefan G.; Ibanez Agustin; Joffily Mateus; Jovanovic Tanja; Kahrilas Ian J.; Kangas Maria; Katsumi Yuta; Kensinger Elizabeth; Kirby Lauren A.J.; Koncz Rebecca; Koster Ernst H.W.; Kozlowska Kasia; Krach Sören; Kret Mariska E.; Krippl Martin; Kusi-Mensah Kwabena; Ladouceur Cecile D.; Laureys Steven; Lawrence Alistair; Li Chiang-shan R.; Liddell Belinda J.; Lidhar Navdeep K.; Lowry Christopher A.; Magee Kelsey; Marin Marie-France; Mariotti Veronica; Martin Loren J.; Marusak Hilary A.; Mayer Annalina V.; Merner Amanda R.; Minnier Jessica; Moll Jorge; Morrison Robert G.; Moore Matthew; Mouly Anne-Marie; Mueller Sven C.; Mühlberger Andreas; Murphy Nora A.; Muscatello Maria Rosaria Anna; Musser Erica D.; Newton Tamara L.; Noll-Hussong Michael; Norrholm Seth Davin; Northoff Georg; Nusslock Robin; Okon-Singer Hadas; Olino Thomas M.; Ortner Catherine; Owolabi Mayowa; Padulo Caterina; Palermo Romina; Palumbo Rocco; Palumbo Sara; Papadelis Christos; Pegna Alan J.; Pellegrini Silvia; Peltonen Kirsi; Penninx Brenda W.J.H.; Pietrini Pietro; Pinna Graziano; Lobo Rosario Pintos; Polnaszek Kelly L.; Polyakova Maryna; Rabinak Christine; Helene Richter S.; Richter Thalia; Riva Giuseppe; Rizzo Amelia; Robinson Jennifer L.; Rosa Pedro; Sachdev Perminder S.; Sato Wataru; Schroeter Matthias L.; Schweizer Susanne; Shiban Youssef; Siddharthan Advaith; Siedlecka Ewa; Smith Robert C.; Soreq Hermona; Spangler Derek P.; Stern Emily R.; Styliadis Charis; Sullivan Gavin B.; Swain James E.; Urben Sébastien; Van den Stock Jan; vander Kooij Michael A.; van Overveld Mark; Van Rheenen Tamsyn E.; VanElzakker Michael B.; Ventura-Bort Carlos; Verona Edelyn; Volk Tyler; Wang Yi; Weingast Leah T.; Weymar Mathias; Williams Claire; Willis Megan L.; Yamashita Paula; Zahn Roland; Zupan Barbra; Lowe Leroy
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