Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen | |
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| Born | Anna-Liisa Järvinen 6 January 1946 |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, professor |
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| Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Thesis | Personality characteristics of violent offenders and suicidal individuals (1977) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki |
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen, PhD, (born 6 January 1946)[1] is a Finnish psychologist, known especially for her contributions to personality research, in particular in the areas of temperament, personality disorders and developmental psychology.[2]
She is professor emerita at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Medicine, where she worked as professor of psychology and leader of the university's personality psychology research group.[2]
Keltikangas-Järvinen has authored 12 academic and several popular science books, as well as over 400 research papers.[3]
She was appointed member of the Finnish Academy of Science in 2001,[4] elected as member of Academia Europaea in 2013,[2] and chosen in 2009 as the Professor of the Year by the Finnish Union of University Professors.[5]
Keltikangas-Järvinen was made Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland in 2005, and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2013.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Keltikangas-Järvinen, Liisa". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Anna Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Varsinaiset jäsenet" (in Finnish). Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Professors of the Year". Finnish Union of University Professors. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Annetut kunniamerkit 1990–2021". Ritarikunnat.fi (in Finnish). Chancery of the Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen on University of Helsinki portal