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Kirsi
Peltonen

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

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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

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.

Publications

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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
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

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 )

Efficacy and moderators of efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapies with a trauma focus in children and adolescents : an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials (2024)

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
de Haan Anke, Meiser-Stedman Richard, Landolt Markus A, Kuhn Isla, Black Melissa J, Klaus Kristel, Patel Shivam D, Fisher David J, Haag Christina, Ukoumunne Obioha C, Jones Benjamin G, Flaiyah Ashraf Muwafaq, Catani Claudia, Dawson Katie, Bryant Richard A, de Roos Carlijn, Ertl Verena, Foa Edna B, Ford Julian D, Gilboa-Schechtman Eva, Tutus Dunja, Hermenau Katharin, Hecker Tobias, Hultmann Ole, Axberg Ulf, Jaberghaderi Nasrin, Jensen Tine K, Ormhaug Silje M, Kenardy Justin, Lindauer Ramon J L, Diehle Julia, Murray Laura K, Kane Jeremy C, Peltonen Kirsi, Kangaslampi Samuli, Robjant Katy, Koebach Anke, Rosner Rita, Rossouw Jaco, Smith Patrick, Tonge Bruce J, Hitchcock Caitlin, Dalgleish Tim
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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