Lea Pulkkinen#
| Membership Number: | 217 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://users.jyu.fi/~leapulkk |
Present and Previous Positions
- Professor Emerita
- 2009 - 2012 Principal Investigator (funding from the Academy of Finland)
- 2005 - Mandatory retirement from professorship but research work continued
- 1997 - 2005 Director of the national Centre of Excellence/JYU
- 1996 - 2001 Academy Professor, the Academy of Finland/JYU
- 1993 Full Professor (acting), Arizona State University
- 1990 Full Professor Psychology, JYU
- 1982 - 1990 Full Professor (acting), Psychology, JYU
- 1972 - 1980 Associate Professor, Psychology, JYU
- 1970 - 1972 Associate Professor, Education, JYU
- 1970 Ph.D. Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland (JYU)
Fields of Scholarship
- Developmental psychology
- Longitudinal study of personality and social development from middle childhood through middle age
- Longitudinal study of behavior and health in twins through adolescence
- Successful development and its antecedents
- Aggression and criminal behavior in a longitudinal perspective
- Gender differences in social development
- Integrated school day as a context for prosocial development
Honours and Awards
- 1982: Distinction from the President of the Republic of Finland: SL/RI (Suomen Leijonan I luokan ritarimerkki)
- 2002: Distinction from the President of the Republic of Finland: SL/K (Suomen Leijonan Komentajamerkki)
- 2001: The Finnish Science Prize, the Finnish Ministry of Education, Helsinki
- 2003: Aristotle Prize, European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, Austria
- 2003: Arvo Ylppö Award, XXIV Medical Convention, Tampere, Finland
- 2004: Elsa Enäjärvi-Haavio Award, Family Federation, Helsink, Finland
- 2005: Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child Development Award, Society for Research in Child Development, USA
- 2005: Jyväskylä Prize, the Society of Jyväskylä, Finland
- 2006: Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Australia
- 2009: Honorary Doctor, University of Joensuu, Finland
- 1983: Woman of the Year, the Finnish Branch of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women
- 1992: Professor of the Year, Finnish Union of Professors
- Research funding from the Academy of Finland since 1986 including the Academy Professorship (1996-2001) and the national Centre of Excellence funding for 1997 to 2005
