Dr. Maria Ttofi

Dr Maria M. Ttofi moved to the UK from Lefkosia, Cyprus. She is a Life Member of Clare Hall College. She also served as a Junior Research Fellow (2011-12) and a Title C Official Fellow (2012-17) at Wolfson College. She is interested in the development of antisocial behaviour, crime, and violence through the life course as well as factors that confer resilience against adversity. Earlier research has focused on highly aggressive and victimized children; the long-term impact of negative childhood experiences on mental health and offending behavior in adult life; and early prevention and intervention research against youth aggression, antisocial behaviour and victimization. Current research looks at the interplay between mental health and crime and in effective strategies for healthy reintegration of antisocial individuals in society.

For her contributions to psychological criminology and intervention research, she was awarded the 2009 Nigel Walker Prize (Cambridge University), 2012 Young Scholar Award of the European Association of Psychology and Law as well as the 2012 Early Career Award of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Previous post-doctoral fellowships and research projects have been supported by the Leverhulme Trust, the Newton Trust, the British Academy, the US National Institute of Justice, the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, and the Jacobs Foundation.

Maria is part of the Violence Research Centre.