Anu Realo

Anu Realo (born 15 February 1971 in Viljandi, Estonia) is a well-known Estonian psychologist. In 2014, she was appointed Professor of Personality and Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology, the University of Tartu.[1] Since 2016 she also works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick, the United Kingdom.

Education and career

She received her doctoral degree in psychology with highest honours (summa cum laude) from the University of Tartu in 1999.[2] After completing her doctoral studies, she worked for two years as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Upon return to Estonia, she worked as an associate professor and a senior research fellow in the Department of Psychology, University of Tartu for about 10 years. In 2012, she was awarded a prestigious Academy Research Professor position by the Estonian Academy Sciences for the period 2013-2015.[3] In addition to those positions, she has been a fellow-in-residence at two institutes for advanced study: at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala[4] and at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.[5]

Research interests

Anu Realo's background is in personality and cross-cultural psychology and she has conducted considerable research on the fundamental nature of personality traits, the definition and conceptualization of subjective wellbeing, and on the nature of cultural characteristics, such as individualism-collectivism, social capital, and tightness-looseness. The focus of her recent academic work has been examining the genetics of personality traits, as well as the complex relationships among personality, health, and subjective wellbeing. Much of her research has been carried out through collaborative efforts with colleagues from the University of Tartu, but also with colleagues from many different universities all over the world. In total, she has published approximately 140 papers or book chapters, mostly in high quality peer-reviewed international journals. She is among the world's top 1% most highly cited researchers in psychology.[6][7]

Administrative duties

In addition to research and teaching, she has had numerous administrative and professional responsibilities both within and outside Estonia. During the years 2012-2015, she served as the Vice-Chair of the Evaluation Board of the Estonian Research Council.[8] For more than ten years, she has been actively involved in the European Social Survey (ESS) – first as a Board Member of the National Committee for the ESS, and later as a country representative in the ESS Scientific Advisory Board and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the ESS ERIC (since 2013).[9] Among other duties, she served as an action editor for the Journal of Individual Differences from 2009 to 2013 and was one of the Associate Editors of the European Journal of Personality (2013-2016),[10] which, in recent years, has become one of the most influential journals in the areas of personality and social psychology.

Honours and awards

In 2010, Anu Realo was awarded the distinguished National Science Award of the Republic of Estonia in social sciences for her studies on personality and stereotypes from a cross-cultural perspective.[11] In February 2016, she was awarded the Order of the White Star (IV Class) by the President of Estonia for outstanding contribution to the Estonian state, which is primarily a testament to her academic achievements.[12][13]

Recent media appearances and newspaper articles

Awards

She was listed among the top 12 most outstanding Estonian women in the world 2016 by Estonian World.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Anu Realo inauguratsiooniloeng". Tartu Ülikool.
  2. ↑ "Estonian Research Portal (ETIS)".
  3. ↑ "Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia uurija-professorid".
  4. ↑ "SCAS Former Fellows".
  5. ↑ "NIAS Former Fellows".
  6. ↑ "20 protsenti Eesti tippteadlastest on naised, üldiselt tippe napib". ERR Novaator.
  7. ↑ "Tippteadlane Anu Realo: olen tippu jõudmiseks 10 000 tundi tööd teinud". ERR Novaator.
  8. ↑ "Evaluation Committee". Estonian Research Council.
  9. ↑ "ESS ERIC Scientific Advisory Board". European Social Survey.
  10. ↑ "Editorial Board". European Journal of Personality.
  11. ↑ "Riigi teaduspreemiad". Haridus- ja teadusministeerium.
  12. ↑ "Need on meie inimesed, keda uurime". Postimees.
  13. ↑ "Estonia to acknowledged 99 people with national decorations on the eve of Independence Day". President.ee.
  14. ↑ "Top 12 most outstanding Estonian women in the World 2016". Estonian World.
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