Protecting Children Against Bullying and Its Consequences

University. He coordinates the teaching group about Education, Diversity, ICT and Society at the University of Cordoba. His teaching and PhD supervision is focused on the design and development of school curricula and diversity in schools. His research focuses on similar topics with specific attention to the school role in enhancing positive interpersonal relationships and development in inclusive settings. He has published numerous journal articles, participated in national and international research projects, and has been an invited speaker in national and international conferences.

Maria M. Ttofi, Ph.D., graduated in Educational Sciences (2000), with a Major in Psychology, and Social and Political Sciences (2005) from the University of Cyprus before joining Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge, for her graduate (MPhil and PhD) studies. She is a University Lecturer in Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of WolfsonCollege. She is interested in the development of conduct problems, crime and violence through the life course. Her earlier research has focused on highly aggressive and victimized youth; the impact of negative early life experiences on the healthy psychosocial development of children; and early intervention research against youth aggression and victimization. For her contributions to psychological criminology and intervention research, she was awarded the 2009 Nigel Walker Prize (Cambridge University, 2009), the 2012 Young Scholar Award of the European Association of Psychology and Law and the 2012 Early Career Award of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Previous/current 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, and the Jacobs Foundation.