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Elulookirjeldus (CV)
1.Eesnimi Aaro
2.Perekonnanimi Toomela
3.Töökoht Tartu Ülikool
4.Ametikoht professor
5.Sünniaeg 23.07.1961 (päev.kuu.aasta)
6.Haridus PhD (psühholoogia), 2000, Tartu Ülikool
MSc (psühholoogia), 1996, Tartu Ülikool
MD, 1986, Tartu Ülikool
7.Teenistuskäik 2002 – Tartu Ülikool, Eripedagoogika osakond, korraline professor
2001 – TPÜ Psühholoogia osakonna korraline dotsent (0.5 koormusega)
2000 – 2002 Tartu Ülikool, Eripedagoogika osakond, külalisprofessor
1998 – 2002 Kaitseväe Ühendatud Õppeasutused, Sotsiaal- ja humanitaarainete õppetooli ülem
1993 – 2000 Tartu Ülikooli Psühholoogia osakonna lektor, teadur
1986 – 1993 Tartu Ülikooli Lastekliinik, Neurorehabilitatsiooni osakond, neuroloog
8.Teaduskraad PhD
9.Teaduskraadi välja
andnud asutus, aasta
Tartu Ülikool, 2000
10.Tunnustused
11.Teadusorganisatsiooniline
ja –administratiivne
tegevus
* Society for Research in Child Development – liige
* Australian Rock Art Research Association – liige
* EU PHARE TEMPUS Struktuurne projekt 09623-95 "A new structure for the training of SEN teachers in Estonia" – töögrupi juht (1995-1998)
* Eesti Teadusfondi Sotsiaalteaduste ekspertkomisjoni liige (kasvatusteadused) 2003-
* Tartu Ülikooli Õppekava arenduskeskuse ekspert 2003-
* Ajakirja Culture & Psychology toimetuskolleegiumi liige 2004-.
* Olen retsenseerinud käsikirju kõrgel rahvusvahelisel tasemel ajakirjadele Child Development, International Journal of Behavioral Development, Culture & Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
12.Juhendamisel kaitstud
väitekirjad
13.Teadustöö põhisuunad Semiootiliselt vahendatud protsessid; Kultuuri psühholoogilised toimemehhanismid; Ajukahjustuse tagajärjed täiskasvanutel ja lastel; Inimese kultuurievolutsiooni ja individuaalse vaimse arengu mehhanismid
14.Jooksvad grandid ETF Grant No. 5388, Inimese isiksuse ja seisundiomaduste semiootilise vahendatuse mehhanismid, 2003-2006

EV Justiitsministeeriumi Grant Retsidiivsusriski prognoosiva psühholoogiliste testide komplekti väljatöötamine, 2003-2005.
15.Teaduspublikatsioonid

Toomela, A. (2003). Relationships between personality structure, structure of word meaning, and cognitive ability: A study of cultural mechanisms of personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85 (4), 723-735.

Toomela, A. (2002). Drawing as a verbally mediated activity: A study of relationships between verbal, motor, and visual-spatial skills and drawing in children. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26 (3), 234-247.

Toomela, A. (1999). Drawing development: Stages in the representation of a cube and a cylinder. Child Development, 70(5), 1141-1150.

Toomela, A., Tomberg, T., Orasson, A., Tikk, A., & Nômm, M. (1999). Paradoxical facilitation of a free recall of nonwords in persons with traumatic brain injury. Brain and Cognition, 39, 187-201.

Toomela, A. (1996). How culture transforms mind: A process of internalization. Culture and Psychology, 2(3), 285-305.

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)
1.First Name Aaro
2.Surname Toomela
3.Institution University of Tartu
4.Position professor
5.Date of birth 23.07.1961 (day.month.year)
6.Education PhD (psychology), 2000, University of Tartu
MSc (psychology), 1996, University of Tartu
MD, 1986, University of Tartu
7.Research and
professional experience
Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Tartu, 2002 – present
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tallinn Pedagogical University, 2001 – present
Visiting Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Tartu, 2000 – 2002
Head of the Department, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Academy of the Estonian Defence Forces, 1998 – 2002
Lecturer, Research fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Tartu, 1993 – 2000
Neurologist, Department of Neurorehabilitation, Tartu Children’s Clinic, 1986 – 1993
8.Academic degree PhD
9.Dates and sites of
earning the degrees
University of Tartu, 2000
10.Honours/awards
11.Research-administrative
experience
Memberships: Society for Research in Child Development – member; Australian Rock Art Research Association – member
Editorial: Culture & Psychology, Editorial Board, 2004 –
Reviewer for several journals: Child Development, International Journal of Behavioral Development, Culture & Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
12.Supervised dissertations
13.Current research program Semiotically mediated processes; Psychological mechanisms of culture; Consequences of brain damage in children and in adults; Mechanisms of cultural evolution and ontogenesis
14.Current grant funding Estonian Science Foundation Grant No. 5388, (Mechanisms of semiotic mediation in human trait and state characteristics), 2003 – 2006

Ministry of Justice, Test battery for prediction of recidivism, 2003 - 2005
15.List of most important publications

Toomela, A. (2003). Relationships between personality structure, structure of word meaning, and cognitive ability: A study of cultural mechanisms of personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85 (4), 723-735.

Toomela, A. (2002). Drawing as a verbally mediated activity: A study of relationships between verbal, motor, and visual-spatial skills and drawing in children. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26 (3), 234-247.

Toomela, A. (1999). Drawing development: Stages in the representation of a cube and a cylinder. Child Development, 70(5), 1141-1150.

Toomela, A., Tomberg, T., Orasson, A., Tikk, A., & Nômm, M. (1999). Paradoxical facilitation of a free recall of nonwords in persons with traumatic brain injury. Brain and Cognition, 39, 187-201.

Toomela, A. (1996). How culture transforms mind: A process of internalization. Culture and Psychology, 2(3), 285-305.

last updated: 14.10.2004

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