Our Lab

Research is collaborative.

Meet the people behind DPLab.

Lab Director

Prof. Kostas A. Fanti

Professor of Developmental Psychology
Former Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus (until June 2026)
Director, Developmental Psychopathology Lab

Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, Georgia State University (2007). Founded DPLab in 2010. His work traces how conduct problems, callous unemotional traits and ADHD develop from preschool to adulthood, combining longitudinal cohorts with psychophysiological, neuropsychological and intervention studies.

143

Journal articles

Book chapters

11k+

Citations

h-index

32 funded programmesWorld's top 2% since 2020

Principal research interests

Developmental psychopathology
Emotion regulation
Conduct problems
Callous unemotional traits
Psychophysiology
Prevention and intervention

Curriculum Vitae

ORCID 0000-0002-3484-7483 · Scopus 7801498429

11,096

Google Scholar citations

h-index (Google Scholar)

102

i10-index

235

co-authors (Scopus)

Listed in Stanford University's "World's Top 2%" scientists, 2020-2025.

2023, present
Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Cyprus
2009-2018
Lecturer / Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus
2007-2009
Marie Curie Scholar, University of Cyprus

Ph.D. · 2007
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Developmental Psychology · Advisor: Dr Christopher C. Henrich
M.A. · 2005
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Developmental Psychology · Advisor: Dr Christopher C. Henrich
B.Sc. · 2001
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
Psychology · Advisor: Prof. Paul J. Frick

Developmental psychopathology and transactional-ecological models
Psychopathic personality traits (callous-unemotional traits, narcissism, impulsivity)
Bullying, aggression, conduct disorder and delinquency
Heterogeneity in antisocial behaviour and co-occurring internalizing problems
Neurophysiological, genetic, cognitive and environmental risk processes
Protection and resilience in childhood and adolescence
Person- and variable-oriented quantitative methods
Family, school and biologically informed prevention programmes

2026
Cyprus Research Award, Distinguished Researcher
2021-2025
Listed in the top 2% of scientists worldwide
2021
Excellence in Research Award, University of Cyprus, single award across all disciplines
2017
Jevon S. Newman Early Career Contribution Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
2012
Early Career Scientist Award for Best Conference Submission, World Federation of ADHD
2010
DSM-5 recognition for contribution to the Callous-Unemotional specifier for Conduct Disorder

2021-2026
Partner
Conduct disorder and callous-unemotional traits in virtual-reality fear induction
NIH / National Institute of Mental Health
2018-2023
Partner
Neo-PRISM-C: neurodevelopmental predictors, risk factors and intervention
H2020 MSCA-ITN
2023-2026
Co-PI
Panton Chara Day Center
Cyprus Ministry of Social Welfare
2019-2023
PI
New generation interventions for antisocial behaviour: TMS with attention modification training
Research & Innovation Foundation
2020-2026
Co-PI
The DSM-5 "With Limited Prosocial Emotions" specifier for conduct disorder
FWO
2018-2023
Partner
Youth psychopathy
FWO / Ghent University
2008-2012
PI
Development of aggressive and depressive problems during adolescence
Marie Curie IRG, European Commission

Co-Editor, European Journal of Developmental Psychology
Senior Consulting Editor, Psychology of Violence
Associate Editor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Specialty Chief Editor, Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health
Editorial board, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Editorial board, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Editorial board, Social Development

Publication record

143 articles · 89 chapters

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Current Team

Postdoctoral & PhD researchers