Tilmann von Soest

Tilmann von Soest is a Research Professor at OsloMet – Storbyuniversitetet, affiliated with the Youth Research group under the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research (Norwegian Social Research). His work spans psychology, social sciences, and public health, with a focus on adolescent development, mental health, and the social determinants of behavior.

• Current affiliations: OsloMet – Storbyuniversitetet (Research Professor, Youth Research)
• Research interests: Adolescent sexuality, mental health disparities, socioeconomic influences on psychological outcomes, trauma, and longitudinal developmental studies

Recent publications highlight his engagement with longitudinal analyses of self-esteem, internalizing symptoms, and financial stress. His work also explores digital media's impact on youth sexuality and risks, alongside neurodevelopmental markers in internalizing disorders. The majority of his 2025 articles employ population-based datasets, emphasizing social and psychological trajectories from adolescence into midlife.

Scientific awards: None explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Dr. von Soest is involved in projects like DIGISEX (Youth Sexuality and Sexual Risk in a Digital Era) and studies on adolescent work values' long-term social impacts. His research often intersects psychology with epidemiology and social medicine, utilizing multimodal data and national cohort studies.