Social work research and education team
Research group
01.08.2023 -
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Social work team includes professor, university lecturers and researchers working at the Department of Social Sciences. Our research focuses currently on issues related to child and family social work, social gerontology and gerontological social work, social work with people with disabilities, effectiveness of social work and social services, interprofessional interaction and knowledge and history of social work.
Projects
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Demography and Democracy – Healthy Ageing in a Digital World (HAIDI) 22.08.2022 - 21.08.2025 -
GERIT - gerontological social work and complex needs of older adults Finished 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2022 -
Discretion in social work with people with disabilities 01.07.2021 - 31.12.2023 -
Renewing Dialogue in Social and Health Care – Leadership, Well-being and Productivity Finished 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2021
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Disability and Dignity 01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025 -
Old-age social exclusion in home care - prevalence, meanings & intervention (SOLDEX) 01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025
Professors
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Janet Carter Anand
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Honglin Chen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Aini Pehkonen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Elisa Tiilikainen
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Timo Toikko
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Riitta Vornanen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Senior Researchers
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Kati Kallinen
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Taru Kekoni
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Riitta-Liisa Kinni
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Kaarina Mönkkönen
Senior University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Eine Pakarinen
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Piia Puurunen
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Pauli Rautiainen
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Merja Tarvainen
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Heli Tiirola
University LecturerDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Enkhjargal Batbaatar
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Siiri-Liisi Kraav
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Riitta-Leena Leinonen
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Marjo Ring
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Hanna Ristolainen
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Hanna Varjakoski
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Doctoral Researchers
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Tiina Ahonen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Hadi Farahani
Project ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Juulia Hietamäki
Project ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Laura Häkkilä
Project ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Natalie Joubert
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Oona Lipponen
Project ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Janissa Miettinen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Jenna Peiponen
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Piia Seppälä
Project ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Suvi Ruotsalainen
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
