Henna Nikumaa

Henna Nikumaa works as a postdoctoral researcher in Law and Ageing at Law School and the Neuroscience Research Community (NeuroRC) at University of Eastern Finland. She works on various projects studying the rights of ageing people.
Nikumaa has a PhD in Law and Ageing. In her research she is interested in the equality of older and disabled people as well as challenges of autonomy and protection of people with dementia.
Nikumaa has worked for 20 years in various positions in the field of social and health care for older people. Especially she has led projects that developed and strengthened later life legal planning, equality and the rights of people with dementia. She has published, in particular, a large amount of articles and chapters in textbooks for social and health care professionals.
Nikumaa has a master’s degree in leadership and management and has many years of experience in management and supervision from different organizations as well as from different research and development projects. She is a member of the European Law and Ageing Network (ELAN) and a co-founder of the Finnish network of Elder Law Experts (VAASI).