Mervi Issakainen
Senior Researcher
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
mervi.issakainen@uef.fi | +358 50 331 2534
I work as a senior researcher in social psychology, with a particular interest in health and well-being issues. I have explored young people’s distress in relation to cultural conceptions of depression, and the experiences, life situations and rights of people with mild cognitive impairment or early onset dementia in working age. I am currently involved in research projects on the well-being and rights of older people, people living with dementia and people living with epilepsy.
Research groups
Projects
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Safeguarding welfare in times of pandemics 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024 -
Access to justice for marginalized groups of older people in aging society 01.09.2023 - 31.12.2027 -
Working Life and Memory Impairment - Mental Wellbeing, Legal Security and Occupational Capacity of People with Early Onset Dementia -
Dementia or MCI @ work in progress -
Realization of the rights of people with epilepsy in the welfare state 01.01.2023 - 01.01.2033 -
Shadows in Paradise? Rights of People with Dementia in a Welfare State 01.01.2022 - 31.05.2032
Publications
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Access to justice in the light of everyday problems and prejudice: A pilot study on the experiences of people with epilepsy in Finland
Issakainen, Mervi; Ervasti, Kaijus; Teerikangas, Minni; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna. 2024. Seizure: european journal of epilepsy. 120: 189-193 -
Ajokielto hankaloitaa arkea
Ervasti, Kaijus; Isskainen, Mervi; Teerikangas, Minni; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna. 2024. Epilepsialehti. 54: 12-13 -
Voimavaroja ja haavoittuvuuksia ikääntyvien arjessa korona-aikana
Issakainen, Mervi; Alanen, Taina; Etelävuori, Paulette; Fabricius, Kaija; Fågel, Stina; Grönberg, Tuulikki; Hatara, Pekka; Holmberg, Irma; Kuivalainen, Leena; Martinmäki, Sinikka; Mattila, Leena; Muukka, Rauni; Niemelä, Anna-Liisa; Palva, Sini; Piipari, Veli-Matti; Pispa, Olli; Rihu, Asko; Tikka, Pirjo; Viljaranta, Liisa; Westerlund, Kirsti; Teerikangas, Minni; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus. 2024. Gerontologia. 38: 71-77 -
‘Something is dropped out of the journey of life’: perceived spaces of opportunity among people with dementia
Gadd, Katri; Mauranen, Katariina; Issakainen, Mervi; Ervasti, Kaijus; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Solje, Eino. 2024. GeoJournal. 89: -
Epilepsia ja oikeus
Ervasti, Kaijus; Teerikangas, Minni; Issakainen, Mervi; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna. 2023. Oikeus. 52: 66-70 -
Epilepsiaa sairastavien arjen ongelmat ja hyvinvointi
Ervasti, Kaijus; Teerikangas, Minni; Issakainen, Mervi; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna. 2023. Epilepsialehti. : 18-20 -
In the Shadow of COVID-19: The Well-Being and Rights of People Living with Dementia in Finland During the Pandemic
Ervasti, Kaijus; Kotkas, Toomas; Issakainen, Mervi; Teiska, Minna; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna. 2023. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 92: 1473-1485 -
Kokemusten jakamista kanssatutkimuksen keinoin WELGO-hankkeessa
Issakainen, Mervi. 2023. Oikeutta kohtuudella - Itä-Suomen yliopiston Oikeustieteiden laitoksen blogi. : . -
Marginalisoituihin ryhmiin kuuluvien ikääntyneiden oikeudet tutkimuksen kohteena
Ervasti, Kaijus; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Issakainen, Mervi; Gadd, Katri; Teerikangas, Minni; Mauranen, Katariina; Savonen, Jenni; Aaltonen, Mikko. 2023. Gerontologia. 37: 378-380 -
Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Education: Associations with the Major Subject, Previous Education and Work Experience
Karkkola, Petri; Äikäs, Aino; Kasanen, Kati; Issakainen, Mervi; Kekoni, Taru; Mönkkönen, Kaarina. 2023. International journal of research in education and science. 9: 878-890