I work as a doctoral researched in FriendMUM research project in the Department of Social Sciences. In my social psychological doctoral research I am studying the process of shared identity in friendships between mothers from immigrant and Finnish backgrounds.
Elli Vento ([email protected])
My research interests focus on inclusive tourism and the well-being impacts of tourism. In my doctoral research, I examined the effects of social holiday programmes on participants’ subjective well-being and sense of inclusion. During my postdoctoral career, I have worked on research projects exploring, for example, the long-term well-being impacts of tourism (transformative tourism), as well as regenerative nature-based tourism and its potential. In addition, I have conducted research on wellness tourism.
Emilia Happonen ([email protected])
I am a postdoctoral researcher in Pharmaceutical Physics group at the Department of Technical Physics. I have graduated as Master of Science from Medical Physics in June 2019. I had my doctoral defense in January 2025. The topic of my doctoral research was photothermal therapy with black porous silicon nanoparticles for targeted cancer treatment. Nowadays, I am studying new mRNA delivery vehicles for efficient cell transfection.
Emilia Kansanen ([email protected])
- Strategic leadership and development of research funding services at the University of Eastern Finland; Head of the Research Services team
- Development of support services and processes for the research funding application phase
- Support for ongoing research projects and provision of project management services
- Development of strategic support instruments for research funding
- National and international collaboration with research funders and networks
Emilia Korkea-aho ([email protected])
I am Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies, PI of Academy of Finland Research Project on revolving doors (REVOLVE, 2021–2025) and of the Kone Foundation research project on political influence and lobbying in Finnish municipal politics (LoSKa, 2023-2027). I am also Visiting Fellow at the Maastricht Centre for European Law.
My research interests relate to law and democracy in the EU and national contexts, with a focus on EU institutional and constitutional law. In recent years, I have written about soft law, legal expertise, lobbying and the revolving door phenomenon, and the national governance of EU structural funds. Methodologically my work is interdisciplinary and socio-legally oriented with an emphasis on qualitative expert interviews.
I have held visiting positions at Melbourne Law School (2023), Yale Law School (2019-2020), EUI (2007, 2014-2015), Columbia Law School (2010), and University College London (2008-2009).
I have served in various expert positions relating to lobbying and its regulation. As of June 2023, I have served as Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board for the Finnish Transparency Register. In 2020, I received the Academy of Finland Award for Social Impact in recognition for my work on lobbying.
Emmi Salmivuori ([email protected])
I’m doing my dissertation research with foundation funding since 12/2021 at the department of History and Geography. I’m working also as a project coordinator in the project ”Sustainability transition from the margins” since 1/2023.
I’m interested in issues related to rural development, rural businesses and use of natural resources.
My dissertation research is focused on adaptation of business activities based on forests to structural and social change pressures on broader level of society. As a part of my dissertation, I’m doing an interview research that examines the factors behind the development and adaptation of forest-based businesses of interviewed forest owners and rural SME companies.