Jukka A. Lipponen, Ph.D, received his PhD degree (Medical Physics) in 2014 and M.Sc. (Information technology) in 2007 at the University of Eastern Finland. During his research career (2007-2016) he has been project manager of several scientific projects. His current research interest includes medical signal analysis, data analysis and medical device development. The main research applications include cardiovascular health and cardiovascular disease diagnostics.
He is currently working on Heart2Save Oy, where he is been principal developer of arrythmia monitoring algorithms, which are the core of the Heart2Save’s Aivoni arrythmia analysis service. Jukka Lipponen is also the co-founder of Kubios Oy, start-up company providing HRV and other biomedical signal analysis software tools for researchers and consumers.
My expertise is related to both language and translation research. The theoretical focus of my research is in cognitively oriented research on the one hand and in the methodology of language research on the other. My research topics right now are the cognitive processes of translation in the work of a translator and the growing share of translation technology in working life. My teaching focuses on research methods, especially quantitative methods, digital materials and experimental methods in language research, but also translation technology. Developing higher education in humanities, particularly the working life collaboration and approach in it, is an important part of the duties of deputy head in the School.
The research work of Jukka Pumpanen is focusing on greenhouse gas balances of forest soils and soil microbiology as a driver of respiration and soil organic matter decomposition and the greenhouse gas fluxes between soil and the atmosphere. His recent work has been focusing on the long-term effects of disturbances on carbon balances of forest ecosystems. He is also studying the lateral flows of carbon and nutrients between terrestrial and aquatic systems.
Teaching: basic, subject and advanced studies in environmental policy
Research focuses on regional and community planning and regional development systems. Research topics include local impacts of mining and their management, collaborative planning of natural resources, urban and rural policies and interactive planning.
Research interests: Forest governance in transition towards pluralistic, low-carbon economy, Planning theories, Participatory planning, Problem structuring methods
The topic of my recent research is the analysis of PDE systems on manifolds and numerical methods for such systems.
Julia is a doctoral researcher at the Karelian Institute at the University of Eastern Finland and is enrolled in the PhD Programme in Border Studies. Before joining the Karelian Institute, she completed a Master of Advanced Study in Transborder Studies at Arizona State University and a Master of Social Sciences in Sociology from Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Her earlier research examined lithium extraction and the “green” transition in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands and was supported by a two year Austrian Fulbright Scholarship and the 2025–26 Wells Fargo Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies Research Scholarship. Her dissertation examines borders as regulatory institutions that mediate the unequal social and ecological consequences of contemporary interlocking crises. Julia’s research investigates how borders shape the unequal distribution of socio-ecological costs and benefits, how these transformations are experienced and negotiated in everyday life, and how cross-border resilience, cooperation, and solidarity may contribute to more just transition pathways. Julia also serves as a student researcher at the Transborder Policy Lab and as chair of the annual Graduate Student Border Symposium.
I have Master’s degree in psychology and I’ve been working as an occupational psychologist at TE office after my graduation which took place in spring 2023. I’ve also had a position at Tunne ry as an expert since spring 2022. For several years I’ve organised and facilitated trainings, workshops and lectures on ecological emotions, climate change, mental health and ecopsychology. So far, I have worked with psychology students’ organisations, actors in the social welfare sector and, at EU level, young environmental organisations, among others.
In my Master’s thesis, I examined the identities of young Finnish environmentalists. I have authored and co-authored research articles on youth’s environmental citizenship, the vulnerabilities of young adult environmentalists and the grief of young climate activists. In my PhD research, I explore psychologists’ perceptions of the societal sustainability transformation and their own role in it. My research is funded by the SusTra doctoral pilot.
Jussi Karkkulainen holds a Doctor of Laws degree and works as a University Lecturer in the disciplines of criminal law and procedural law. In addition, he has teaching responsibilities in forensic psychology and on courses focusing on the general professional skills required of lawyers. He supervises doctoral dissertations in criminal law and procedural law and serves as a member of the UEF Law School’s research management group.
In his doctoral thesis, Target intent – A railway journey to volition in the circumstance elements of a criminal offence, Karkkulainen focused on the assessment of intent on the basis of the offender’s formation of will. In addition to the general doctrines of criminal law, he has conducted research on, among other things, sexual offences, property offences and hate crimes, legal issues related to sport, decision-making concerning the release of life prisoners, and the significance of creativity in legal research.
Karkkulainen’s research is characterised by critical engagement, creativity, and a future-oriented approach. Through legal research, he seeks to identify solutions to various national and global threats, such as hate speech, inequality, and organised crime. He also conducts research in university pedagogy. For this reason, his research is both multi-method and interdisciplinary: in addition to different strands of doctrinal legal research, he employs empirical methods such as qualitative content analysis, autoethnography, and critical discourse analysis.
In the academic year 2026–2027, Karkkulainen works as a teacher in the following courses:
- European Criminal and Procedural Law 3 ECTS
- International and Transnational Criminal Law 5 ECTS
- Seminar on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law 5 ECTS
- Master’s Thesis and Seminar, Criminal and Procedural Law 40 ECTS
- Introduction to Criminal Law 5 ECTS
- Assessment of evidence in criminal and civil cases 9 ECTS
- Legal Communication, Creativity and Influencing 5 ECTS
Research on public and global health. Epidemiologic, registry-based, and in part qualitative research methods. Scientific and popular presentations and publications. International academic collaboration and networking.
