In my current research, I combine biomechanics, computational modeling and contrast-enhanced computed tomography of articular cartilage to understand the development and degeneration of cartilage more deeply.
Maria Sarasti ([email protected])
I am a specialist in physical and rehabilitation medicine and a clinical lecturer, teaching medical students. In my dissertation research I study how physicians identify their competence at the early stages of specialization and the factors influencing building up competence. Additionally, I examine how competence-based education is reflected in these plans. My data is individual learning plans.
Maria Skalska-Tuomi ([email protected])
I am a community ecologist researching species interactions, species-environment relationships and their impacts on ecosystem functioning in the rapidly changing Arctic tundra. I study primarily mammalian herbivore-plant-soil and plant-plant interactions, with a specific focus on ecological dynamics linked to the black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum spp.).
My core study area encompasses counties of Troms and Finnmark in Northern Norway.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-5177
Maria Takala-Roszczenko ([email protected])
My duties consist of teaching and research in church music, as well as administrative tasks within the School of Theology. I am responsible for delivering lectures on the church music degree programme, from the foundation level through to the advanced level. I supervise Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations on church music. My research interests include the development of Finnish-language Orthodox musical practice and liturgical literature, as well as national discourses within Finnish Orthodoxy in the 19th and 20th centuries. I am also researching the development of the Eastern Rite liturgy and music in Poland-Lithuania during the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as the significance of church music in today’s worship experiences and processes of conversion. I am in the editorial board of the following academic publications: Ortodoksia, The Journal of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music, Review of Ecumenical Studies, Acta Musicologica, ja Труди Київської Духовної Академії. I am the vice-chair of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (2021–) and co-chair of the Church Music Group of the International Orthodox Theological Association. I am also a board member and treasurer of the Finnish Society for Byzantine Music. I am also in the board of the Foundation of Orthodox Culture, and the folk dance and youth association Motora.
Marianna Halinen ([email protected])
In addition to teaching, Marianna writes her dissertation in marketing and consumer behavior research group. Marianna’s dissertation focuses on scent marketing and she is especially interested in processes behind the effects of scents on consumer behavior, and whether using scents could increase sales of products that are more environmentally friendly in comparison to conventional products. Marianna’s research interests also include sustainable consumption and she has written her master’s thesis about adoption of wood-based products. Prior to her academic career, Marianna has worked in a company specialising in sensory marketing solutions and in retail.
Marianna Preston ([email protected])
In addition to working on my own dissertation which focuses on accessible and inclusive tourism, I work under the University of Eastern Finland’s Tourism Business research group as a project researcher. My bachelor’s thesis dealt with the tourism product development for the hearing-impaired; and now, the focus of my dissertation is researching the impacts of such products on the experiences of social inclusion and well-being of the hearing-impaired participants in tourism.
Marianna Virtanen ([email protected])
My focus is on working life and its change; my specific research fields are mental health, work capacity, and sickness absence. The present externally funded projects include a consortium study in the Academy of Finland program “Digital Humanities” (2020-23) in which we, together with Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University of Helsinki, examine the potential of digital data pools in the assessment of workload in health care. We are also part of the Academy of Finland program “Climate Change and Health” (2020-24). I have collaboration with the unit of Insurance Medicine at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Marie Le Geay ([email protected])
I have always been fascinated by the environment, especially the huge diversity of microorganisms that live on Earth. I have a background in microbial and peatland ecology, as well as processes related to soil carbon dynamics. My main research interests lie in peatland ecology, particularly the functioning of the carbon cycle in peatlands, and the threats posed by global changes (warming, drought, vegetation change, restoration…). I completed a master’s degree in environmental microbiology and molecular biology at the University of Pau (France) in 2022. Following a PhD and postdoctoral research in peatland microbial ecology at the University of Toulouse (CRBE laboratory, France) from 2022 to 2026, I have now joined the Peat and Trees group. As a nature lover, I am particularly interested in the changes occurring today and their impact on microbial communities, and I am looking forward to seeing what we will discover!
Marika Pylkkö ([email protected])
I work as a project researcher in the KOTOPE research project. In my work I examine the employment of early education teachers and the differentiation of public early education services from the perspective of sociology of education.
Marina Dutra Trindade ([email protected])
Marina Dutra Trindade is a doctoral researcher at the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law of the Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland. Her research focuses on EU and international climate and energy law. Her broader research interests include jurisprudence, public international law, international environmental law and EU law. She is a member of the RELIEF Project (2023-2026), which is funded by the Strategic Research Council of Finland and focuses on the interdisciplinary analysis of the role and impact of legal systems on sustainability transformation.