My PhD research is focused on the association between socioeconomic factors, cardiovascular, brain health and academic achievement from childhood to adolescence and young adulthood.
Sanni Kahila ([email protected])
I am a university teacher in early childhood teacher education. My research interests focus on teachers’ professional development and teamwork in early childhood education, particularly in the pre-service and induction phases.
Sanni Rantanen ([email protected])
I’m a project coordinator in professor Eeva-Stiina Tuittilas research group Peat&Trees. My work includes a variety of tasks, including but not limited to data management, field work coordination and communications. Additionally, I’m a part of the coordination team and the communications committee of Centre of Excellence in Peatlands, Climate Change and Ecological Restoration.
In my studies I focused in peatland forests and peatlands’ GHG exchange. I graduated from University of Helsinki with a masters degree in forest science in 2024.
Santtu Mikkonen ([email protected])
Specialized in statistical analysis of atmospheric measurement data and environmental epidemiology.
Has extensive experience in statistical modelling and data analysis, broad knowledge of various statistical methods and atmospheric data, and a strong track record in applying these methods across different research areas.
Current research interests focus on the health effects of air pollution and extreme weather events, as well as vehicular emissions.
Sara Fraccastoro ([email protected])
AI in International Marketing and Sales: The topic covers how small and miedium-sized firms (and often entrepreneurial ventures) navigate the complexities of cross-border markets and learn to use Artifical Intelligence and embed its tools into daily international marketing strategies, planning, and activities, as well as to improve B2B customers’ journey and experience.
Internationalization and Strategic Moves of Platform Firms: In this area, I focus on platform firms, their characteristics, and how, together with entrepreneurial capaibilities, they contribute to firms’ growth and international scaling. Spot is also on Born Digitals.
Social Media use for Intrnationalization and Sales: In this area, the spot is on Social Media Platforms and how they help firms to achieve international market reach, improve sales management, and increase sales performance.
Sustainability and Internationalization: In this resaerch area, I merge two very timely topics to see what goals lead small firms in adopting internationalization and Sustainability in their prctices and what implications these drivers have on firmsgrowth. I also embed elements of gamification in this area of research.
International Branding and Co-branding of firms.
Sara Juvonen ([email protected])
I work as a postdoctoral researcher at SURE, the Research Unit for the Sociology of Education. Previously, I have worked on projects examining various forms of educational segregation and inequality.
My research focuses on the relationship between education and society, and the societal dimensions of teaching and teacher education.
Sara Keronen ([email protected])
I am an adult educator and work as a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology. My research focuses on personnel workplace learning and the basic psychological needs in working life. I have examined workplace learning from a collective perspective, and explored issues such as collective self-determination, as well as leadership in various work contexts. Currently, my research focuses on workplace loneliness and how it develops in relation to workplace learning situations in Finnish microenterprises. My aim is to share insights from my research for the benefit of organizations and society, and to support practical development work within organizations.
Sara Kälvälä ([email protected])
I am an early stage researcher in AIVI/Lehtonen group. I’m currently working with hiPSC-derived midbrain organoids and studying their utility as in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. The incidence of neurodegenerative diseases is expected to increase as the population ages, which in turn creates an increasing need for more effective treatments. To accelerate drug discovery efforts, improved in vitro models are needed. Brain organoids could provide a human-derived, physiologically relevant, high-throughput-compatible alternative to animal models and 2D cell culture.
Sari Havu-Nuutinen ([email protected])
Sari Havu-Nuutinen: PhD, Education. Professor on education, especially early years education. Havu-Nuutinen works at School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education involved e.g. in minor studies of pre-primary education, international master’s degree program and postgraduate studies in education. She has more than 20 years’ experience of teacher education in Finland and during the period she has actively participated in the curriculum development in teacher education.
She is internationally collaborative researcher in her research field addressing young children’s teaching and learning in science education. She has participated in science education research and developmental projects internationally and nationally. In addition, she is leading national school related projects relating to science education and flexible learning environments. She worked as a Fulbright scholar (ASLA Fulbright senior research grant) at Ohio University 2015.
Sari Rissanen ([email protected])
I have part-time position as Vice-Dean for Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, combined with a position of joint Professor of Social Work at the University of Eastern Finland and the North Karelia Welfare Services County. The duties of vice dean focus on development of research, innovations, research infrastructures and doctoral education.