My doctoral research focuses on structural-historical thinking, historical understanding, and how modes of historical thought are conveyed in university teaching. Structural history is understood in this study as a broad, transdisciplinary way of thinking that shifts attention from individual events to societal structures and long-term, multi-layered temporal processes of change.
I supervise pedagogically oriented Master’s theses in history within the joint teacher seminar (Opeseminaari) organized by the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies.
I work as a postdoctoral researcher in the “Ethical Police” (EEPO) project funded by the Kone Foundation. My background is in sociology so I’ll bring societal perspective in our research team. The key themes in my previous work and research has concerned diversity and equality in working life. In my PhD research, I focused on multi-agency collaboration in promoting two-way integration from the perspective of police work. Also in the EEPO project, my research is about collaboration and ethics of police work from the perspective of stakeholders.
I am a researcher and teacher in Service Management (master’s program) and international retail (bachelor’s program).
I am a researcher in the Intellectual Capital Management research group and UEFDigs Research Community.
In my dissertation I explored trust development in an organizational merger context.
My research interests relate to trust, management, leadership, organizational change, and managing stakeholders, especially customer relations in international retail. I apply mainly qualitative research methods and process approach. I am interested in quality management and co-research methods.
My focus in recent years has been to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurological diseases, especially Parkinson`s disease, schizophrenia and psychopathy. We use patient-derived brain cells in 2D and 3D culture systems to mimic the pathological conditions in the diseased brain more accurately. We also center our efforts on discovering new drug targets and biomarkers for the studied diseases. As the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the ability of drugs to cross the BBB and reach the correct target is critical when designing drugs for neurological diseases, our third aim is to establish a simple model that mimics the physiological architecture and the barrier properties of the BBB. Once created, the ability of novel drugs and biomolecules like extracellular vesicles to penetrate the BBB can be tested. The model can also be used to understand the molecular and transport mechanisms that regulate BBB permeability in physiological and pathological conditions. Gained knowledge and novel discoveries will open in the future new opportunities for therapeutic developments.
For more information, please visit our research group website: https://sites.uef.fi/human-brain-disease-modelling-group/
I work as a project researcher in the School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education. I coordinate the DIGS research community and conduct research on learning analytics in the YUFE project. Previously, I have worked as a trainer and instructional designer in the Learning and Teaching in Digital Environments specialist education programme (DigiErko). My ongoing doctoral research is about teacher agency in the context of educational technology and digital pedagogy.
My research is inherently interdisciplinary, and I use both behavioural and brain imaging research methods. I conduct experimental speech research in the LogoLab infrastructure. I also apply new technological solutions for the assessment and rehabilitation of speech and language skills.
Docent in the area of field-specific language teaching and learning in higher education
Senior University Lecturer of academic and field-specific English at the Language Centre, Kuopio campus
Language Centre English team leader and supervisor
Research on higher education teaching and learning topics
Teacher of the Year, Kuopio campus 2016
Excellent Teaching Practitioner 2017
Honourary mention for equality and equal opportunities in teaching 2020
Author of “Supporting students through high-quality teaching – inspiring practices for university teachers” (Springer, 2023)
Dr. Seita Vesa is a Professor of Environmental Law, with a focus on sustainability transformation, at the University of Eastern Finland’s Center for Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Law (CCEEL). At UEF Law School, Professor Vesa serves as the Head of Law School. In addition, they are affiliated as a Principal Researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute’s Climate Solutions Unit (SYKE).
Their research spans international and EU environmental and climate law, covering topics such as the legal frameworks governing the LULUCF and effort sharing sectors, renewable energy, forests and bioenergy, sustainability transitions and transformation, environmental protection, and Arctic environmental law. Their theoretically oriented work examines the capacities of law in sustainability transition and transformation and decarbonization, with particular attention to the development of EU climate law and its intersections with environmental and energy law. A further core focus is the relationship between law and science, including questions of legitimacy.
Professor Vesa is actively involved in research projects and has served, for example, as co-Principal Investigator of the SRC RELIEF project since 2023.
Their teaching focuses primarily on EU environmental and climate law. They supervise both PhD researchers and Master’s students and have extensive experience in developing and managing international Master’s programmes.
Beyond academia, Professor Vesa is actively engaged in expert and advisory roles at the national and international levels. They contribute to policy-relevant and decision-supporting processes through participation in working and steering groups, are regularly appointed to scientific evaluation and expert panels, and provide consultancy in environmental law to public and other institutional actors.
