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__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

DIRECTORS<\/h2>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

Heidi Vanjusov<\/a><\/h3>\n

Head Director<\/h3>\n

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Heidi Vanjusov (LL.D.) works as a University Lecturer of Social Law. Vanjusov is responsible for the educational package of Welfare Law and teaches Social Law in several courses not only at the Law School, but also at the Department of Social Sciences.<\/p>\n

Vanjusov\u2019s dissertation examined the equal accessibility of substance abuse services. Currently, Vanjusov\u2019s research interests are related to the realization of the rights of clients of substance abuse services and other clients in a vulnerable positions. She is particularly interested in assessing the need for services in accordance with the Social Welfare Act.<\/p>\n

heidi.vanjusov(at)uef.fi, @HeidiVanjusov<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

Vice Director<\/h3>\n

Jenni Savonen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Jenni Savonen is a social psychologist (DSocSci), who works as a researcher in the project Shadows in Paradise? The Rights of People Living with Dementia in a Welfare State<\/em>.<\/a> The project studies the wellbeing and (legal) challenges of people living with dementia in their everyday lives and aims to find solutions to the challenges that are identified. The topic of Jenni’s doctoral thesis was the social representations related to illicit drug use. Her overall research interests are in studying vulnerable groups of people through qualitative research methods.<\/p>\n

jenni.savonen(at)uef.fi, @jenni_savonen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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PROFESSORS<\/h2>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

Mikko Aaltonen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Mikko Aaltonen (D.Soc.Sc.) is professor of criminology at UEF Law School. He teaches quantitative research methods in criminology, and supervises statistically orientated master\u2019s and doctoral theses in the fields of criminal justice, criminology and empirical legal research. His recent research has focused on the associations between social disadvantage, crime and criminal sanctions, and on the effectiveness of crime prevention programs. Prior to starting work at the University of Eastern Finland, Mikko has worked at the Ministry of Justice and the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

mikko.e.aaltonen(at)uef.fi<\/span><\/span>, 0505722121, @aaltmik<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

\"\"Sanna Mustasaari (LL.D., Title of Docent) is Associate Professor of Family Law. She has studied transnational family life and transnational child protection and welfare in her research projects, including Children Abroad: A Relational Analysis of Finnish Child Protection and Welfare in Transnational Contexts [CARELA], Finnish Research Council, 2020-2024), NOS-HS exploratory workshop series: <\/span>Transnational Childhoods, Transnational Rights<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0and transnational child welfare consortium project SUOJATIE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her research interests include intersections of law and religion, regulation and recognition of family relationships, human rights, children\u2019s rights, transrights and queer legal theory, international family and child law, migration law, and feminist legal theory. She is a member of the Borders, Mobilities and Cultural Encounters (BOMOCULT) -research community.\u00a0https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/en\/research-community\/borders-mobilities-and-cultural-encounters-bomocult<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

sanna.mustasaari(at)uef.fi, @SMustasaari<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Anna M\u00e4ki-Pet\u00e4j\u00e4-Leinonen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Anna M\u00e4ki-Pet\u00e4j\u00e4-Leinonen (LL.D., Title of Docent) is professor of Law and Ageing. Her research has focused on Elder Law combining jurisprudence (Civil Law and Social- and Medical Law) with social and medical sciences.<\/p>\n

M\u00e4ki-Pet\u00e4j\u00e4-Leinonen is sub-consortium PI in an international research project focusing on the specific issues concerning people who develop dementia or mild cognitive impairment while still working (MCI@work<\/a>). She is also sub-consortium PI in national research project scrutinizing home-based palliative care of the elderly (MeRela<\/a>).<\/p>\n

M\u00e4ki-Pet\u00e4j\u00e4-Leinonen teaches Elder and Guardianship Law and is a teacher in the course \u201cSocial Law Clinic\u201d.<\/p>\n

anna.maki-petaja-leinonen(at)uef.fi, 040 511 8841, @Annamakipetaja<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Eeva Nyk\u00e4nen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Eeva Nyk\u00e4nen (PhD) is a professor in Law and Welfare and Legislative Studies. Her research interests include the legal aspects of the social and healthcare reform and social and healthcare system, social rights as fundamental and human rights as well as Refugee Law and Immigration Law.<\/p>\n

Nyk\u00e4nen teaches Social Law and Immigration Law. She is a member of the human rights delegation appointed by the Ombudsman.<\/p>\n

eeva.nykanen(at)uef.fi, 029 524 7901, @EevaNyka<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Marjo Ylh\u00e4inen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Marjo Ylh\u00e4inen (PhD) is an associate professor in Labour Law. She takes part in international projects such as MCI@work<\/a>\u00a0which focuses on the specific issues concerning people who develop dementia or mild cognitive impairment while still working and also in The Future of Work project, which concentrates on the Nordic labor market model and changes in work.<\/p>\n

Ylh\u00e4inen teaches Labour Law and Private Law. She is also a member of the Doctoral Programme in Law.<\/p>\n

marjo.ylhainen(at)uef.fi<\/em>, 050 324 7589, @MYlhainen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

SENIOR LECTURERS<\/h2>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

Maija Aalto-Heinil\u00e4<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Maija Aalto-Heinil\u00e4 has since the defense of her doctoral thesis (”The Concept of Showing in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus”, 2007) focused on Philosophy of Law. She is particularly interested in theories of rights and how they relate to moral and political philosophy. Her second field of research is legal interpretation.<\/p>\n

maija.aalto(at)uef.fi, 050 442 0611, 050 329 9393 (personal)<\/em><\/p>\n

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________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

Elisa Silvennoinen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Elisa Silvennoinen (LL.D.) is a University Lecturer in Procedural Law. Elisa teaches in the forensic psychology module on the status and rights of victims of crime. She is also a lecturer in various courses in Criminal Law and Procedural Law.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her research interests include issues related to the child’s rights in criminal justice system, the procedural rights of vulnerable victims and child’s autonomy and informed consent.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to legal research, Elisa is interested in data-based research and likes to use qualitative research methods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elisa is currently working in research projects examining the role of minors in criminal proceedings and the scope of protection by Finnish Criminal Law, as well as on children’s rights in AI-based systems.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

elisa.silvennoinen(at)uef.fi, @ElisaSilvennoi1<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Virve Valtonen<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Virve Valtonen (HM) works part-time as a university lecturer in public law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Eastern Finland.<\/p>\n

In her research, Valtonen has focused on legal issues related to schools and children’s well-being, and she will defend her dissertation on the regulation of discipline in basic education in May 2025.<\/p>\n

Valtonen currently works full-time at the University of Turku’s Department of Teacher Education on a multidisciplinary research project funded by STN called Right to Belong, which focuses on solutions to loneliness and ostracism among children and young people.<\/p>\n

Up-to-date contact information and publications can be found on utucris.<\/p>\n

virve.valtonen(at)uef.fi, Linked-In<\/p>\n

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SENIOR RESEARCHERS AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS<\/h2>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

Mervi Issakainen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Mervi Issakainen (DSocSci) is a social psychologist whose research interests focus particularly on health and well-being among different age groups. She received her PhD in 2016. The topic of her doctoral dissertation was young people\u2019s distress in relation to cultural conceptions of depression.<\/p>\n

Issakainen works as a University Researcher in an international multidisciplinary research project (MCI@work<\/a>; WoLMI) focusing on the experiences, life situations and realisation of rights among people living with early onset dementia (at Department of Social Sciences), as well as in a multidisciplinary project (WELGO)<\/a> exploring how to safeguard welfare in times of pandemics (at UEF Law School).<\/p>\n

mervi.issakainen(at)uef.fi, <\/em>@MerIssakainen<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Iina J\u00e4rvinen<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"Iina J\u00e4rvinen (Doctor of Administrative Sciences) works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Law. J\u00e4rvinen’s research deals with themes related to inequality from a socio-legal perspective.<\/p>\n

J\u00e4rvinen’s research interests include economic, social, and cultural rights in particular. In her dissertation,<\/a> she examined cultural rights from the perspective of poverty. J\u00e4rvinen has also researched topics such as tuition fees, cultural rights, and the realization of the rights of people with epilepsy.<\/p>\n

J\u00e4rvinen is currently working on the OBaMa \u2013 Overcoming Barriers to Participation project, funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC),<\/a> where she is researching the realization of minority rights and social inclusion.<\/p>\n

iina.jarvinen@uef.fi<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com\/in\/iina-j\u00e4rvinen<\/a><\/p>\n

Bsky: @iinajarvinen.bsky.social<\/p>\n

Orcid: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2572-5166<\/a><\/p>\n

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Henna Nikumaa<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Henna\u00a0Nikumaa<\/a>\u00a0(PhD in Law)\u00a0works as a postdoctoral researcher in Law and Ageing at Law School and the Neuroscience Research Community (NeuroRC) at University of Eastern Finland. She works on various\u00a0projects<\/a>\u00a0studying the rights of ageing people.<\/p>\n

In her research\u00a0Nikumaa is interested in the rights of aged and disabled people as well as the challenges of autonomy and protection of people with dementia.<\/p>\n

Nikumaa has worked over 20 years in various positions in the field of social and healthcare for older people. Especially she has led projects that developed and strengthened later life legal planning, equality and the rights of people with dementia. She has published, in particular, a large amount of articles and chapters in textbooks for social and healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n

Nikumaa has a master\u2019s degree in leadership and management and has many years of experience in management and supervision from different organizations as well as from different research and development projects. She is a member of the European Law and Ageing Network (ELAN) and a co-founder and chairperson of the Finnish network of Elder Law Experts (VAASI).<\/p>\n

henna.nikumaa(at)uef.fi<\/a>, +358 40 581 2151<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS<\/h2>\n

__________________________________________________<\/h2>\n

Alex Berg<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Alex Berg, M.Sc (cand.soc) works as a doctoral researcher in Welfare Law (UEF Law School). His PhD dissertation tackles the legal rights and access to justice for older immigrants and immigrants with dementia in Finland. The research employs qualitative approach in its quest for analyzing the challenges that older immigrants and immigrants with dementia might face when they seek care and support, their autonomy and self-determination, and the effects of stigma on their rights and welfare.<\/p>\n

Alex\u2019s research interests focus on human rights, the rights of vulnerable people, and equality. He studied the effects of laws and social habitus on vulnerable people\u2019s lives and wellbeing. Some of his previous qualitative research involved refugees, stateless people, and victims of female genital mutilation.<\/p>\n

alex.berg(at)uef.fi, +358 50 562 9464, @exalberg<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Niina Gr\u00e5sten<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"Niina Gr\u00e5sten, (M.Sc. Econ. & Bus. Adm.) is a Ph.D. student in Social Law. She is interested in the rights of persons with disabilities as fundamental and human rights and individuals\u00b4 access to their rights. In her thinking people with disabilities are holder of rights and equal members of society. Gr\u00e5sten\u00b4s dissertation is about defining the status of disability as a legal concept. Her research interest is also how disability service act is interpreted in the level of municipal social services. The empirical part of the research focuses on people with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n

Gr\u00e5sten is the contact person for UEF\u2019s Child and family services expert group. She is the person in charge of practical training and internships at UEF Law School.<\/p>\n

niinagr(at)uef.fi, @GrastenNiina<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Rahma Hersi<\/a><\/h3>\n

Rahma Hersi is a legal scholar whose research interests lie in equal access to education & labour opportunities, religion and culture and feminist theory and questions of integration of immigrants in Finland.<\/p>\n

rahma.hersi(at)uef.fi, +358 50 475 0614<\/em><\/p>\n

______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

Mia Kilpel\u00e4inen<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Mia Kilpel\u00e4inen (M.Sc. Econ. & Bus. Adm.) is a lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural law, a doctoral candidate and the coordinator of international affairs at UEF Law School.<\/p>\n

Kilpel\u00e4inen teaches execution of criminal sanctions, economics of criminal law and courses related to criminology.<\/p>\n

Kilpel\u00e4inen’s dissertation is about executing unconditional imprisonment. Her research interest relate to sanction planning and equality in enforcement.<\/p>\n

mia.kilpelainen(at)uef.fi, +358 50 4422 631<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jarrah Kollei<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"Jarrah Kaisa Kollei is a doctoral researcher in the field of welfare law at the Center for Welfare Law at the University of Eastern Finland and the Vice Director and Coordinator for the Centre for Law and Welfare in the fall of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Kollei’s dissertation, she examines the access to rights and well-being of sexual and gender minorities in the context of relationship breakups.<\/p>\n

Kollei’s research interests lie in the study of the realization of the rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups and in welfare.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4824-0643<\/p>\n

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Maija Moisio<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Maija Moisio (M.Sc) works as a researcher in Labour Law and is writing her doctoral thesis on individual participation within an employment framework and the employee protective principle. She also works as a teaching tutor and is involved with a project concerning persons with memory disorders within an employment framework. Moisio has educational responsibilities in basic and advanced Labour Law courses.<\/p>\n

maija.moisio(at)uef.fi, 050 323 2241<\/em><\/p>\n

______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

Hanna-Maria Niemi<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Hanna-Maria Niemi (Master of Social Sciences, Master of Administrative Sciences) works as a junior researcher at the Law School of University of Eastern Finland. She is currently writing her PhD dissertation on human dignity as a legal concept. The thesis focuses on clarifying the content and the function of dignity as a legal concept. In addition, it includes the philosophical analysis of these legal conceptions. The perspective on the research relates to welfare law since the scope of dignity focuses on the requirements for a life of dignity in a positive sense. Niemi is especially interested in the philosophical understanding about human well-being and the practices of legally protecting this well-being.<\/p>\n

hanna-maria.niemi(at)uef.fi<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kaisa N\u00e4kki<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Kaisa N\u00e4kki (LL.M, trained on the bench) is a part-time doctoral researcher. <\/span>She writes her multidisciplinary, empirical doctoral thesis about \u201dThe many faces of dementias \u2013 A research of assessing the need of legal guardians\u201d.<\/p>\n

N\u00e4kki is researching under what circumstances a person with dementia is considered legally incapable and needs a legal guardian \u2013 especially if he or she has other cognitive or neuropsychiatric symptoms or signs than classical memory deficits. An essential research question is how the perspectives of medical professionals and legal professionals differ on this matter. The aim of the research is to improve due process of people with dementia. The second aim is to clarify good practices of doctor\u2019s certificates from legal point of view and harmonize how documents are evaluated in District Courts.<\/p>\n

N\u00e4kki is also a member of the network of Elder Law experts VAASI<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

katja.nakki(at)uef.fi<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kati Saurula<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Kati Saurula (Bachelor of Social Sciences, M.Ed) is interested in working across administrative boundaries. She is particularly interested in the practices of coordination between social care, health care, general education and teaching in relation to the services provided to families with children.<\/p>\n

kati.saurula(at)uef.fi<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jenni Varis<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Jenni Varis, M.Sc. (Admin) works as a part-time project researcher and a doctoral student in Labour Law. Her main task is her position as the Head of Human Resources at University of Eastern Finland.<\/p>\n

Varis\u2019 doctoral research combines empirical and dogmatical law studies. The research focuses on employees in expert positions and how employee\u2019s self-determination and employer\u2019s directional power encounter in practice. Varis’ interests lie in Labour Law practices and how they influence everyday working life and well-being at work.<\/p>\n

jenni.varis@uef.fi<\/em><\/a>, +358 50 443 4783, @varis_jenni<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS<\/h2>\n

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Heta Suominen<\/a><\/h3>\n

Heta Suominen works as a Research and Teaching Assistant in the Welfare Law team.
Suominen is currently doing Communications for the Centre of Law and Welfare, managing social media accounts and managing other internal and external communications.<\/p>\n

She is a third-year Public Law student majoring in Welfare Law and minoring in Forensic Psychology.<\/p>\n

heta.suominen(at)uef.fi<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jenni Tanskanen\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenni Tanskanen is a Research and Teaching assistant in the Welfare Law team. She is a fourth-year psychology major and is working on her Master’s thesis in Forensic Psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

jenni.tanskanen(at)uef.f<\/em>i<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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