List of researchers for media
Here you can find a selected list of researchers of the University of Turku who are available for media inquiries related to their field of expertise.
By clicking the link on the researcher’s name, you can access their profile and contact information.
Experts on Finnish topics
Associate Professor Jari Hänninen
Aquatic ecology, marine biology & Baltic Sea
Professor Anne Heimo
Folkloristics, oral history
Professor Hannu Salmi
Cultural history, media history, digital humanities
Professor Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen
Finnish history, gender history
Professor Charlotta Wolff
Finnish and Scandinavian history
Professor Janne Salminen
Finnish law, constitutional law, public law
Professor Janne Tukiainen
Economics, political economics
Professor Vesa Vares
Contemporary history, politics
Professor Jani Erola
Socioeconomic inheritance, social mobility, social class, inequality
Director of INVEST research flagship
Professor Christina Salmivalli
Bullying, peer relations, social development, KiVa Antibullying Program
Senior Researcher Jenni Tikkanen
Youth research, education policy, comparative education, sociology of education
Professor Tero Järvinen
Youth research, comparative educational research, career transitions and development
Professor, Academician Kaisa Häkkinen
Finnish language & Finno-Ugric languages
Professor Sirkka Saarinen
Finno-Ugric languages and cultures
Health and well-being
Professor Johanna Ivaska
Molecular cell biology, integrins in cancer progression
Professor Panu Jaakkola
Oncology, radiation therapy
Professor, Academician Sirpa Jalkanen
Immunology, inflammation, cancer & drug development
Director of InFLAMES research flagship
Professor Johanna Schleutker
Cancer genetics, hereditary cancer, genomics
Professor Jukka Westermarck
Cancer biology, role and regulation of phosphatases
Professor Kati Hanhineva
Food development, food chemistry, phytochemicals and nutrition
Research Director Anu Hopia
Food science, food chemistry and molecular gastronomy
Professor Baoru Yang
Food chemistry and food development, Nordic superfood
Professor Juho Joutsa
Neurology, movement disorders, neuroimaging, brain stimulation, addictions
Professor Juhani Knuuti
Imaging, positron emission tomography, popularisation of science
Professor Lauri Nummenmaa
Emotions, psychology, neurotransmission, neuroimaging
Postdoctoral Researcher Taru Garthwaite
Sports and exercise medicine, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, energy metabolism
Professor Kirsi Peltonen
Child mental health, psychological trauma, war trauma
International crises
Professor Henri Vogt
Democratic developments in Eastern Europe, Nordic foreign policies, conflicts and globalization
Professor Louis Clerc
International and diplomatic history, Finnish and Nordic foreign policy, French foreign policy, propaganda, public and cultural diplomacy
Professor Kari Liuhto
Russian economy, external economic relations of Russia, foreign direct investment in Russia, Russian investment abroad
Senior Advisor Anders Blom
Political risks in Russia, relations between Finland and Russia / Soviet Union, domestic policy of Russia / Soviet Union
University Teacher Ville Soimetsä
Soviet foreign policy, political and ideological use of history in Russia / Soviet Union
PhD Reeta E. Kangas
Propaganda, visual propaganda, propaganda art, political cartoons, war propaganda, Soviet Union, Russia
Technology, future and natural sciences
Professor Jukka Käyhkö
Geography, climatology, urban climates, Lapland
Professor Ilari E. Sääksjärvi
Amazonia, biodiversity, parasitoid wasps
Project Researcher Nicolas Balcom Raleigh
Futures literacy, sustainability innovation, critical futures studies
Research Director Eva-Mari Aro
Photosynthesis, stress acclimation, systems biology
Professor Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne
Photosynthesis, blue biorefinery, sustainable biotechnology, algal technology
Associate Professor Konstantinos Daskalakis
Microcavities, OLEDs, lasers, light-matter interactions
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