Areas of expertise
Biography
I am a University Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Turku (and from 11/21 onwards at the Faculty of Law, University of Lapland).
My research interests lie in the fields of contract law, consumer law, proactive contracting, legal design, sociology of law, and empirical studies of contracts.
I have published several peer reviewed articles and book chapters in the fields of proactive contracting, contract design, contract law, consumer law and tort law.
Besides my fascination for research, I am passionate about developing legal education and teaching. I have worked as a teacher tutor for many years.
Outside the university, I am a chair of the Finnish Association for Legal and Social Sciences.
Teaching
Basic studies in law
Research
My doctoral dissertation is about contracts' functions and their implications to contract law. In the dissertation, I was interested in the ways companies use their contracts to govern their business relationships. The theoretical basis of the research were proactive contract law, relational contract theory, and functional approach to contracting. I used empirical methods, such as action research, surveys, and interviews, to study the phenomenon.