Johanna
Kaakinen
University Lecturer, Psychology
Adjunct Professor, Psychology
PhD (Psychology)
Fostering Finnish Science Capital consortium www.finsci.fi
Areas of expertise
Cognitive psychology
Reading comprehension
Eye movements
Biography
I received my PhD from the University of Turku, Finland, in 2004. After a post doc year in US in 2005, I worked at the University of Tampere and University of Turku. In 2017-2019 I was a senior research fellow at Turku Institute for Advanced Studies. Currently I am a university lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Turku, and coordinator of Turku EyeLabs, see https://www.utu.fi/en/university/eye-tracking.
Teaching
I teach statistical methods and psychometrics at both undergraduate and graduate levels. I also supervise Master's and Doctoral students.
Research
I am currently leading two research projects: Fostering Finnish Science Capital consortium (www.finsci.fi) funded by the strategic research council, and IMMERSED project on immersion to literary narratives, funded by the Academy of Finland.
Publications
Processing of Irony in Text: A Systematic Review of Eye-Tracking Studies (2021)
Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology
(A2 Katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikauslehdessä)
Self-reported playing preferences resonate with emotion-related physiological reactions during playing and watching of first-person shooter videogames (2021)
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
(A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä)
The effects of app-based mindfulness practice on the well-being of university students and staff (2021)
Current Psychology
(A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä)
Relevance Instructions Combined with Elaborative Interrogation Facilitate Strategic Reading: Evidence from Eye Movements (2021)
Psicología educativa
(A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä)
Fluctuation in Pupil Size and Spontaneous Blinks Reflect Story Transportation (2020)
Journal of Eye Movement Research
(A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä)
Eye tracking in maritime immersive safe oceans technology (2020)
IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications, IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications
(A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)
What Can Eye Movements Tell us about Visual Perception Processes in Classroom Contexts? Commentary on a Special Issue (2020)
Educational Psychology Review
(A2 Katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikauslehdessä)
Cognitive engagement during reading on digital tablet: Evidence from concurrent recordings of postural and eye movements (2020)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
(A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä)
The role of game preferences on arousal state when playing first-person shooters (2020)
GamiFIN Conference, CEUR Workshop Proceedings
(A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)
Attention, memory and preference for direct and indirect print advertisements (2020)
Journal of Business Research
(A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä)