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Työskentelen erikoistutkijana Nuorisoalan tutkimus- ja kehittämisyksikkö Juveniassa. Koulutukseltani olen yhteiskuntatieteiden tohtori (Tampereen yliopisto v. 2003), ja nuorisotutkimus, yhteiskuntatieteellinen vammaistutkimus, työelämän ammatillisuuteen ja sosiaalisiin suhteisiin liittyvä tutkimus sekä kulttuurintutkimuksen menetelmät ovat vahvimpia alueitani.

Nuorisotutkimuksessa minua kiinnostavat eniten yhdenvertaisuuden ja sosiaalisen eriarvoisuuden teemat, vähemmistöihin luokiteltujen nuorten asema ja nuorisokulttuurit.

I work as a Senior Researcher at the Youth Research and Development Centre Juvenia. I have a doctorate in social sciences (University of Tampere in 2003), and my strongest areas are youth studies, disability studies, research related to professionalism and social relations in working life, and the methods of cultural studies.

In youth research, I am most interested in the themes of social inequality, the status of young people classified as minorities, and youth cultures.

I am PhD in Social Sciences and I work as a senior researcher at Juvenia Centre of Youth Research and Development.

In addition to youth studies, my fields of expertise are social research on disability, cultural studies, working-life research and sociological studies on professionalism and expertise.

At Juvenia, I have studied e.g. the opportunities for participation of young persons with disabilities in youth sport activities and sport cultures, services of support for young people, digital youth work, and safety and resilience of young people amidst global crises. Additionally, I have participated in international development projects concerning e.g. digital safety of young people, and promoting skills of young people for social entrepreneurship.

I work in Quality Management in the KymiLabs research unit. The key areas of my work are:

• accreditation
• Notified Body activities and
• standardisation.

I have many years of experience and expertise, especially in the field of concrete quality assurance. I am involved in concrete industry working groups.

I also have training and expertise in renovation, which I can use to teach civil engineering.