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Professor, universities of Turku and Jyväskylä
Child and youth loneliness, participation and the experiences of outsiderhood (ostracism)
niina.junttila@utu.fi
Director of WP 3
Professor, University of Jyväskylänoona.h.kiuru@jyu.fi


Chief of loneliness work, HelsinkiMissiomaria.lahteenmaki@helsinkimissio.fi


Prerequisites and challenges of learning, teaching and guidance interaction strengthening participation, school as well-being environment for children and young people
tiirau@utu.fi
Legal perspectives, educational and social rights, children’s rights and public authorities’ responsibilities
virve.valtonen@utu.fi
Parent-child interaction
nina.mellenius@utu.fi
Communications and interaction

Research Manager, Sote-akatemia, University of Turku
Societal interaction and science communications
miia.laasanen@utu.fi
Societal interaction and science communications
petra.e.heikkinen@utu.fi
Individual level biopsychosocial mechanisms of loneliness and ostracism

MD, PhD, Professor, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Centre for Population Health Research, FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Department of Clinical Medicine, Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Prenatal and early life stress exposures and their influences on child socioemotional development and (mental) health outcomes
linnea.karlsson@utu.fi
Professor, universities of Turku and Jyväskylä
Child and youth loneliness, participation and the experiences of outsiderhood (ostracism)
niina.junttila@utu.fi
Child socioemotional development and stress regulation
katja.tervahartiala@utu.fi
Emotion perception and empathy in early childhood
mikko.peltola@tuni.fi
Hormonal stress response
sukort@utu.fi
Children’s brain imaging
elmo.p.pulli@utu.fi
Multimodal MRI and interdisciplinary research of (developmental) cognitive neuroscience.
jjtuul@utu.fi


The neuroscience behind the interaction of speech, language and socio-emotional skills in developing children.
ashmeet.a.jolly@utu.fiDevelopmental trajectories and consequences of loneliness and ostracism: individual and contextual intervening mechanisms

Director of WP 3
Professor, University of Jyväskylänoona.h.kiuru@jyu.fi

Youth well-being, principals’ and teachers’ work well-being
katariina.salmela-aro@helsinki.fi

Adolescent health psychology from motivation and uptake of mindfulness exercises to loneliness trajectories and their antecedents and consequences
marguerite.beattie@helsinki.fi
Adolescents’ well-being and social support
mari.s.tunkkari@jyu.fi

Visting researcher, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Acculturation, sense of belonging, and mental health among immigrant-origin children and adolescents
rekar.abdulhamed@helsinki.fi
Loneliness, well-being and integration of young immigrants in Finland
florencia.sortheix@helsinki.fi
Adolescents’ socioemotional skills, social belonging and their impact on adolescents’ well-being at school
ida.e.huttunen@helsinki.fi
Preventing and decreasing loneliness and ostracism in the context of schools

Professor, Aalto University
Economics of education, societal experiments
matti.sarvimaki@aalto.fi
Children’s learning, well-being and loneliness in school environment, teacher-student relationship, classroom interaction
marja-kristiina.lerkkanen@jyu.fi
Teacher-student interactions and teacher-student relationships, children’s learning, motivation, social skills and well-being
eija.k.pakarinen@jyu.fi
The effects of the two-year pre-primary education trial and quality of classroom interactions on students’ social skills and feelings of loneliness and belonging.
heli.j.muhonen@jyu.fi
Educators’ and learners’ socio-emotional and interaction competencies, diverse needs and inclusive practices, loneliness, and family relationships and well-being.
anne-elina.salo@utu.fiServices to belong – Children as co-creators of integrated service systems combating loneliness and ostracism

Research Professor, Director of Development, Itla Children's Foundation
Services for children young people and families, longitudinal research, the impact of childhood circumstances to the well-being in adulthood
tiina.ristikari@itla.fi
Visiting professor, University of Helsinki
Child well-being, longitudinal survey methodology, youth political and civic engagement
gary.pollock@helsinki.fi
Municipal research, public administration and policy, service system, qualitative research
anni.kyosti@itla.fi
Social functioning, peer relationships, psychosocial development, risk and protective factors for mental health disorders during childhood and youth
ville.tikkanen@itla.fi