I am a docent in Economic Sociology at the University of Turku and a docent in Political Science at Tampere University.

I currently work as a Senior Researcher at the INVEST Flagship, where I lead a research group focused on planning and implementing the INVEST Longitudinal Survey on Well-Being. I am also the Principal Investigator of the project “Segregating Trust and Sleeping Suburbs: Intra-Urban Inequalities in Political Efficacy and Electoral Participation.” From 2020 to 2024, I led the KRIME research group, which examined the social impacts of the pandemic. Before joining INVEST, I held several teaching positions and also served as Head of the Economic Sociology Unit for two years.

My research focuses on citizens' well-being and their engagement with state institutions within the context of societal change. In particular, I have studied the drivers and consequences of political trust, as well as the impact of digital technology on human behaviour and interaction. I have published extensively in leading academic journals, such as European Political Science Review, Sociology, Social Science & Medicine, and New Media & Society.

My current teaching profile centers on PhD supervision and the development of research proposals. I am responsible for INWS0018 Research Proposal Workshop. I supervise nine PhD researchers whose topics range from political attitudes to subjective well-being.