• Title of Docent in Ecology, University of Helsinki 2013
• PhD University of Helsinki  2009
• MSc University of Helsinki 2005

• Kone foundation: 2023 – 2027 The role of the individual in transformation of biodiversity policy
• Kone foundation:  Development of the protected area network, cost-effectiveness and impact of ecological knowledge on conservation policy 2018 – 2023
• University lecturer in conservation biology, University of Helsinki 2014 – 2017
• Kone foundation: Developing tools for farmland biodiversity conservation 2013 – 2017
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Knowledge, communication and targeting of biodiversity conservation 2013 – 2016
• Post-doctoral Researcher, Research Council of Finland, University of Helsinki 2011 – 2014
• Post-doctoral Researcher EU FP7 SCALES-project, University of Helsinki 2009 – 2011

My research interests span a broad spectrum of issues related to biodiversity and sustainability. My background in ecology helps with understanding the challenges we are facing from a natural science perspective, but my current research topics focus on biodiversity policies, human behavior and transformative change, drawing from policy research, conservation psychology, philosophy as well as sustainability science more broadly. Current issues of interest include e.g. nature restoration and the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation and the role of science and scientists at the science-policy-practice interface and in advancing transformation.