Regina Casteleijn-Osorno
regina.a.casteleijn-osorno@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-9174 |
Biography
Doctoral Researcher at Turku University, School of Economics and Lego® Serious Play® facilitator. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, mother-caregivers, neurodiversity/additional needs and aspects of entrepreneurial performance by mothers including the societal impact. She herself identifies as neurodiverse and is the mother to three children, two with neurodiversity and additional needs.
Research
The wellbeing of mompreners ( mother-entrepreneurs ) who are caregivers to children with special/additional needs. I use art-based methods, such as Lego Serious Play, Photovoice and narrative pictogramming.
Publications
- A fresh perspective on entrepreneurship as a career for mothers to additional needs children (2025)
- International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Jingle bells and juggling stress : An IPA analysis of well-being and ill-being among market entrepreneurs in outdoor finnish christmas markets (2025)
- Journal of Business Venturing Insights
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Mompreneurship and resilience : Exploring entrepreneurship for mothers of children with additional needs (2025)
- Business research quarterly
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Uncovering wellbeing: The complex realities of mompreneurs with additional needs children through Lego® Serious Play® (2024)
- Journal of Business Venturing Insights
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)