MSc (Statistics), MSc (Applied Mathematics) Laura Perasto - UTU Research Portal

Laura Perasto
MSc (Statistics), MSc (Applied Mathematics)

- Doctoral Researcher,
Department of Computing (Faculty of Technology)
- Statistician,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

laura.e.perasto@utu.fi

applied mathematics; statistic; machine learning

Currently I am working as a statistician in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study in the Centre for Population Health Research. I graduated as Master of Science (Statistics) in 2023 and as Master of Science (Applied Mathematics) in 2022, University of Turku.

Associations of Leukocyte Telomere Length With Trait Resilience, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Psychological Distress Among Expecting Parents in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2025)
- Biological psychiatry global open science
Mondolin, Viivi; Karlsson, Hasse; Perasto, Laura; Paunio, Tiina; Vitikainen, Emma; Martens, Dries S.; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Kataja, Eeva-Leena
Measuring adverse childhood experiences by interviewing children at 9 and 10 years of age : Prevalence, concordance with mother-reports, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and subjective experience of being asked about adverse childhood experiences in FinnBrain Birth cohort study (2025)
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karlsson, Linnea; Sinisalo, Susanne; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Perasto, Laura; Juusola, Aino; Salama, Essi; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse
Across ages and places : Unpredictability of maternal sensory signals and child internalizing behaviors (2024)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Aran Özlü, Swales Danielle A., Bailey Natasha A., Korja Riikka, Holmberg Eeva, Eskola Eeva, Nolvi Saara, Perasto Laura, Nordenswan Elisabeth, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Sandman Curt A., Stern Hal S., Baram Tallie Z., Glynn Laura M., Davis Elysia Poggi
Negative associations between maternal prenatal hair cortisol and child socioemotional problems (2024)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Mustonen Paula, Kortesluoma Susanna, Scheinin Noora M., Perasto Laura, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Tervahartiala Katja, Tuulari Jetro J., Coimbra Bárbara, Carter Alice S., Rodrigues Ana João, Sousa Nuno, Paavonen E. Juulia, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea
Sleep disturbances in late pregnancy: associations with induction of labor (2024)
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Lähde, Henna; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Perasto, Laura; Varis, Viliina; Rinne, Kirsi; Paavonen, E. Juulia; Polo-Kantola, Päivi
Sleep duration and sleep loss during pregnancy: a longitudinal FinnBrain birth cohort study (2024)
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Aukia, Linda; Paavonen, E. Juulia; Karlsson, Linnea; Pelto, Juho; Perasto, Laura; Karlsson, Hasse; Polo-Kantola, Paivi
Understanding Resilience in Parents: Longitudinal Examination of Trait Resilience, Stressful Life Events, and Psychological Distress Symptoms-Insights From the FinnBrain Study (2024)
- Stress and Health
Mondolin, Viivi; Karlsson, Hasse; Perasto, Laura; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karlsson, Linnea; Kataja, Eeva-Leena
Hair cortisol, cortisone and DHEA concentrations and the composition of microbiota in toddlers (2023)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Koskinen Maarit K, Aatsinki Anna, Kortesluoma Susanna, Mustonen Paula, Munukka Eveliina, Lukkarinen Minna, Perasto Laura, Keskitalo Anniina, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Laura
Latent profile analysis of diurnal cortisol patterns at the ages of 2, 3.5, and 5 years: Associations with childcare setting, child individual characteristics, and maternal distress (2023)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Tervahartialaa Katja, Perasto Laura, Kortesluomaa Susanna, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea
Long-term Outcome With Prolonged Use of Interferon-alpha Administered Intermittently for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Phase II Study (2023)
- Anticancer Research
Kankuri-Tammilehto Minna, Perasto Laura, Pyrhönen Seppo, Salminen Eeva