PhD (Psychology) Johanna Kaakinen - UTU Research Portal

Johanna Kaakinen
PhD (Psychology)

- Professor,
Psychology (Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology)

Fostering Finnish Science Capital (FINSCI)

johkaa@utu.fi

+358 29 450 3035

+358 50 576 9565

Assistentinkatu 7

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2970-826X

Personal website

FINSCI website

Areas of expertise

Cognitive psychology; Reading comprehension; Eye movements

Research community or research topic

I am leading the Fostering Finnish Science Capital consortium www.finsci.fi. I'm a thematic area (Skills and learning) leader in the INVEST Research flagship and research center invest.utu.fi.

Biography

I received my PhD from the University of Turku, Finland, in 2004. I am currently leading Fostering Finnish Science Capital (FINSCI) research consortium (www.finsci.fi) and coordinating Turku EyeLabs (https://www.utu.fi/en/university/eye-tracking). I am also editor-in-chief of journal Discourse Processes, together with Catherine Bohn-Gettler.

Research

Teaching

Publications

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Conspiracy Theory Endorsement Profiles: A Cluster Validation Study (2026)
- European Journal of Social Psychology
Mäki, Otto; Marttila, Eetu; Häikiö, Tuomo; Pritup, Daria; Elovaara, Kaisa; Kivioja, Pasi; Kaakinen, Johanna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Eye movements reflect thought patterns while listening to literary narratives (2026)
- Consciousness and Cognition
Mézière, Diane; Kaakinen, Johanna K.; Lehtola, Jarkko; Kukkonen, Karin; Smallwood, Jonathan; Simola, Jaana
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Silmänliikerekisteröinnit psykologisen lukemisen tutkimuksen välineenä (2026) Empiirinen kirjallisuuden ja lukemisen tutkimus : Menetelmiä ja käytäntöjä Kaakinen, Johanna K.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
The Effect of Relevance on Children's Multiple Text Reading: Evidence From Eye Movements (2026)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Häikiö, Tuomo; Kanerva, Oksana; Erdmann, Norbert; Mikkilä‐Erdmann, Mirjamaija; Kaakinen, Johanna K.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Visual Expertise in History: Historians’ and Novices’ Visual Processing and Interpretation of Historical Images (2026)
- Journal of expertise
Puurtinen, Marjaana; Kaakinen, Johanna K.; Jarodzka, Halzska
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Do eye movements reflect readers’ thoughts during reading? Evidence from multidimensional experience sampling and eye movements (2025)
- Consciousness and Cognition
Mézière, Diane; Kaakinen, Johanna K.; Ranta, Emilia; Kukkonen, Karin; Smallwood, Jonathan; Simola, Jaana
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Epistemically Suspect Beliefs About COVID‐19: Results From a Population Survey in Finland (2025)
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
Kaakinen, Johanna K.; Moazami Goodarzi, Ali; Häikiö, Tuomo; Kivioja, Pasi; Mäki, Karl O.; Pritup, Daria
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exploring game-based psychological empowerment and its motivational and wellbeing effects (2025)
- Entertainment Computing
Vahlo, Jukka; Holm, Suvi K.; Kaakinen, Johanna K.; Koponen, Aki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Eye-movement markers of mind wandering during reading: A meta-analysis (2025)
- Memory and Cognition
Mézière, Diane C.; Hautala, Niilo E.; Heikkilä, Timo T.; Kaakinen, Johanna K.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
How Eye Read: A Social Network Approach (2025)
- Educational Psychology Review
Catrysse, Leen; van Daal, Tine; Jarodzka, Halszka; Kaakinen, Johanna K.; Donche, Vincent; Gijbels, David
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)