Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

Upcoming public examinations of doctoral dissertations at the University of Jyväskylä.

Past dissertations

7.11.2025 FM, MuM Katri Olander (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Music Education)

FM, MuM Katri Olander defends their doctoral dissertation in music education "Musical grit. Through musical grit to fortitude and flourishing by studying in music classes – the model of Trust, Hope and Love as a vision of positive music education".

14.11.2025 M.Sc. Emmi Reinilä (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology and Public Health)

M.Sc. Emmi Reinilä defends the doctoral dissertation "Psychological development from middle adulthood to the beginning of late adulthood: Generativity and mental well-being and their associations with health and retirement preferences”.

14.11.2025 M.Sc. (Econ.) Noora Piila (School of Business and Economics, Corporate Environmental Management)

M.Sc. (Econ.) Noora Piila defends the doctoral dissertation in Corporate Environmental Management "Acknowledging, addressing and harnessing paradoxes in the corporate circular economy transition – perspectives from frontrunners and laggards".

14.11.2025 FM Joonas Tammela (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish history)

FM Joonas Tammelan defends their doctoral dissertation in Finnish history "Jatkuvuuksia ja valtapolitiikan paikallisia tulkintoja: Esivalta ja alamaisuus Ruotsin valtakunnan paikallispappien saarnoissa noin 1790–1820".

14.11.2025 M.Sc. (Econ.) Heljä Syrén (School of Business and Economics, Accounting and Corporate Finance)

M.Sc. (Econ.) Heljä Syrén defends the doctoral dissertation in Accounting and Corporate Finance "Talousjohdon eettinen päätöksenteko - Sosiaalinen paine ja rehellisyys työssä".

14.11.2025 YTM, FM Kati Rantala-Lehtola (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied linguistics, KiVi)

YTM, FM Kati Rantala-Lehtola defends their doctoral dissertation in applied linguistics (KiVi) "Narratiivinen tutkimus tieteellisen kirjoittamisen kokemuksista: tunteiden aaltoilua ja identiteettien muovailua".

15.11.2025 FM Viivi Korpela (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social and Public Policy)

FM Viivi Korpela defends their doctoral dissertation in Social and Public Policy "Signing in to society: Reflections on digital skills, support, and inclusion in later life".

15.11.2025 FM Joonas Säntti (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Literature)

FM Joonas Säntti defends their doctoral dissertation in Literature "Ungendered Voices: On the Limits of Queer Character Narration".

20.11.2025 M.Sc. Emmi Matikainen-Tervola (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Biomechanics)

M.Sc. Emmi Matikainen-Tervola defends the doctoral dissertation in Biomechanics "Measuring older adults’ gait parameters outdoors using wearable sensors".

26.12.2025 M.Sc. Denis Zhidkikh (Faculty of Information Technology, Computing and Education)

Denis Zhidkikh defends their doctoral dissertation “Self-Regulation and Student Success: Building a Data-Driven Approach to Understand Student Learning Behaviours in Computing Education”.

28.11.2025 PhD Aila Kronqvist (Faculty of Information Technology, Cognitive science)

PhD Aila Kronqvist defends their doctoral dissertation in Cognitive science “Mitä väliä sukupuolella on?” – ajattelun vinoumat ja osalli- suuden esteet suomalaisessa IT-teknologiakehityksessä.

29.11.2025 FM Auvinen Timo (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish history)

FM Timo Auvinen defends their doctoral dissertation in Finnish history "Uudesta luotava maa?" - rauhan aiheuttamat ongelmat ja niiden ratkaisuehdotukset Suomen sanomalehdistössä 1944-1945".