Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

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

Past dissertations

29.11.2025 YTL Katri Ylönen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Work)

YTL Katri Ylönen defends their doctoral dissertation in Social Work "Hyvä, paha tietojärjestelmä -tutkimus sosiaalityöntekijöiden tietojärjestelmien käyttäjäkokemuksista ja vuorovaikutuksesta".

29.11.2025 YTM Sari Hietamäki (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philosophy)

YTM Sari Hietamäki defends their doctoral dissertation in Philosophy " Erimielisyys ja kritiikin mahdollisuus: demokratiakasvatus Jacques Rancièren filosofian valossa ".

5.12.2025 MA (Educ.) Sara Keronen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Adult Education)

MA (Educ.) Sara Keronen defends her doctoral dissertation in adult education "Toward Collective Self-Determination in Workplace Learning - A Qualitative Study Based on a Central Hospital and on a Technology Organization".

5.12.2025 FM Juuso Valjus (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Chemistry)

FM Juuso Valjus defends their doctoral dissertation “Computational Modelling of Electronic Structures and Reactivity of Phosphinidene Chalcogenides and Triatomic Anions of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur”.

13.12.2025 MA Hanife Serin (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Work)

MA Hanife Serin defends their doctoral dissertation in Social Work "Non-Abusing Mothers' Experiences of Social Support After Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure: The Case of North Cyprus".

19.12.2025 FM Tanja Seppälä (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Applied Linguistics, CALS)

FM Tanja Seppälä defends their doctoral dissertation in Applied linguistics (CALS) ”Kielioppiminen ei koskaan riitä." Kotoutumiskoulutus suomen kielen oppimisympäristönä ja kielitaidon kehittämisen mahdollisuudet vuosi sen jälkeen.

19.12.2025 YTM Piia Koivumäki (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philosophy)

YTM Piia Koivumäki defends their doctoral dissertation in Philosophy " Holistinen addiktiokäsitys Lauri Rauhalan filosofisen ihmiskäsityksen valossa ".

19.12.2025 M.A. James Obeng (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Work)

M.A. James Obeng defends their doctoral dissertation in Social Work "Nature-based interventions to promote well-being among young people in precarious situations: perspectives for social work”.