Hilla Kiuru

Hilla Kiuru

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Room number
OPK 213
Email
hilla.v.kiuru@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358504338620
Postal address
Keskussairaalantie 2

Biography

I work in two research projects: Media and Robot Literacies of People Over 65 Years of Age (MediaRoboLit 65+, 2023–2027) and Grey Zones and Boundaries: Service Pathways and Division of Labour in Gerontological Social Work (Katve, 2026–2027). Currently, I study older adults´ service pathways to gerontological social work, and the grey zones connected to those service pathways. In addition, I research the use of social robots in the context of care homes.

I am interested in the following research topics: ageing policies and discourses, human geography and the concepts of space and place, and ageing and technology. In my research, I apply qualitative methods, like discourse analysis, rhetorical analysis and institutional ethnography.

Publications

Publication
2025

Haavoittuva vanhuus : myyttiä murtamassa

Haavoittuvuus, sukupuoli ja perhe sosiaalityön tutkimuksessa. SoPhi. Jyväskylän yliopisto.
Vasara, Paula
Kiuru, Hilla
Valokivi, Heli
Jarske, Salla
Ahtinen, Aino
Publication
2025

Palveluohjaus vai asiakasohjaus?

Yhteiskuntapolitiikka.
Sinkkonen, Merja
Valkama, Katja
Lorenz-Wende, Andrea
Hautamäki, Tiina
Kiuru, Hilla
Vasara, Paula
Valokivi, Heli
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Research groups

RG1 researchers
Research group

Ageing and comparative care policy (CoE AgeCare, RG1)

RG1 is placed inthe Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä.

Projects

Project

Grey Zones and Boundaries: Service Pathways and Division of Labour in Gerontological Social Work (Katve project)

The Katve project examines older adults’ service pathways into gerontological social work, as well as the tasks and collaboration that emerge among social workers at different stages of these pathways.
Project

Media and robot literacies of people over 65 years of age (MediaRoboLit 65+)

Digital technologies and media play a central role in the learning, well-being, everyday life, and societal participation of individuals throughout their lifespan.
Project

Case Management with Older Adults in Wellbeing Counties – Developing customer-safe and effective case management in changing places and spaces (IPO-hanke)

Paljon palveluja tarvitsevien ikääntyneiden palveluohjaus (IPO) asemoituu keskeisiin elämänkulun tilanteisiin ja tiloihin. Palveluohjauksella on merkittävä asema muuttuvassa sote-palvelujärjestelmässä.