Paula Vasara

Paula Vasara

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Room number
OPK 102
Mobile
+358504717123
Postal address
Keskussairaalantie 2
Fields of science
5142 Social policy

Biography

Researcher with pedagogical qualifications in adult education, work councellor (solution and strength-based approach), and lisenced social worker.

I am currently studying case management in the project Case Management with Older Adults in Wellbeing Counties – Developing Customer-Safe and Effective Case Management in Changing Places and Spaces (IPO). I am also involved in research on media and robot literacies in the project Media and Robot Literacies of People Over 65 Years of Age (MediaRoboLit 65+), and I am a member of the research group at the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare, University of Jyväskylä).

My research themes include the relationship between individuals and place, older adults’ housing pathways, communal living, participation, and vulnerability. My most recent work focuses on care as a professional practice, social work methods, and the effects of digitalisation and technologisation in care work and social services.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Yhteiskuntapolitiikka.
Sinkkonen, Merja
Valkama, Katja
Lorenz-Wende, Andrea
Hautamäki, Tiina
Kiuru, Hilla
Vasara, Paula
Valokivi, Heli
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access
Sosiaalityön tiedeblogi - tutkitusti sosiaalityöstä.
Vasara, Paula
Kannasoja, Sirpa
Kiuru, Hilla
Valokivi, Heli