I am a final-year PhD candidate in Finnish language and a project researcher in applied linguistics. My research focuses on language, diversity, and in/equity, particularly in educational settings. My work draws on critical sociolinguistics, discourse studies, and ethnography.
In my doctoral dissertation Erasing diversity: Language ideologies in Finnish vocational education and training, I explore the role of (the Finnish) language and questions of linguistic and racial diversity in Finnish vocational education and training. As part of my doctoral research, I spent the 2023-2024 academic year as a visiting Fulbright scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, where I examined questions of coloniality, language, race, and education.
Currently, I also work in the Strategies to strengthen European linguistic capital in a globalised world (MultiLX) project, where I scrutinize the impact of digitalization on young adults' language practices across Europe, with a focus on minoritized language users.
Before starting my dissertation, I worked in Finnish language programs at the universities of Toronto, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. In Jyväskylä, I have worked as a researcher on two team-ethnographic projects: Building Blocks, which explored work-related language learning, and Crossing Borders, which focused on art-based research methods, language, and belonging. I have also taught courses in Finnish as a second and foreign language for pre-service and in-service teachers in Jyväskylä.
