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Johanna Ruusuvuori

Professor
Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
+358503186151
johanna.ruusuvuori@tuni.fi

Responsibilities

Research and teaching in social psychology

Field of expertise

Emotion in interaction
Vocal and non-vocal interaction
Social interaction at work (professionals, clients and multiprofessional cooperation)
Work-life participation (quality of working life, rehabilitation, workplace accommodation)
Practices, processes and effectiveness in the provision of health care
Digitalization of health care services
Qualitative methodology in social sciences
Interview as data-gathering method
Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis

Research unit

Unit of Social Research

Project links

Selected publications

Publications from recent years:

Ahopelto, T., Ruusuvuori, J., Stevanovic, M. & Tiitinen, S. (2024). Defining personality: Epistemic authority in recruitment interviews. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly , Online first; https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906231218385

Ilomäki, S., Logren, A., & Ruusuvuori, J. (2023). Tieto ja potilaan osallistuminen hoitopäätösneuvottelussa. In: Stevanovic, M. (ed.) Yhdessä päätetty. Kohti tasa-arvoista vuorovaikutusta ja osallistumista. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, pp. 131-144.

Palonen, M., Turja, T., Castano De la Rosa, R., Ilomäki, S., Kaasalainen, T., Pelsmakers, S., Ruusuvuori, J., Valtonen, A. & Kaunonen, M. (2023). Learning from fall-related interventions for older people at home: A scoping review. Geriatric Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.08.014

Weiste, E., Koskela, I., Kallio, A., Keränen, H., Pesonen, S., Sormunen, E., Juvonen-Posti, P. & Ruusuvuori, J. (2023). Balancing participation in writing meeting minutes online in video-mediated return-to-work negotiations. Frontiers in Communication, Sec. Health Communication, Vol. 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1205706. Frontiers | Balancing participation in writing meeting minutes online in video-mediated return-to-work negotiations (frontiersin.org)

Previtali, F., Nikander, P. & Ruusuvuori, J. (2022). Ageism in job interviews: Discreet ways of building co-membership through age categorization. Discourse Studies, online first. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614456221118770

Laakso, M., Lipsanen, J., Pajo, K., Salmenlinna, I., Aaltonen, T. & Ruusuvuori, J. (2022). Working-age first-time hearing aid users’ self-reported outcomes. International Journal of Audiology. Published online 22 Aug 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2022.2106454;
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14992027.2022.2106454

Koivisto, T. A., Koskela, I., Saari, E., & Ruusuvuori, J. (2022). Digitaalinen toiminnanohjausjärjestelmä – tukea vai rajoitteita vanhushoivatyölle?. Gerontologia. https://doi.org/10.23989/gerontologia.113900.
https://journal.fi/gerontologia/article/view/113900

Ilomäki & Ruusuvuori (2021): Preserving client autonomy when guiding medicine taking in telehomecare: A conversation analytic case study. Nursing Ethics https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330211051004; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/09697330211051004

Ruusuvuori, J., Asmuss, B., Henttonen, P. & Ravaja, N. (2021). Shared affective stance displays as preliminary to complaining. In: Robles, J. & Weatherall, A. (eds.) How emotions are made in talk. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 129–162.

Pesonen, S., Juvonen-Posti, P., Ristimäki, H-L., Weiste, E., Koskela I., Ruusuvuori, J. & Seppänen-Järvelä, R. (2021). Yhteistoimiijuus työterveysneuvottelussa. Kuntoutus 44(3): 5 – 18.

Ilomäki, S, Ruusuvuori, J & Laitinen, J. (2021). Effects of Transmission Delay on Client Participation in Video-Mediated Group Health Counseling. Online First: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/10497323211010726.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211010726. Qualitative Health Research, 1–12

Ilomäki, S. & Ruusuvuori, J. (2020). From appearings to disengagements: Openings and closings in video-mediated tele-homecare encounters. Social Interaction. Video-Based Studies of Human Sociality (3)3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7146/si.v3i3.122711; Open Access: https://tidsskrift.dk/socialinteraction/article/view/122711

Koivisto, T., Koskela, I & Ruusuvuori, J. (2020). Digiosaaminen työterveyshoitajien ja työterveyslääkärien näkökulmasta. Tutkiva hoitotyö 18(4), 3–11.

Ristimäki, H-L., Tiitinen, S., Juvonen-Posti, P. & Ruusuvuori, J. (2020) Collaborative decision-making in return-to-work negotiations. Journal of Pragmatics, vol. 170, 189-205. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378216620301946

Weiste, E., Tiitinen, S., Vehviläinen, S., Ruusuvuori, J. & Laitinen, J. (2020). Counsellors’ interactional practices for facilitating group members’ affiliative talk about personal experiences in group counselling. Text & Talk. doi: 10.1515/text-2020-2068. Ahead of publication version: https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/text/ahead-of-print/article-10.1515-text-2020-2068/article-10.1515-text-2020-2068.xml.

Laitinen, J., Korkiakangas, E., Mäkiniemi J-P, Tiitinen, S., Tika, P, OInas-Kukkonen, H., Simunaniemi, A-M., Ahola, S., Jaako, J., Kekkonen, M., Muhos M., Heikkilä-Tammi, K., Hannonen, H., Lusa, S., Punakallio, A., Oksa, J., Mänttäri, S., Ilomäki, S. Logren, A., Verbeek, J., Ruotsalainen, J., Ruusuvuori, J & Oksanen, T. (2020). The effects of counseling via a smartphone application on microentrepreneurs’ work ability and work recovery: a study protocol. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 438. doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8449-7. URL: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-8449-7.

Weiste E, Juvonen-Posti P, Koskela I, Ristimäki H-L, Pesonen S, Keräinen H & Ruusuvuori J. (2020). Puhutaanko työhön paluusta vai sairaushistoriasta? – Lääkärin tapa avata keskustelu suuntaa työterveysneuvottelua.[How doctors open discussion in return-to-work negotiations] Lääkärilehti 75(16), 968–973. Published online 17.4.2020. URL: https://www.laakarilehti.fi/tieteessa/alkuperaistutkimukset/puhutaanko-tyohon-paluusta-vai-sairaushistoriasta-laakarin-tapa-avata-keskustelu-suuntaa-tyoterveysneuvottelua/.

Tiitinen, S., Ilomäki, S., Laitinen, J., Korkiakangas, E., Hannonen, H. & Ruusuvuori, J. (2020). Developing theory- and evidence-based counseling for a health promotion intervention: A discussion paper. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(1), 234–239. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.015. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399119303556?via%3Dihub.

Korhonen, T., Ahopelto, T., Laine, T., Ruusuvuori, J. & Tiitinen, S. (2020). Perspectives to management language games and social interaction in self-managing organizations. Proceedings of Pragmatic Constructivism, 10(1), 3–10. Retrieved from https://www.propracon.com/article/view/119251.

Logren A, Ruusuvuori J & Laitinen J (2020). Stories of change: comparative time-framed experience telling in health promotion group discussions. Qualitative Health Research, 30(2), 279–292. doi:10.1177/1049732319877858. Epub 2019 Oct 3. URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1049732319877858.

Ruusuvuori J & Asmuss B, Henttonen P & Ravaja N (2019). Complaining about others at work. Research on Language and Social Interaction 52(1), 41–62. doi:10.1080/08351813.2019.1572379. URL:
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JayI5h8J6wx74auDfAdn/full?target=10.1080/08351813.2019.1572379

Logren A, Ruusuvuori J & Laitinen J (2019). Peer responses to self-disclosures in group counseling. Text & Talk. Published Online: 3.8.2019. doi: 10.1515/text-2019-2042.
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/text.ahead-of-print/text-2019-2042/text-2019-2042.xml

Ruusuvuori J, Aaltonen T, Lonka E, Salmenlinna I & Laakso M (2019). Discussing hearing aid rehabilitation at the hearing clinic: Patient involvement in deciding upon the need for a

hearing aid. Health Communication. Available online since 30 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1620410,
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/pfI4cvBenUipgJ9MJPMC/full?target=10.1080/10410236.2019.1620410

Ruusuvuori J, Aaltonen T, Koskela I, Ranta J, Lonka E, Salmenlinna I & Laakso M (2019). Studies on stigma regarding hearing impairment and hearing aid use among adults of working age: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation 8: 1–11. Available online since 08 Jun 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1622798 https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3H7fEBi7cHshxjghbNN8/full?target=10.1080/09638288.2019.1622798

Laakso M, Salmenlinna I, Aaltonen T, Koskela I & Ruusuvuori J (2019). Open-class repair initiations in conversations involving middle-aged hearing aid users with mild to moderate loss. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 54, 4, 620–633. doi: 10.1080/08351813.2019.1572379

Koivisto T, Koroma J & Ruusuvuori J (2019). Professionals’ views of using technology and remote services in occupational health services. Finjehew – Finnish Journal of e-Health and e-Welfare 11, 3. Available online since May 5, 2019. https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/77370, DOI: https://doi.org/10.23996/fjhw.77370

Ruusuvuori J & Tiittula L (2017). Tutkimushaastattelu ja vuorovaikutus [Research interview and interaction]. In: Hyvärinen M, Nikander P &
Ruusuvuori J (eds.) Tutkimushaastattelun käsikirja [Handbook of Research Interview]. Tampere: Vastapaino, 46–86.

Peräkylä A & Ruusuvuori J (2017). Analyzing talk & text. In: Denzin & Lincoln (eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research, 5th edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 669–690.

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Pirjo Nikander

Research Director
tutkijakoulu
Doctoral School
Tampere University
+358401901373
pirjo.nikander@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9884-8947

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Research director of Tampere University Doctoral School that directs, oversees and develops doctoral education on the university level. The Doctoral School is a university-wide expert of research education. The courses and events organised by the school offer all our doctoral researchers (2800) opportunities to develop essential research and transferable skills in research methods, research ethics, and conducting research. https://www.tuni.fi/en/research/doctoral-school

Beneficiary in EU Horizon 2020 MSCA-Innovative Training Network Euro-Ageism, and supervise two doctoral researchers funded within this international project https://euroageism.eu/

The Doctoral School is also involved in the Horizon 2020 SwafS -project DocEnhance, that focuses on developing pan-European doctoral education tools and resources for joint online use. I am in charge of WP3, and responsible for e.g. resources toward doctoral supervisory development https://docenhance.eu/

My research profile consists of research, projects and publications on ageing, ageism, qualitative methods, institutional interaction, and working life transitions.

Responsibilities

Doctoral education curriculum develpment and execution in a 3-year cycle at Tampere University
Monitoring, participation and development of doctoral education in national networks and as part of European University Association, Council for Doctoral Education Steering Group (2019-)
Co-ordination of doctoral and research competense in collaboration with doctoral programmes and other university actors.
Participation in internationally EU-funded projects pertinenet to doctoral education (e.g. DocEnhance).
Research and publication activities

Research topics

Age, ageing, ageism, chrononormativity, institutional meanings of age, age and morality

Research unit

https://www.gerec.fi/en/

Research fields

Age, ageing & the dynamics of ageism

Ageing in institutional interaction

Qualitative methods

Qualitative longitudinal research

Membership categorization analysis

Research career

M.Soc.Sc Univeristy of Tampere 1993

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Loughborough University, UK, Dept. of Social Sciences 2001

Adjunct prof (docent) Helsinki University 2004

Adjunt prof. (docent University of Tampere 2006

Just prior to my current work as the research director of the Doctoral School, I helped establish the Methodology Centre for Human Sciences in the University of Jyväskylä 2007-2011. The centre organises doctoral education across disciplinary and faculty borders, and I was in charge of qualitative methods.

Funding

•Academy of Finland, 2000-2002 •Academy of Finland, post doc 2004-2005 •Researcher Centre Advanced Study 2006-2007 •Kone foundation 2014 250 000€ •Senior Research Fellow, Research Collegium 2014-2015 •H2020 ITN EuroAgeism 515 000€ •H2020SwafS DocEnhance

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Selected publications

Keskinen Katri, Lumme-Sandt Kirsi & Nikander Pirjo (2023): Turning age into agency: A qualitative longitudinal investigation into older jobseekers' agentic responses to ageism. Journal of Aging Studies 65. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890406523000373?via%3Dihub

Keskinen Katri & Nikander Pirjo (2023) Researching Time and Ageism: Applications of Qualitative Longitudinal Research to the Field. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07334648231160982

Subas Neupane, Saila Kyrönlahti, Hanna Kosonen, K. C. Prakash, Anna Siukola,Kirsi Lumme‑Sandt, Pirjo Nikander & Clas‑Håkan Nygård (2022): Quality of work community and workers’ intention to retire. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01826-4

Niska Miira & Nikander Pirjo (2021) Older Workers’ Evaluations of the Political Goal to Extend Working Life: Discursive Approach to the “Attitude Problem”. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2021, Vol. 9(1), 236–254, https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.6447

Kirsi Lumme-Sandt, Pirjo Nikander, Ilkka Pietilä ja Sinikka Vakimo (2020) Ikäkäsitykset päätöksenteon taustalla. Gerontologia: Teemanumero Ikääntyvän yhteiskunnan käsikirja. 4, 359-362.

Previtali, F., Keskinen, K., Niska, M., & Nikander, P. (2020). Ageism in Working Life: A Scoping Review on Discursive Approaches. Gerontologist, gnaa119. XX. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa119

Niska, M., Prakash, K., Siukola, A., Kosonen, H., Luomanen, J., Lumme-Sandt, K., Neupane, S., Nikander, P., & Nygård, C.-H. (2020). Evaluation of Lifelong Work Satisfaction among Former Postal Service Workers. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.v10i1.118677 https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/118677/166571

Kosonen, Hanna, Keskinen Katri, Nikander Pirjo & Lumme-Sandt, Kirsi (2020) Employment Exits Near Retirement Age: An Agency-analysis. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 11:1, 63-83.

Nikander Pirjo: Kiikarissa tohtoreiden modernit urapolut. Acatiimi 2, 24-26. https://www.acatiimi.fi/2_2020/17.php

Nikander Pirjo & Keskinen Katri (2020) Laadullinen seurantatutkimus. Teoksessa Jaana Vuori (toim.) Laadullisen tutkimuksen verkkokäsikirja. Tampere: Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto [ylläpitäjä ja tuottaja]. https://www.fsd.tuni.fi/fi/palvelut/menetelmaopetus/

Ylänne Virpi & Nikander Pirjo (2019) Being an ‘Older Parent’: Membership Categorization and Chrononormativity. Text and Talk.

Prakash H.C, Jodi Oakman, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Anna Siukola, Kirsi Lumme-Sandt, Pirjo Nikander & Supas Neupane (2019) Intention to Retire in Employees over 50 years. What is the Role of Work Ability and Work Life Satisfaction? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Krekula, Clary, Nikander Pirjo & Wilinska Monika (2018): Gendered Ageism: Conceptualizing Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age. In Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Roemer (Eds.) Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism. Springer, Pp. 33-50. OA-publication, available: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-73820-8

Stypinska Justyna & Nikander Pirjo (2018): Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: A Macrostructural Perspective. In Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Roemer (Eds.) Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism. Springer, Pp. 91-108. OA-publication, available: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-73820-8

Luomanen Jari, Lumme-Sandt Kirsi, Virkola Elisa & Nikander Pirjo (2018): Kadonnut yhteisö? Postilaisuus ikääntyvien Postin työntekijöiden haastattelupuheessa. Työelämän Tutkimus 16(3), 154-168. Artikkeli palkittiin Työelämän tutkimus -lehden parhaaksi artikkeliksi vuosina 2017-2019 http://www.tyoelamantutkimus.fi/tyoelaman-tutkimus-lehden-artikkelipalkinto-2019/

Ruusuvuori, Johanna, Nikander, Pirjo ja Hyvärinen Matti (toim.) Haastattelun analyysi. Tampere, Vastapaino 2010.

Hyvärinen Matti, Nikander Pirjo & Ruusuvuori Johanna (2017): Haastattelututkimuksen käsikirja. Tampere, Vastapaino.

Melisa Stevanovic

Associate Professor
sosiaalipsykologia
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
melisa.stevanovic@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0429-1672

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Research topics

social interaction, conversation analysis, joint decision-making, power, authority, inequalities, autism, mental illness, interpersonal synchrony, accounting for problematic interactional experiences

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Sakari Ilomäki

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
+358504717943
sakari.ilomaki@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1791-7117

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I am a student of human interaction. I am especially interested in how we form a shared understanding of the world and make different things reality through our activities, act them into being. In addition to this general interest, I find myself fascinated by how, alongside speech and other bodily activities, various material features and technological artefacts become part of these processes. My approach to these phenomena is ethnomethodological conversation analysis.

In my dissertation, I examined repairing of intersubjectivity in video-mediated interaction. I am currently working in the PROSHADE consortium project investigating information literacy and decision-making in neurology clinics, and in the multidisciplinary SOL-TECH project developing human-centered fall prevention /detection technology.