Postdoctoral Fellow 1.8.2016-31.7.2017
Office:
Email: mari.s.aaltonen@uta.fi
Tel. +357 40 1901674
Degrees
PhD in Health Sciences 2015 (Gerontology). University of Tampere.
MSc in Health Sciences 2006 (Public Health). University of Tampere.
Registered Nurse 2000. Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Research Interests
I am interested in ageing studies, especially cognitive impairment and dementia, health care, social care, health care systems in different countries, end-of-life care, and time trends in population ageing.
Current Projects
Dementia as a challenge for care (Institute for Advanced Social Research).
New Dynamic of Longevity and the Changing needs for Services (COCTEL http://www.gerec.fi/en/research/care-and-services/new-dynamic-of-longevity-and-the-changing-needs-for-services-coctel) (Faulty of Social Sciences and Gerontology Research Center, University of Tampere).
Social Inequalities in Ageing (SIA https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/social-inequalities-in-ageing-sia-health-care-and-institutional-reforms-in-the-nordic-welfare-model).