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51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
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51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
+372 737 5188
Institute of Social Studies
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51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
+372 737 5188
Ragne Kõuts-Klemm
PhD (Media and Communication)
Head of Institute, Associate Professor in Sociology of Journalism
Karin Saarepuu
Administrative Manager, Head
Andra Siibak
PhD (Media and Communication)
Deputy Head of Research and Development, Professor in Media Studies, Programme Director
Lossi 36–208
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- privacy
- datafication
- mediatized parenting
- social media use
Merle Linno
mag (Social Work)
Deputy Head of Academic Affairs, Junior Lecturer in Social Welfare, Programme Director
Lossi 36–226
Veronika Kalmus
PhD (Sociology)
Professor of Sociology, Programme Director
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Research interests:
- mediatization, datafication, platformization and AI
- social transformation
- social generations and media generations
- processes of socialisation and education
- digital skills and media literacy
- value orientations and mental structures
Halliki Harro-Loit
Dr. rer. pol. (Political Sciences)
Professor of Journalism
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Research interests:
- journalism studies and media education
- communication history, law, ethics and policy
- discourse analysis of media content
- media law and communication ethics
- accountability systems
- online journalism
Kairi Kasearu
PhD (Sociology)
Professor of Empirical Sociology, Programme Director
Triin Vihalemm
PhD (Mass Communication)
Professor of Communication Studies
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Research interests:
- ethnic relations
- collective identities
- transition culture
- communication for social change
- media use and everyday practices
Kati Orru
PhD
Professor in Sociology of Risk and Resilience
Lossi 36–222
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- sociology of sustainability
- risk and crisis sociology
Laur Kanger
PhD
Professor of Sustainability Transitions
Lossi 36–102
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- transition studies
- deep transitions
- science, technology and innovation studies
Jean Pierre Lambert Wilken
PhD (Social Sciences)
Visiting Professor
Research profile
Research interests:
- relational social work
- community development
- social inclusion
- experiential knowledge
Dagmar Kutsar
PhD (Psychology)
Associate Professor in Social Policy
Marko Uibu
PhD (Theology)
Associate Professor of Social Innovation, Programme Director
Lossi 36–225
Marju Himma
PhD (Media and Communication)
Associate Professor of Journalism Studies, Programme Director
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Research interests:
- journalistic work practices and skills
- digitalisation of journalism
- media consumption among youth
- science communication
- information disorder in relation to journalism and science communication
Mare Ainsaar
PhD
Associate Professor in Sociology and Social Policy
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Research interests:
- well-being research
- comparative family policy, comparative social policy
- fertility behaviour, migration, population forecasts
- methodology of social research
Sten Hansson
PhD
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Lossi 36–222
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- government communication
- risk and crisis communication
- critical discourse studies
Judit Strömpl
PhD
Associate Professor in Social Work Research
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Research interests:
- children's rights and well-being
- trauma-informed substitute care
- sensitive topics
- children and youth at risk
- sociology of deviance
- qualitative research methods
Maria Murumaa-Mengel
PhD (Media and Communication)
Associate Professor of Media Studies
Lossi 36–414
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- digital media literacies
- online risks and opportunities
- online shaming
- influencer culture
- children and youth
- creative research methods
Margit Keller
PhD (Media and Communication)
Associate Professor in Social Communication
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Research interests:
- everyday social practices and their change
- transition of socio-technical systems
- sustainable development and consumer society
Mai Beilmann
PhD (Sociology)
Associate Professor of Empirical Sociology
Lossi 36–412
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- youth and childhood studies
- wellbeing and vulnerability of children and young people
- youth civic participation
- youth work and NEET-youth
- social capital and generalised social trust
Andres Karjus
PhD (Linguistics and English (Evolutionary Linguistics))
Associate Professor of Computational Social Science 0.3 p
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Toomas Saarsen
PhD (Computer Science)
Lecturer in Analysis of Information Processes 0.9 p
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Tarmo Strenze
PhD (Sociology)
Lecturer in Sociology
Lossi 36–409
Kristjan Kikerpill
PhD (Sociology)
Lecturer in Information Law and Digital Sociology
Lossi 36–208
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- criminology
- cybercrime
- social engineering
- surveillance
- artificial intelligence in education
Dagmar Narusson
PhD (Sociology)
Lecturer in Community Work 0.5 p, Research Fellow in Social Innovation 0.5 p
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Research interests:
- community development and community relational dynamics
- open dialogue in mental health
- personal recovery
- experiential knowledge in higher education
- eco-communities
- sustainability
Krista Lepik-Verliin
PhD (Media and Communication)
Lecturer in Information Science 0.1 p
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Research interests:
- library and museum communication and community development
- knowledge workers’ practices in the context of social acceleration
- developments in information literacy, incl information sciences perspective to usage of AI chatbots in students’ written assignments
Tiit Kõnnussaar
Visiting Lecturer
Kadri Kangro
PhD (Social Work)
Lecturer in Social Innovation 0.5 p
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CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- social innovation in rural areas combined with practical work
- supportive ecosystem for co-creation
- social innovation, innovation development
- rural community development
- health and welfare; health economics
- hackathon as a tool of co-creation of innovative solutions in the public arena
Sulev Valner
Visiting Lecturer
Lossi 36–106
Maris Männiste
PhD (Media and Communication)
Lecturer in Critical Data Studies, Programme Director
Lossi 36–208
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Research interests:
- datafication
- critical data studies
- automated welfare
- automated decision-making
- artificial intelligence
Kelli Ilisson
MA (Social Work and Social Policy)
Visiting Lecturer
Lossi 36–226
Monika Liister
MA (Change Management in Society)
Visiting Lecturer
Väino Koorberg
Visiting Lecturer
Lossi 36–222
Kadri Soo
PhD (Sociology)
Lecturer in Social Welfare, Programme Director
Lossi 36–411
Toomas Trapido
MA
Visiting Lecturer
Lossi 36–226
Karen-Pauliin Konks
MA (Social Work and Social Policy)
Junior Lecturer in Social Welfare 0.5 p
Lossi 36–226
Indrek Soidla
MA (Sociology)
Junior Lecturer of Social Analysis
Lossi 36–409
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Research interests:
- survey methodology
- postsocialist societies
- social stratification
Mari-Liis Tikerperi
MA (School Leadership)
Junior Lecturer in Research Basics
Lossi 36–225
Kaspar Kruup
MA (Communication Management)
Junior Lecturer in Communication Sciences 0.8 p, Programme Director
Lossi 36–225
Marii Kangur
MA (Journalism)
Junior Lecturer in Practical Journalism 0.5 p
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Külliki Seppel
Junior Lecturer in Media and Social Theories, Programme Director
Lossi 36–225
Merilyn Säde
MA (Journalism)
Junior Lecturer in Practical Communication 0.5 p
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Lisanna Lehes
MSc (Data Science)
Junior Lecturer in Data Analysis 0.2 p
Brit Laak
MA (Journalism)
Teacher of Television Journalism, Programme Director
Tiina Palu
MA
Teacher of Information Management
Lossi 36–227
Kertu-Kätlin Käis
MA (Communication Management)
Teacher of Practical Communication 0.5 p
Lossi 36–225
Ilmar Vaaro
Teacher in Information Science 0.5 p
Lossi 36–209
Tiia-Triin Truusa
PhD (Sociology)
Research Fellow in Military Sociology 0.2 p
Lossi 36–226
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- civil-military relations
- recruitment and retention
- PME and veterans
Oliver Nahkur
PhD (Sociology)
Research Fellow of Research of Social Well-being
Lossi 36–412
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- social indicators research, including from cross-national comparative studies perspective
- quality-of-life (QOL), happiness, and wellbeing studies, including mental health
- child well-being and vulnerability research
- violence and conflicts in society
- inclusive disaster management, including informal volunteering
- healthcare research
Avo Trumm
PhD (Sociology)
Research Fellow
Signe Opermann
PhD (Media and Communication)
Research Fellow in Sociology of Media
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Research interests:
- media use and media repertoires
- mediatization and platformization
- social generations and media generations
- digital skills and literacy
- socio-technical imaginaries of future education
Signe Ivask
PhD (Media and Communication)
Research Fellow of Sociology of Journalism
Lossi 36–107
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- sociology of journalism
- digital journalism
- burnout among journalists, support systems
Sophie-Marie Ertelt
PhD
Research Fellow of Sustainability Transitions
Aro Velmet
PhD (History and French Studies)
Visiting Research Fellow 0.6 p
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Research interests:
- history of science
- technology and medicine
- transnational history
- colonial history
Artjoms Šela
PhD (Russian Literature)
Visiting Research Fellow
Muhammad Okky Ibrohim
PhD (Computer Science)
Research Fellow of Computational Social Science
Maia Klaassen
MA (Journalism and Communication)
Junior Research Fellow in Media Competence, Programme Director
Mart Soonik
mag (Public Relations)
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology of Youth
Lossi 36–412
Liina Maurer
MA (French Language and Literature)
Junior Research Fellow in Sustainability Transitions Studies
Lossi 36–102
Ingeliis Siimsen
MA (Analysis of Society and Information Processes)
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology of Risk
Lossi 36–222
Ahmed Atia Ali Atia Rezk
MSc (Urban and Regional Development Planning and Management)
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology of Resilience
Lossi 36–222
Kristina Seimann
Junior Research Fellow in Communication Studies
Lossi 36–208
Ida Joao-Hussar
MA
Junior Research Fellow of Community Development
Lossi 36-412
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Research interests:
- social and community welfare
- sociology of risk and crisis, crisis management
Kristi Nero
Junior Research Fellow in Crisis Sociology 0.5 p
Lossi 36–222
Valeri Nuust
MA (Journalism)
Teacher in Creative Methods (employment contract suspended) 0.3 p, Junior Research Fellow of Creative Methods 0.5 p
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Research interests:
- expressions of creative writing in the Estonian press
Kristo Tõnissoo
MBA (Service Design and Management)
Junior Research Fellow in Social Innovation
Diana Poudel
MA (Communication Management)
Junior Research Fellow 0.5 p
Lossi 36–414
Bogdana Androsjuk
MSc
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology of Transition
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Helina Tamm
MA (Community Development and Social Well-being)
Junior Research Fellow in Community Studies
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Michael Christopher Cronin
mag (International Relations)
Junior Research Fellow in Strategic Communication and Security
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Liina Romandi
MA (Journalism)
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology of Media
Lossi 36–219
Maria Žuravljova
MA (Social Work and Social Policy)
Junior Research Fellow in Youth and Childhood Sociology 0.5 p
Zakaria Tavberidze
MA (Journalism and Media Management)
Junior Research Fellow in Sustainability Transitions Studies
Lossi 36–102
Lee Raudsepp
Junior Research Fellow in Information Law
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Kadi Kass
MA (Community Development and Social Well-being)
Junior Research Fellow in Community Work 0.6 p
Lossi 36–226
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- people with mental health difficulties
- community development
- social well-being
Kristi Asser
MA (Social Work and Social Policy)
Junior Research Fellow in Well-being Research
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Anna Helena Liiv
MA (History)
Junior Research Fellow in Sustainability Transitions Studies
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Kristjan Silm
MA (Sociology)
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology 0.75 p
Lossi 36–413
Ishita Pandey
MSc (Psychology)
Junior Research Fellow in Youth Development and Wellbeing
Lossi 36–223
Kaarel Lott
MSc
Junior Research Fellow of Digital Media Studies
Lossi 36-414
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- digital culture
- online shaming
- networked misogyny
- social norms online
- digital media literacies
Mait Kask
MA (Change Management in Society)
Junior Research Fellow in Information Science
Lossi 36–209
Anna Tisler-Lavrentjev
MA (Journalism and Communication)
Junior Research Fellow in Sociology of Journalism 0.5 p
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Ebe Pilt
MA (Communication)
Junior Research Fellow in Communication Studies 0.8 p
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- communication processes of scientific knowledge in the current context of deep mediatisation and media logic
- framework of dialogic or deliberative concepts and new formats of science communication
Alar Suija
Studio Manager
Regina Lapp
MA (Organizational Information Work)
Project Finance Manager 0.65 p
Lossi 36–414
Virge Näkk
Senior Specialist for Academic Affairs 0.7 p
Nele Nemvalts
Senior Specialist for Academic Affairs
Liina-Mai Tooding
cand (Philosophy)
Senior Consultant in Data Analysis 0.5 p
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Research interests:
- statistical models in social analysis: methodological aspect
- life course studies
- the dynamics of violent death in transition society
Margit Meiesaar
MA (Media and Communication)
Project Manager 0.3 p
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Egge Kulbok-Lattik
PhD (Cultural Policy)
Expert of ESSlongWell 0.1 p
Lilian Ariva
Programme Director
Silver Sillak
MA
Analyst in Sustainability Interventions 0.2 p
Lossi 36–102
Marti Taru
PhD
Analyst 0.3 p
Lossi 36–102
Hanna Kerstina Kartau
Analyst 0.65 p
Lossi 36–223
Elen Lina
Analyst
Lossi 36–409
Riina Gendrikson
MA (English Language and Literature)
Human Resources and Research Cooperation Specialist
Maiu Reinhold
Specialist for International Relations
Gea Kiisk
Academic Affairs Specialist, Coordinator
Kathriin Liiber
Academic Affairs Specialist
Häli Tarum
MA (Social Work and Social Policy)
Consultant of Social Policy 0.75 p
Lossi 36–226
Anna Danielyan
MA (Desinformation and Societal Resilience)
Analyst 0.4 p
Lossi 36–223
Juhan Kivirähk
Analyst 0.5 p
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Triinu Varik
Librarian 0.5 p
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Maio Vaniko
Librarian
Auli Kivistik
Specialist for Projects and Finance
Darja Maskin
Specialist for Communication
Inger Klesment
Media Literacy Project Manager
Lossi 36–414
Annette Nordmann
Specialist for Project Communication
Lossi 36–414
Maret Abram
Library Assistant 0.5 p
Lossi 36–316
Gretel Juhansoo
Project Manager
Lossi 36–414
Sten Torpan
Analyst 0.5 p
Lossi 36–202
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Research interests:
- risk and crisis communication
- social myths
- misinformation
- information disorder
- civil protection
- defence studies
Anni Koov
Project Assstant 0.5 p
Lossi 36–223
Carmen Karabelnik
Administrator of Computer Class 0.7 p
Lossi 36–116
Ave Kovaljov
PhD (Sociology)
Lecturer in Sociology (employment contract suspended) 0.4 p
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- inequality on the labour market (gender, education etc)
- socioeconomic inequality in health and access to health
- intergenerational transmission of inequality
