I am an Environmental Social Scientist. I received an MSc. in Sustainable Energy Technology (Major in Energy and Society) from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands and a PhD in Environmental Social Science from the University of Helsinki, Finland. During my PhD studies, I visited the University of Essex, UK and the University of Texas at Austin, USA. My PhD dissertation aimed to demonstrate the impacts of cultural orientations on risk perception of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and their policy implications. My research interests are in the social sciences, with a particular focus on issues related to the energy transition, energy security and energy politics. I have taught courses on global environmental challenges, environment and culture, energy and society, and environmental sociology, among others.
I have worked at the Academy of International Affairs NRW (Fellow), University of Greifswald, Germany, Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Finland, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (visiting fellow), Austria and the European Patent Office, the Netherlands, among others. I am currently a Senior lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Finland. My research group is Transition for Secure and Sustainable Societies (TS3).
