Research output per year
Research output per year
Vice Dean
PL 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3)
00014
Finland
Research activity per year
Anu-Katriina Pesonen is full professor in experimental mind and brain research at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki. She also acts as Vice Dean of research.
She leads an interdisciplinary Sleep & Mind Research Group, combining methods and designs from psychology, medicine, and neurosciences. The team develops experimental interventions to explore the sleep-related dynamics in stress, memory function and emotional regulation. She focuses on experimental research and sleep EEG analytics to increase understanding on the sleep mechanisms and find novel therapeutic tools to improve sleep.
Academic milestones
2004 PhD in Psychology, University of Helsinki
2006 Title of Docent (corresponds to adjunct professor) in educational and developmental psychology, University of Helsinki
2008 Title of Docent (corresponds to adjunct professor) in personality psychology, University of Tampere
2009 Speciality in Clinical Child Psychology and Educational Psychology, an academic, clinical diploma
2015 Professor of clinical and developmental psychology (6-year position), University of Helsinki
2020 Professor of experimental mind and brain reserarch, University of Helsinki
2022- Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki (Academic Affairs in 2022-2023 and Research Affairs 2024 onward)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Pesonen, A.-K. (Project manager)
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2019
Project: Research project
Pesonen, A.-K. (Project manager), Halonen, R. (Participant), Huuskonen, S. M. (Participant), Kyllönen, M. M. (Participant), Selin, M. N. S. (Participant) & Sipponen, S. J. (Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
Pesonen, A.-K. (Project manager), Kotala, E. M. (Participant) & Sipponen, S. J. (Participant)
02/05/2024 → 11/03/2025
Project: Corporate funding
Pesonen, A.-K. (Chair)
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
Pesonen, A.-K. (Chair)
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
Pesonen, A.-K. (Board member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
Kivikkokangas, S. (Supervisor), Enckell, H. (Supervisor), Pesonen, A.-K. (Supervisor) & Leiman, M. (Supervisor)
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Pesonen, A.-K. (Supervisor)
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
07/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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07/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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07/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
07/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
07/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media