Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
My research interests include gender, sexual harassment, intersectionality, violence, identities, affects and digital environments. Theoretically and methodologically I am interested in social constructionism, discourse analysis, feminist discursive psychologies, poststructural theory, affect theory, and creative research methodologies in qualitative research.
Education/Academic qualification
Social psychology, Docent, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 16 Feb 2023
Social psychology, Doctor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
Award Date: 28 Nov 2017
Fields of Science
- 5144 Social psychology
- Gender
- violence
- identity
- Affect
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Affect, gendered embodiment and sexual harassment
Venäläinen, S., Jul 2025, In: Emotions and society. 7, 2, p. 295-312 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Interventions for Student Well-Being at the University of Helsinki (INSIGHT): A Multimethod Protocol and Preliminary Descriptive Results from a Quasi-Experimental Controlled Trial of a Social Identity Intervention and Two Active Comparators
Martikainen, S., Karhunen, O. A., Mankki, I. A., Gergov, V., Berg, P., Venäläinen, S., Rissanen, E., Lammintakanen, J., Heinonen, E. O., Lehtinen, A., Pöntinen, J. K. E., Asikainen, H., Katajavuori, N., Linnaranta, O., Räisänen, M., Salminen, S. T. & Lahti, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: JMIR Research Protocols.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Omnipresence, Victim-Shaming and Non-Action: Young People's Views on Sexual Harassment in the #Metoo Era
Venäläinen, S., 19 Mar 2025, In: Violence Against Women. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Turhautumista ja toivoa - Sateenkaarinuoret seksuaalisen häirinnän vastustajina
Venäläinen, S. & Pihlajamaa, M., 2025, Toivoa, vimmaa ja vastarintaa: kirjoituksia queer- ja transaktivismista . Alasuutari, V., Kähkönen, L. & Juvonen, T. (eds.). Helsinki: GaudeamusResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Yhteisyyttä, erontekoja ja uuvuttavuutta: seksuaalisen häirinnän vastustus ja nuorten ristiriitainen toimijuus digitaalisissa ympäristöissä
Venäläinen, S. & Berg, P., 2025, Digitaalinen nuoruus ja kasvavat erot. Tuuva-Hongisto, S. & Korjonen-Kuusipuro, K. (eds.). Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusseura, p. 47-66 20 p. (Julkaisuja / Nuorisotutkimusverkosto, Nuorisotutkimusseura; no. 252).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The affective dynamics and experiences of human and more-than-human anti-violence online activism
Venäläinen, S. (Project manager)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research project
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Young people and sexual harassment: meanings and intersectional negotiations in diversifying socio-cultural contexts
Venäläinen, S. (Project manager)
01/08/2020 → …
Project: Research project
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IMAGINE: Improving mental wellbeing as a means of increasing inclusion of young people
Berg, P. (Project manager), Matikainen, J. (Project manager), Heimonen, M. (Participant), Koivisto, A. E. (Participant), Laiti, M. A. (Participant), Marttila, K. M. B. (Participant) & Venäläinen, S. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
Prizes
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Gender studies prize for an outstanding master's thesis
Venäläinen, S. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Octavia Calder-Dawe
Venäläinen, S. (Host)
8 Sept 2025 → 13 Sept 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology (Journal)
Venäläinen, S. (Reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Sosiaalipsykologian päivät 2025
Liinamo, S. (Speaker: Chair) & Venäläinen, S. (Chair)
15 May 2025 → 16 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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14th conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology
Venäläinen, S. (Speaker: Presenter) & Calder-Dawe, O. (Speaker: Presenter)
1 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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14th conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology
Berg, P. (Speaker: Presenter) & Venäläinen, S. (Speaker: Presenter)
1 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Tutkimus rakentaa tiedon – miten purkaa se yleisöille?
Niska, M., Venäläinen, S., Olakivi, A. & Cañada, J. A.
10/11/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tutkijahaastattelu juttuun En ole rasisti, mutta...” – tätä se tarkoittaa asiantuntijan mukaan
23/12/2024
1 Media contribution
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Tutkijahaastattelu juttuun Därför glorifieras mördare på sociala medier
18/12/2024
1 Media contribution
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Tutkijahaastattelu juttuun Somessa vitsaillaan nyt miesten kustannuksella – tutkija ymmärsi heti, mistä on kyse
09/12/2024
1 Media contribution
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