Hanna Wass is a Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Social Science, University of Helsinki responsible for societal interaction, equality and sustainability. She is an internationally recognized expert in democracy, representation and health and political behavior. She has led projects and work packages in national and international consortia funded by the Academy of Finland, the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the European Commission. She is a founding member of the Finnish Election Study Consortium and has served as a co-PI in the 2015 and 2019 modules. Her work has been published in several leading journals such as Political Research Quarterly,  Social Forces and the European Journal of Political Research.