Outi Jolanki, Dr., Adjunct Professor
My background is in sociology and social gerontology. Currently I work at the Tampere University, Faculty of Social Sciences (Health Sciences Unit). My central tasks are linked to the activities of the multidisciplinary Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare 2018-2025) led by University of Jyväskylä and joined by Tampere University and University of Helsinki. In the CoE AgeCare I act as the leader of the Tampere University group 2022-2025. I have a longstanding interest towards agency of older adults and decision-making in daily life in relation to health, living environment, housing and care. Recently my research has focused on family care, linkages between social wellbeing and living environment, and new models of senior housing including collaborative housing models, and inspired by ideas coming from geographical gerontology. I act as the coordinator of the European Sociological Association (ESA) Ageing in Europe Research Network for the period 2025-2026.