People

People working in Language and Communication in Dementia research group.
Seija Pekkala
Language & communication changes in and communication support for Deaf individuals with dementia
  • Doctoral student: Minna Rantapää, MA (University of Helsinki)
  • Dr. Ira Virtanen, Ph.D., Specialist in Researcher Competence (Doctoral School, Tampere University)
  • Dr. Päivi Rainò, Ph.D., Senior Researcher (Humak Universty of Applied Sciences, Helsinki)
  • MA student: Kangas-Lumme, Jertta (2014)
Self-repair of people with dementia in group conversation
  • Prof. Minna Laakso (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology and Logopedics)
  • MA students at the University of Helsinki, Logopedics: Simula Maiju (2006), Kokko Tuomo (2022)
Changes of written language in Alzheimer’s disease
  • Doctoral student: Nelli Kirvesmäki, MA (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts; Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies),
  • Prof. Tiina Onikki (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts; Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies)
  • Prof. Minna Jaakola (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts; Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies) and graduate students of Logopedics and Finnish
  • MA students: Kirvesmäki Nelli (2019), Hyytiä Tuuli (2019), Kesti Tiia (2018), Jauhiainen Katja (2017), Pystynen Johanna (2017), Parkkinen Johanna (2017), Kaski Sanna (2017).
Naming and word finding difficulties in Alzheimer’s disease

Main collaborators (2008–2013)

  • Prof. Timo Erkinjuntti (Helsinki University Hospital; University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine),
  • Prof. Loraine K. Obler (The City University of New York (CUNY); Boston VA Hospital; Boston University School of Medicine, Language in the Aging Brain Laboratory)
  • Prof. Martin Albert (Boston VA Hospital; Boston University School of medicine, Language in the Aging Brain Laboratory)
  • Prof. Mira Goral (The City University of New York (CUNY); Boston VA Hospital; Boston University School of medicine, Language in the Aging Brain Laboratory)
  • Prof. Rhoda Au (Boston University School of Medicine; Framingham Heart Study)
  • Dr. JungMoon Hyun (The City University of New York (CUNY); Boston VA Hospital; Boston University School of Medicine, Language in the Aging Brain Laboratory)
  • Dr. Avron Spiro (Boston VA Hospital; Boston University School of Medicine, Language in the Aging Brain Laboratory)
  • Dr. Debra Wiener (Boston University School of Medicine, Language in the Aging Brain Laboratory
  • MA student: Pihlajapiha, Sanna-Mari (2019)