Laura Kestilä
Position
Chief Researcher
Affiliation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland
Degree
PhD in Sociology, Adj. Prof. (Demography)
Research Interests
Health and welfare Inequalities, living conditions, social epidemiology, social sustainability, life-course research
Biography
My background is in sociology, demography and social epidemiology. During my career of over 20 years in the research field my research interests have covered inequalities in health and wellbeing, life-course research, social sustainability and most recently, also the social effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently I lead a research unit of almost 30 researchers, focusing on themes of social, ecological and economic sustainability.
Countries of collaboration
Sweden, Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland