{"id":949,"date":"2026-04-16T22:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2026-09-22T23:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:55:05","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote speakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor Nelya Koteyko<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id949_54b92f-ee alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column949_469868-21{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column949_469868-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column949_469868-21\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nelya Koteyko is Professor of Language and Communication at Queen Mary University of London, and the project lead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/autisminaffinityspaces.org\/\">Autism in Affinity Spaces<\/a> -project, as well as the project lead of the ESRC funded project <a href=\"https:\/\/autisticadultsonline.com\/\">Autistic Adults Online<\/a>. Her research interests center around developing theories and methods that aid in understanding how people construct identities when they use media technologies. This multidisciplinary research spans across and uses the methods of applied linguistics, visual studies, human computer interaction, and social psychology, and sheds light on how creativity, the unwritten rules of online behaviour, and the capabilities of technology all work together. Her work builds important understanding on making online spaces welcoming for everyone, especially regarding autistic individuals and their unique experiences in various online spaces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column949_81d92b-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column949_81d92b-3e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/nelya-profile-picture-qdbmtjppqa0dqrncstgt4suff5nrl0kbbu79kb4yow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/nelya-profile-picture-qdbmtjppqa0dqrncstgt4suff5nrl0kbbu79kb4yow.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/nelya-profile-picture-qdbmtjppqa0dqrncstgt4suff5nrl0kbbu79kb4yow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/nelya-profile-picture-qdbmtjppqa0dqrncstgt4suff5nrl0kbbu79kb4yow-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior University Lecturer Mari Wiklund<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id949_fd0a4f-92 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column949_22d5ae-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column949_22d5ae-62\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mari Wiklund is a Senior University Lecturer of French language and culture at the Department of Languages of the University of Helsinki. She is also the project lead for the project <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.helsinki.fi\/asd-prosody-research\/\">A Crosslinguistic Investigation of Prosodic Patterns Related to Autism Spectrum<\/a>, funded by the Research Council of Finland. Her diverse research focuses on the different aspects of speech and interaction of persons on the autism spectrum, as well as on French and Finnish prosody, in addition to the prosodic features of Finnish-speaking learners of French. Her methodological background is mainly in conversation analysis and prosodic analysis, with her broad multidisciplinary work on prosody and autism spanning also across interactional linguistics, phonetics and multimodal analyses of interaction. Her work is especially relevant in expanding our knowledge on autism and interaction in the case of less-studied languages such as Finnish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column949_a51f4e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column949_a51f4e-64\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/atp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/upload_00011909.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1011\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other speakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presentation texts are in the language the speakers have submitted them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emma Forsblom<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emma Forsblom on logopedian v\u00e4it\u00f6skirjatutkija \u00c5bo Akademissa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa k\u00e4sittelee vieraan kielen oppimista n\u00e4yt\u00f6n v\u00e4lityksell\u00e4 autismikirjon lapsilla. Esitelm\u00e4 k\u00e4sittelee alustavia tuloksia tutkimuksesta, jossa tarkastellaan, oppivatko sek\u00e4 autismikirjon lapset ett\u00e4 tyypillisesti kehittyv\u00e4t lapset vieraita kieli\u00e4 n\u00e4ytt\u00f6jen v\u00e4lityksell\u00e4 ja liittyv\u00e4tk\u00f6 vahvat n\u00e4yt\u00f6n kautta omaksutut kielitaidot autismikirjon piirteisiin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stefanie Kohlhoff<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stefanie Kohlhoff ty\u00f6skentelee Tampereen yliopistossa yksil\u00f6llisten opiskeluj\u00e4rjestelyjen ja opinto-ohjauksen parissa tukien erityisesti autistisia ja ADHD-opiskelijoita. H\u00e4nen v\u00e4it\u00f6stutkimuksensa k\u00e4sittelee autististen korkeakouluopiskelijoiden ryhm\u00e4vertaistukea ja tarkastelee muun muassa ryhm\u00e4kokemuksia, ryhm\u00e4vuorovaikutusta sek\u00e4 ryhm\u00e4\u00e4n osallistumisen merkityst\u00e4 opintoihin kiinnittymiselle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viktoriya Kuzina<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viktoriya Kuzina is a doctoral researcher at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Finland. Her interests include neurodiversity, critical autism studies, critical disability studies (crip studies), and care work in contemporary Japan. Viktoriya has a Master&#8217;s degree in social sciences (VTM) from the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku and a Master&#8217;s degree in linguistics (Japanese language) from Oles&#8217; Honchar Dnipro National University, Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taru Luojola<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taru Luojola ty\u00f6skentelee suomen kielen yliopisto-opettajana \u00c5bo Akademissa sek\u00e4 tekee v\u00e4it\u00f6stutkimusta aikuisten autistien keskin\u00e4isest\u00e4 multimodaalisesta vuorovaikutuksesta arkikeskustelutilanteissa. H\u00e4n on valmistunut filosofian maisteriksi Helsingin yliopistosta p\u00e4\u00e4aineena yleinen kielitiede sek\u00e4 filosofian maisteriksi Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopistosta viittomakielen asiantuntijan koulutusohjelmasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ida-Lotta Myllyl\u00e4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ida-Lotta Myllyl\u00e4 on fonetiikan v\u00e4it\u00f6skirjatutkija Helsingin yliopistossa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa keskittyy autismin kirjolla olevien henkil\u00f6iden puheen piirteiden \u2013 p\u00e4\u00e4asiassa prosodian ja \u00e4\u00e4nenlaadun \u2013 tarkasteluun. Tutkimus sis\u00e4lt\u00e4\u00e4 my\u00f6s puheen aikana tehtyjen eleiden ja muun nonverbaalisen viestinn\u00e4n multimodaalista analyysi\u00e4. Lis\u00e4ksi h\u00e4nen tieteellisiin kiinnostuksen kohteisiinsa kuuluu autismiin ja vuorovaikutukseen liittyv\u00e4 kielten- ja kulttuurienv\u00e4linen tutkimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Krista Ojala<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Krista Ojala ty\u00f6skentelee vammaisalan asiantuntijana Tukena-s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6ss\u00e4. H\u00e4n on sosionomi (YAMK) ja neuropsykiatrinen valmentaja sek\u00e4 toimii Autismiliiton liittohallituksen varapuheenjohtajana. Ojalan YAMK-opinn\u00e4ytety\u00f6 k\u00e4sitteli neurov\u00e4hemmist\u00f6ihin kuuluvien ihmisten osallisuutta yhteiskunnassa. H\u00e4nt\u00e4 kiinnostavat erityisesti maskaaminen, aistiymp\u00e4rist\u00f6n merkitys sek\u00e4 se, miten ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6t, rakenteet ja vuorovaikutus vaikuttavat osallisuuden kokemuksiin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonna Oksanen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonna Oksanen (VTM) ty\u00f6skentelee Autismis\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6ss\u00e4 suunnittelijana. Jonna on ty\u00f6skennellyt autismiaiheen parissa vuodesta 2013 ja tehnyt muun muassa seksuaalikasvatukseen, neurokirjon lapsiin ja neurov\u00e4hemmist\u00f6jen ty\u00f6llistymiseen liittyvi\u00e4 hankkeita. Ennen vuotta 2013 Jonna ty\u00f6skenteli j\u00e4rjest\u00f6iss\u00e4 ja nuorisotoimessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Satu Paavola<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satu Paavola ty\u00f6skentelee puheterapeuttina Uuden lastensairaalan lastenneurologisissa yksik\u00f6iss\u00e4 ja on my\u00f6s v\u00e4it\u00f6skirjatutkija Helsingin yliopistossa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa k\u00e4sittelee muun muassa virtuaalitodellisuuden hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4mist\u00e4 puheen ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4misen arvioinnissa ja kuntoutuksessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Henri Pesonen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henri Pesonen (KT, dosentti) toimii vanhempana tutkijana Hyvinvointia tukevat kest\u00e4v\u00e4t ratkaisut -tutkimusohjelmassa Lapin ammattikorkeakoulussa. H\u00e4nen tutkimuksensa keskittyy inklusiivisen kasvatuksen, koulutuksen ja palveluiden kysymyksiin. Tutkimusintressien ytimess\u00e4 ovat erityisesti autismikirjon henkil\u00f6t, yhteenkuuluvuus sek\u00e4 vaativan monialaisen ja moniammatillisen tuen muodot ja k\u00e4yt\u00e4nteet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christian Rink<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian Rink ty\u00f6skentelee Saksan kielen yliopistolehtorina Helsingin yliopistossa erikoisalanaan saksankielinen nykykirjallisuus. Autismiin liittyv\u00e4\u00e4 tutkimusta Rink tekee koskien erityisesti vuorovaikutusta verkkoymp\u00e4rist\u00f6iss\u00e4 tutkien AuDHD-kokemusten muuntumista diskurssiksi erilaisten kielellisten k\u00e4yt\u00e4nt\u00f6jen kautta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marjo Virnes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marjo Virnes (FT, EMBA) toimii Autismis\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n kehitysjohtajana. H\u00e4nen ty\u00f6ns\u00e4 ytimess\u00e4 ovat muun muassa tutkimus- ja kehitt\u00e4mishankkeet, teknologia ja digitalisaatio sek\u00e4 laadun kehitt\u00e4minen. Lis\u00e4ksi h\u00e4n johtaa tukipalveluiden suunnittelija- ja hanketiimi\u00e4 ja toimii s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n johtoryhm\u00e4n j\u00e4senen\u00e4. 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