Miia
Degrees
- February 19, 2008: Ph.D. in Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.
- September 21, 2015: Docent in Social Policy, Åbo Akademi University, Finland.
Current Position and Employer
- 2019– : Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Previous Employers
- 2003–2008: Department of Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.
- 2009–2010: Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland.
- 2010–2012: Centre for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Karlstad University, Sweden.
- 2012: Department of Social Studies, Karlstad University, Sweden.
- 2012–2015: Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway.
- 2015–2018: Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
- 2016–2018: Research Professor
- 2018–2019: School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Sweden.
Extended Research Visits
- 2005: STAKES, Finland.
- 2008/09: Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University, U.S.A.
- 2013/14: Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Stanford University, U.S.A.
Editorial Assignments
- Member of the Associate Board, Sociology, 2016–2022.
- Member of the Editorial Board, Social Inclusion, 2017–2020.
- Member of the Editorial Board as Review Editor for Medical Sociology, Frontiers in Sociology, 2019–2024.
- Member of the Editorial Board, Sociology, 2022– .
Papers Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals with Impact Factors (IFs) when Greater Than 3 (see Google Scholar for citing statistics)
- Welfare Problems and Social Exclusion among Immigrants in Sweden. European Sociological Review, 21, 73-89, 2005. (IF: 3.2)
- Accumulation of Welfare Problems in a Longitudinal Perspective. Social Indicators Research, 88, 311-327, 2008, with Björn Halleröd. (IF: 3.1)
- Increasing Inequality in Social Exclusion Occurrence: The Case of Sweden During 1979-2003. Social Indicators Research, 97, 299-323, 2010. (IF: 3.1)
- Cumulative Disadvantage and Connections Between Welfare Problems. Social Indicators Research, 103, 443-464, 2011. (IF: 3.1)
- Burned Out to Drop Out: Exploring the Relationship Between School Burnout and School Dropout. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 28, 511-528, 2013, with Katariina Salmela-Aro. (IF: 3.0)
- Externalising and Internalising Problem Behaviour among Swedish Adolescent Boys and Girls. International Journal of Social Welfare, 24, 182-192, 2015.
- Social Influence and the Matthew Mechanism: The Case of an Artificial Cultural Market. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 412, 113-119, 2014, with Mikael Bask. (IF: 3.3)
- Accumulation and Persistence of Welfare Problems over Time. Social Indicators Research, 125, 757-770, 2016. (IF: 3.1)
- Patterns of Psycho-Social Distress among Ageing Swedes. Journal of Population Ageing, 8, 261-278, 2015.
- Cumulative (Dis)advantage and the Matthew Effect in Life-Course Analysis. PLOS ONE, 10 (11) e0142447, 2015, with Mikael Bask.
- Psychiatric Diagnoses as Grounds for Disability Pension among Former Child Welfare Clients. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 8, 365-381, 2017, with Mika Gissler, Ari Hautakoski and Tiina Ristikari.
- Growing Up in Economic Hardship: The Relationship Between Childhood Social Assistance Recipiency and Early Adulthood Obstacles. International Journal of Social Welfare, 30, 130-139, 2021, with Mika Gissler, Pasi Haapakorva and Tiina Ristikari.
- Depressive Symptoms in Higher Education Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Containment Measures. European Journal of Public Health, 32, 481-487, 2022, with Veerle Buffel, Sarah Van de Velde and 12 Co-Authors. (IF: 4.4)
- Political Stringency, Infection Rates, and Higher Education Students’ Adherence to Government Measures in the Nordic Countries and the UK During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Outbreak. Preventive Medicine, 164, 107245, 2022, with Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff and 11 Co-Authors. (IF: 5.1)
- Factors Associated with Stability for Children in Family Foster Care: A Study of Case Files in Six Municipalities in Sweden. Forthcoming in Child and Family Social Work, with Ann-Sofie Bergman, Kristina Engwall and Ulrika Järkestig-Berggren.
- Matching Process Concerning Children with Disabilities in Family Foster Care. Forthcoming in Child and Family Social Work, with Ann-Sofie Bergman, Kristina Engwall and Ulrika Järkestig-Berggren.
- Does Mistreatment During Institutional Childbirth Increase the Likelihood of Experiencing Postpartum Depressive Symptoms? A Prospective Cohort Study in Nepal. Global Health Action, 17, 2381312, 2024, with Rejina Gurung.
- Matching in Practice – How to Find the Right Family Foster Home for the Right Child. Forthcoming in European Social Work Research, with Ann-Sofie Bergman, Kristina Engwall and Ulrika Järkestig-Berggren.
- Matching the General or the Specific Child with a Foster Home? Forthcoming in British Journal of Social Work, with Ann-Sofie Bergman, Kristina Engwall and Ulrika Järkestig-Berggren.
Book Chapter
Pathways to Educational Attainment in Middle Adulthood: The Role of Gender and Parental Educational Expectations in Adolescence, with Lars R. Bergman, Laura Ferrer-Wreder and Katariina Salmela-Aro. Chapter 17 in Gender Differences in Aspirations and Attainment: A Life Course Perspective, edited by Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Ingrid Schoon. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Academic Assignments
- Examining Committee, Ola Stjärnhagen’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Sociology (2015, Lund University, Sweden).
- Examining Committee, Jörgen Rosén’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Psychology (2019, Uppsala University, Sweden).
- Examining Committee, Pernilla Ågård’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Sociology (2020, Uppsala University, Sweden).
- Examining Committee, Anna Kahlmeter’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Sociology (2022, Stockholm University, Sweden).
- Assessment of 12 applicants for an Associate Senior Lectureship in Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.
- Examining Committee, Jonas Söderqvist’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Economic History (2023, Uppsala University, Sweden).
- Examining Committee, Gustav Berry’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Sociology of Education (2023, Uppsala University, Sweden).
- Examining Committee, Tom Chabosseau’s Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Sociology (2023, Uppsala University, Sweden).
Current Ph.D. Students
- Karin Kristensson (main supervisor, Uppsala University, Sweden).
- Rejina Gurung (assistant supervisor, Uppsala University, Sweden).
- Simon Helperin (assistant supervisor, Uppsala University, Sweden).
Research Grants
- Länsförsäkringar Västerbotten and Föreningssparbanken Foundation for Economic and Social Research.
- Kempe Foundation.
- Finnish Konkordia Fund.
- Swedish Research Council.
- Chancellor’s Travel Grant (University of Helsinki).
- University of Bergen.
- Erasmus Lifelong Learning Programme.
- Meltzer Research Fund (2 grants).
- Örebro University.
- Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (2 grants; PIs: Mikael Bask respective myself).
Supervision of Bachelor and Master Theses
- 2008: 3 Bachelor Theses in Social Work, Umeå University, Sweden.
- 2011–2012: 10 Bachelor Theses in Social Work, Karlstad University, Sweden.
- 2013–2015: 5 Bachelor Theses in Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway.
- 2018–2019: 10 Bachelor Theses in Social Work and Sociology, Örebro University, Sweden.
- 2019: 1 Master Thesis in International Social Welfare and Health Policy, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
- 2020– : 10 Bachelor Theses in Social Work and Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- 2023– : 2 Master Theses in Euroculture, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Teaching Experiences
- Undergraduate Teaching in Social Psychology and Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden
Introductory Sociology (Comparative Social Policy; seminars): Fall 2007
Introductory Sociology (Comparative Social Welfare; seminars): Fall 2007
Introductory Sociology (Sociology A and Social Psychology A; lectures and seminars): Fall 2007, Spring 2008
Advanced Sociology (Master-level course; Living Conditions and Social Problems; lectures and seminars): Spring 2008
- Undergraduate Teaching in Social Psychology, Social Work and Sociology, Karlstad University, Sweden
Introductory Social Psychology (Introduction; lectures and seminars): Spring 2012
Introductory Social Psychology (Investigating Social Interactions; lectures, seminars and supervision): Spring 2012
Introductory Social Psychology (Methods; lectures, seminars and supervision): Fall 2011
Introductory Social Psychology (Understanding Social Interactions; lectures and seminars): Spring 2012
Introductory Sociology (Interaction in Everyday Life; lectures and seminars): Spring 2012
Introductory Sociology (Research Process; supervision): Spring 2012
Advanced Social Work (Quantitative Methods; lectures, data laboratories and supervision): Spring 2012
Advanced Sociology (Sociology and Social Psychology; Quantitative Methods; lectures and data laboratories): Spring 2011, Spring 2012
- Undergraduate Teaching in Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway
Introductory Sociology (Methods in the Social Sciences; censor): Fall 2014
Introductory Sociology (Social Science Perspectives; censor): Fall 2014
Introductory Sociology (Sociological Theory: Classical Perspectives; censor): Fall 2012, Spring 2013
Intermediate Sociology (Welfare and Inequality; lectures): Spring 2013
Advanced Sociology (Sociological Theory: Modern Perspectives; lectures): Fall 2012, Spring 2015
Advanced Sociology (Sociological Theory: Modern Perspectives; censor and lectures): Spring 2013
Advanced Sociology (Master-level course; Methods: Statistical Analysis; lectures and data laboratories): Spring 2015
Advanced Sociology (Master-level course; Welfare, Inequality and Life-Course; lectures): Fall 2014
- Undergraduate Teaching in Sociology, Örebro University, Sweden
Intermediate Sociology (Quantitative Methods; data laboratories): Fall 2017
- Undergraduate Teaching in Social Work, Örebro University, Sweden
First-Semester Course in Social Work (seminars): Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Fifth-Semester Course in Social Work (seminars): Fall 2018
- Undergraduate Teaching in Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden
Introductory Sociology (Quantitative Methods; seminars): Spring 2023
Introductory Sociology (Quantitative Methods; lectures and seminars): Fall 2019, Spring 2020
Intermediate Sociology (Methods; lecture): Spring 2023
Intermediate Sociology (Quantitative Methods; lectures, seminars and data laboratories): Fall 2019, Spring 2020
Advanced Sociology (Quantitative Methods; lectures and data laboratories): Fall 2019, Spring 2020
- Graduate Teaching in Sociology (Doctoral courses), Uppsala University, Sweden
Quantitative Methods (lectures, seminars and data laboratories): Fall 2021, Fall 2023
Theory of Science (one lecture and one seminar): Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024
- Undergraduate Teaching in Computational Social Science, Uppsala University, Sweden
Introduction to Computational Social Science (one lecture and one seminar): Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
Selected Administrative Experiences
- Director of Undergraduate and Master Studies at Department of Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- Member of the Electoral College, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- Member of the Board at Swedish Sociological Association.
Experiences to Communicate with the Surrounding Society
- Appeared on Swedish TV.
- Appeared on Swedish radio.
- Interviewed in Canadian, Finnish and Swedish newspapers.
- Interviewed for a magazine by an international organization.