Anastasia Emelyanova

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oulu (2017-). I hold a Docent title in Gerontology since 2025. I am also the Vice-Lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Health and Well-being (2018-) and Arctic Five Chair in Healthy Ageing and One Health (2022-2024). My research interests include healthy ageing and population changes across the Arctic region, northern health and well-being, One Health and policy in respective fields. I hold several academic degrees from the University of Oulu in Finland (latest PhD in Arctic Health, Faculty of Medicine, 2015) and Northern Arctic Federal University (Social Work) in Russia. I am a coordinator to the project that has received funding from The Nordic Arctic Programme, administered by NAPA and Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland, entitled “Arctic Healthy Aging communities: Safe and inclusive outdoor environment and public spaces (The Nordic AHA-Communities, 2023-2026). I am also an invited author to many other international projects as well as teaching occasionally to the university students at different courses.