
Helena Louhela
Doctor of Education
Biography
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Doctoral Thesis
Sexual violence—Voiced and silenced by girls with multiple vulnerabilities (2019)
Research Interests
- Gender Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Feminist Violence Research
- Girlhood Studies
- Relationality
- Voices and silences
Academic Work History
- 2020-2022 Postdoctoral researcher Mapping, making & mattering: Arts and research-activism for addressing sexual harassment in pre-teen peer cultures (Academy of Finland 2019-2023)
- 2018-2020 Coordinator in Academic North project (Interreg Nord 2018-2020)
- 2016 - 2017 Doctoral Student in VISE (Values, Ideologies and Social Contexts of Education)
- 2013 - 2014 Project Researcher in Empowering Care project (EU Daphne 2013-2014)
- 2011-2012 Research Assistant in ALLIES - Teachers' and Parents' Alliance for Early Violence Prevention in Preschool (EU Daphne 2010-2012)
Research Funding
2018: Emil Aaltosen Säätiö 28 250 €.
2016: Koneen Säätiö 28 320 €.
2014: Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse 4000 €.
Publications
Louhela (former Parkkila), H. (2019). "I was totally agreeable"—Sexual violence voiced by an adolescent girl. (submitted)
Parkkila, H. & Heikkinen, M. (2018). Vulnerable bodily integrity: under-recognised sexual violence among girls in residential care institutions. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2(1), 25-40.
Parkkila, H. & Heikkinen, M. (2015). Identifying violence—research on residential care girls’ recognition of violence. In B. Mohan (Ed.) Construction of Social Psychology (pp. 125-134). InScience Press.
Kaukko, M. & Parkkila, H. (2014). Nykyajan totaaliset laitokset tyttöjen suojelijoina [Contemporary Total Institutions as Protectors of Girls]. In M. Gissler, M. Kekkonen, P. Känkänen, P. Muranen & M. Wrede-Jäntti (Eds.) Nuoruus toisin sanoen - Nuorten elinolot 2014-vuosikirja (pp. 113-121). Helsinki, terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.
Huuki, T., Manninen, S., Sunnari, V., Pihkala, S. & Parkkila, H. (2012). Allies e-Guide. Teacher's and Parents' Alliance for Early Violence Prevention in Pre School.
Research groups
- Gender Studies