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Atte Oksanen is professor of social psychology and the leader of Emerging Technologies Lab at the Tampere University. His research focuses on emerging technologies, social interaction, criminology and addiction research. He has successfully led several major research projects funded by the Academy of Finland, Kone Foundation, Aaltonen Foundation, Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, Finnish Work Environment Fund, Wihuri Foundation, and Helsingin Sanomat Foundation. His international research projects have been funded by the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology, the Research council of Norway and the National Science Foundation (U.S.). He has published extensively on social media, online communities and cyberhate during the last years and has over 300 publications to his name, with over 170 peer-reviewed international journal articles, including flagship journals (e.g. Criminology, Addiction, Pediatrics, International Journal of Information Management, Computers in Human Behavior, and New Media & Society). Publications include two international monographs on cyberhate and cybervictimization published by Springer (2016) and Routledge (2017).

Responsibilities

Research and research management, MA and PhD level teaching in social psychology at the degree program for social sciences. 

Board member of Research Council for Culture and Society, Academy of Finland (2022–2024) 

Board member of Finnish Research Infrastructures Committee, Academy of Finland (2022–2025)

Main positions of trust

2022–2025 Board member, Finnish Research Infrastructures Committee, Academy of Finland 

2022–2024 Board member, Research Council for Culture and Society, Academy of Finland 

2021–2022 Member assessment group for gambling harms and risks, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 

2020– A-Clinic Foundation, member of board 

2019–2020 Member assessment group for gambling harms and risks, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 

Currently editorial board member of Scientific Reports (Nature) and Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies.

Research topics

artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, human-technology interaction, social media, internet, online aggression, online hate, online harassment, self and identity, severe targeted violence, addiction, gambling, wellbeing

Research unit

Faculty of social sciences

Research fields

Social psychology, psychology, criminology, sociology, social sciences, health sciences, cultural studies

Funding

Academy of Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Aaltonen Foundation, Kone Foundation, Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, The Finnish Work Environment Fund, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation, Wihuri Foundation, Scandinavian Research Council for Crimin.

Research career

Current position  

2018– Professor of Social Psychology (full), Tampere University, Finland  

2014–2018 Professor of Social Psychology (tenure-track), University of Tampere Finland 

2013–2016 PI, Hate Communities: A Cross-National Comparison Project (Kone Foundation), University of Turku, Finland 

2013–2014 Senior researcher, National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Ministry of Justice, Finland  

2012–2013 Senior researcher, Finnish Youth Research Network, Helsinki  

2009–2012 PI, Everyday Life and Insecurity (Aaltonen Foundation), University of Turku, Finland 

2009–2011 PI, post-doctoral researcher’s project Images of Addiction in Rock Culture, University of Tampere, Finland  

2007–2008 Post-doctoral research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland 

2002–2006 Research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland 

  

Education and degrees awarded  

2011 Title of docent, sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland  

2011 Title of docent, sociology, University of Turku, Finland


2008 Title of docent, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland  

2006 Doctor of Social Sciences, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland 

2004 Licentiate of Social Sciences, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland 

2004 Master of Arts, Finnish literature, University of Tampere, Finland  

2001 Master of Social Sciences, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland  

 

Selected publications

1. Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N. Mantere, E., Savolainen, I., & Kaakinen, M. (2021). COVID-19 Crisis and Digital Stressors at Work: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. Computers in Human Behavior https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106853. 

2. Savela, N., Oksanen, A., Pellert, M, & Garcia, D. (2021). Emotional reactions to robot colleagues in a role-playing experiment. International Journal of Information Management, 60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102361. 

3. Oksanen, A., Kaakinen, M., Latikka, R., Savolainen, I., Savela, N., & Koivula, A. (2020). Regulation and trust: 3-month follow-up study on COVID-19 mortality in 25 European countries. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 6(2): e19218. https://doi.org/10.2196/19218. 

4. Oksanen, A., Kaakinen, M., Minkkinen, J., Räsänen, P., Enjolras, B., & Steen-Johnsen, K. (2020). Perceived societal fear and cyberhate after the November 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks. Terrorism & Political Violence, 32(5), 1047–1066. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2018.1442329.   

5. Keipi, T., Näsi, M., Oksanen, A., & Räsänen, P. (2017). Online Hate and Harmful Content: Cross-National Perspectives. Abingdon & New York: Routledge.   

6. Aaltonen, M., Oksanen, A., & Kivivuori, J. (2016). Debt Problems and Crime. Criminology, 54(2), 307–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12103.  

7. Oksanen, A., Aaltonen, M., & Kivivuori, J. (2015). Driving under the Influence as a Turning Point? A Register-based Study on Financial and Social Consequences among First-time Male Offenders. Addiction, 110(3), 471–478. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12777.   

8. Oksanen, A., Garcia, D., Sirola, A., Näsi, M., Kaakinen, M., Keipi, T., & Räsänen, P. (2015). Pro-Anorexia and anti-pro-anorexia videos on YouTube: Sentiment analysis of user responses. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(11):e256. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5007.  

9. Oksanen, A. Hawdon, J., & Räsänen, P. (2014). Glamorizing Rampage Online: School Shooting Fan Communities on YouTube. Technology in Society, 39, 55–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2014.08.001.  

10. Oksanen, A. (2013). Deleuze and the Theory of Addiction. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 45(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2013.763563. 

Latest publications

A longitudinal study of gambling motives, problem gambling and need frustration

Hagfors, H., Vuorinen, I., Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A., Sept 2023, In: ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 144, 107733.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Artificial intelligence in fine arts: A systematic review of empirical research

Oksanen, A., Cvetkovic, A., Akin, N., Latikka, R., Bergdahl, J., Chen, Y. & Savela, N., Aug 2023, In: Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans. 1, 2, 100004.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Capital in illegal online drug markets: How digital capital changes the cultural environment of drug dealing

Bakken, S. A., Oksanen, A. & Demant, J., Aug 2023, In: THEORETICAL CRIMINOLOGY. 27, 3, p. 421–438

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Combating loneliness: The role of neighbourhood ICT, environmental attractiveness, and a sense of belonging to a local community

Latikka, R., Savela, N., Rubio‐Hernández, R., Koivula, A., Makkonen, J., Nieto Fernandez, F., Väänänen, K. & Oksanen, A., 26 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY AND APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

COVID-19 Anxiety and Wellbeing at Work in Finland during 2020–2022: A 5-Wave Longitudinal Survey Study

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Celuch, M., Cvetkovic, A. & Savolainen, I., Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 1, 680.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Defending Others Online: The Influence of Observing Formal and Informal Social Control on One’s Willingness to Defend Cyberhate Victims

Costello, M., Hawdon, J., Reichelmann, A. V., Oksanen, A., Blaya, C., Llorent, V. J., Räsänen, P. & Zych, I., Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 15, 6506.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Nonpharmaceutical interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of COVID-19: A study based on the survey from the International COVID-19 Research Network (ICRN)

Park, S. H., Hong, S. H., Kim, K., Lee, S. W., Yon, D. K., Jung, S. J., Abdeen, Z., Brahim Ahmed, M. L. C., Serouri, A. A., Al-Herz, W., Subbaram, K., Shaik Syed, P., Ali, S., Ali, K., Al-Shamsi, H. O., Baatarkhuu, O., Nielsen, H. B., Bernini-Carri, E., Bondarenko, A., Cassell, A., & 84 othersCham, A., Chua, M. L., Dadabhai, S., Darre, T., Davtyan, H., Dragioti, E., East, B., Jeffrey Edwards, R., Ferioli, M., Georgiev, T., Ghandour, L., Harapan, H., Hsueh, P-R., Ikram, A., Inoue, S., Jacob, L., Janković, S., Jayarajah, U., Jesenak, M., Kakodkar, P., Kapata, N., Kebede, Y., Khader, Y., Kifle, M., Koh, D., Maleš, V. K., Kotfis, K., Koyanagi, A., Kretchy, J-P., Lakoh, S., Lee, J., Lee, J. Y., Mendonça, M. D. L. L., Ling, L., Llibre-Guerra, J., Machida, M., Makurumidze, R., Mallah, S., Memish, Z. A., Mendoza, I., Moiseev, S., Nadasdy, T., Nahshon, C., Ñamendys-Silva, S. A., Yongsi, B. N., Nicolasora, A. D., Nugmanova, Z., Oh, H., Oksanen, A., Owopetu, O., Ozguler, Z. O., Perez, G. E., Pongpirul, K., Rademaker, M., Radojevic, N., Roca, A., Rodriguez-Morales, A. J., Viveiros Rosa, S. G., Roshi, E., Saeed, K. M. I., Sah, R., Sakakushev, B., Sallam, D. E., Sathian, B., Schober, P., Simonović, Z., Singhal, T., Skhvitaridze, N., Solmi, M., Tizaoui, K., Tlhakanelo, J. T., Torales, J., Torres-Roman, S., Tsartsalis, D., Tsolmon, J., Vieira, D. N., Wanghi, G., Wollina, U., Xu, R-H., Yang, L., Zia, K., Zildzic, M., Il Shin, J. & Smith, L., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Medical Virology. 95, 2, e28354.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Perceived stress moderates spending money on digital games and gambling: a nationwide study of Finnish adults

Savolainen, I., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING STUDIES.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Perceptions of Assistive Robots at Work: An Experimental Approach to Social Influence

Latikka, R., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A., 11 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Social Robotics.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

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