Curriculum Vitae, 11 April 2025
1. Personal Details
Jalovaara, Päivi Marika
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-7078
Born: 1970, Helsinki, Finland. Nationality: Finland. Current residence: Turku, Finland
Postal address: Department of Social Research, 20014 University of Turku, Finland
Email: marika.jalovaara@utu.fi
Phone: +358-40-587-98-26
Website: https://users.utu.fi/paijalz/
Please see list of publications, including submitted manuscripts and recent public talks, hearings, presentations etc.:
https://users.utu.fi/paijalz/publications/
2. Education and Degrees Completed
9.11.2012 Docent, demography, University of Helsinki.
19.6.2012 Docent, economic sociology, University of Turku.
7.11.2007 PhD, Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. Thesis (Title: The effects of marriage partners’ socio-economic positions on the risk of divorce in Finland), grade: ECLA. Faculty office: Faculty of Social Sciences, PO Box 54, 00014 University of Helsinki. Phone: +358-294-1911.
14.5.1997 Master of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. Thesis grade: ECLA.
3. Current Positions
1.7.2022– (permanent position), Professor of Sociology, Field of specialisation: Demography. INVEST flagship, University of Turku.
1.10.2021– 30.9.2027 PI, Consortium Director, Family Formation in Flux – Causes, Consequences and Possible Futures, funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC), established within the Academy of Finland.
1.11.2019– PI and Research Area Director (Thematic area: Demographic Changes and Family Dynamics; formerly: Demography and Life Course), INVEST flagship (The Inequalities, Interventions, and New Welfare State Flagship), funded by the Academy of Finland.
4. Previous Academic Work Experience
1.9.2019–31.8.2023 PI, Academy Project ‘Falling Fertility and the Inequalities Involved’ (NEFER), funded by the Academy of Finland, Department of Social Research, University of Turku.
1.11.2019–30.6.2022 Senior Research Fellow, INVEST flagship, University of Turku.
1.8.2017– (permanent position, resigned 30.6.2022) Senior Lecturer (yliopistonlehtori), sociology, Department of Social Research, University of Turku.
May 2015–March 2021. Team leader of Work Package 2.2. ‘Families, family policies and social inequalities’ in ‘Tackling Inequalities in Time of Austerity’ (TITA) research consortium, funded by the Academy of Finland, Strategic Research Programme May 2015–March 2021 (see Funding and https://blogit.utu.fi/tita/wps/wp-2/).
1.9.2014–31.10.2019 Academy Research Fellow (akatemiatutkija), project ‘Family Dynamics and Social Inequalities’, funded by the Academy of Finland. Department of Social Research, University of Turku.
1.1.2016–31.12.2017 Senior researcher, SUDA, Stockholm University. Secondary position.
1.5.2014–31.1.2017 Senior researcher/advisor (vanhempi tutkija), ERC-funded ‘FamiliesAndSocieties’ project. Secondary position, Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland.
1.6.2014–31.8.2014 Collegium Researcher, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS).
1.10.2013–31.5.2014 Professor (professori), acting, Department of Social Research (Sociology), University of Turku.
1.4.2013–30.9.2013 University Lecturer (yliopisto-opettaja), Department of Social Research (Sociology), University of Turku.
1.1.2012–31.3.2013 Senior Researcher (erikoistutkija) in Academy Project, PI Jani Erola, Department of Social Research, University of Turku.
1.1.2009–31.12.2011 Post-doctoral Researcher (tutkijatohtori), funded by the Academy of Finland. Site of research: Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.
1.1.2013–30.6.2013 Visiting researcher (vieraileva tutkija), Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland.
2009–2013 Researcher, the comparative project ‘Gender Equality in Relationship Transitions’ (GERT), funded by The Levelhume Trust, PI Lynn Prince Cooke, University of Bath.
1.8.2008–31.12.2008 Senior Researcher (erikoistutkija), Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Development, Rehabilitation Foundation.
6.9.2004–31.7.2008 Senior Lecturer (yliopistonlehtori), Demography, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.
1.9.2001–31.12.2003 University Lecturer (assistentti), Sociology/Demography, University of Helsinki.
1.5.1999–31.8.2001 Researcher and doctoral student (tutkija, tutkijakoulutettava), Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.
1.1.1998–31.12.1998, University Lecturer (assistentti), Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.
1.6.1997–31.12.1997 Project researcher (tutkija) in Academy Project, PI Tapani Valkonen, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki.
1.1.1995–31.5.1997 Research assistant (tutkimusavustaja) in Academy Project, PI Tapani Valkonen, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki. The first months part-time.
5. Career breaks
Maternity and parental leaves 8/1998–4/1999 and 9/2003–9/2004.
Part-time (50 %) child-care leave 9/2004–12/2004.
6. Personal research funding and grants, and other funding for scientific activities
6.1. Research funding obtained as the PI
1.10.2021–30.9.2017 Family Formation in Flux – Causes, Consequences and Possible Futures, funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC), established within the Research Council of Finland. 7.2 million €. SRC Programme: Demographic Changes – Causes, Consequences and Solutions (DEMOGRAPHY, 2021–2027).
1.9.2019–31.8.2023 Academy Project funding for early-career researchers. Project: ‘Falling Fertility and the Inequalities Involved (NEFER)’ (480,000 €. Proposal ranked #1 in the panel.)
1.9.2019–31.10.2019 An extension to Academy Research Fellow’s project (below).
1.9.2014–31.8.2019 Academy Research Fellow, Academy of Finland. Project: ‘Family Dynamics and Social Inequalities’ (502,770 €)
1.1.2014–31.12.2016. Collegium Researcher, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS). Project: ‘Family Dynamics and Social Inequality’ (Three years’ full-time salary.)
1.1.2009–31.12.2011 Postdoctoral Researcher, Academy of Finland, 2009–2011. Project: ‘The Formation and Dissolution of Cohabiting Unions and Marriages’ (195,450 €)
21.4.2008 Postdoctoral research grant, Emil Aaltonen Foundation (22,300 €)
1.9.1999–31.12.2002 Doctoral student, Population, Health, and Living Conditions, SOVAKO.
21.4.1997 Doctoral thesis research grant, Alli Paasikivi Foundation (70,000 FIM)
6.2. Funding for research groups, participated in planning of the project
1.5.2015–30.4.2021 Research consortium ‘Tackling Inequalities in Time of Austerity’ (TITA). Academy of Finland, Strategic Research programme, May 2015–March 2021. PI Mikko Niemelä. Participated in planning the project as team leader of WP 2.2. ‘Families, family policies and social inequalities’ (Ca. 6.6 million €)
1.2.2013–31.1.2017 ’FamiliesAndSocieties – Changing Families and Sustainable Societies: Policy contexts and diversity over the life course and across generations’. European Research Council (ERC) Large Networking Collaborative Project. The European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)-2012. PI Livia Sz. Oláh, University of Stockholm. Participated in planning of the project. (Ca. 6.5 million €)
Tackling Inequalities in Time of Austerity’ (TITA) research consortium, funded by the Academy of Finland, Strategic Research Programme May 2015–March 2021
6.3. Funding for research groups, member of the group when the funding was applied for
2009–2014 ‘Life-course, disadvantageous experiences and socioeconomic inheritance’, Academy of Finland and Alli Paasikivi Foundation. PI Jani Erola. University of Turku. Worked as a senior researcher (Ca. 1,0 million euros.)
2009–2018 Register-based Research in Nordic Demography (SUNDEM/SIMSAM node), Swedish Research Council, coordinator Gunnar Andersson, Stockholm University.
2009–2013 Researcher, the comparative project ‘Gender Equality in Relationship Transitions’ (GERT), funded by The Levelhume Trust, PI Lynn Prince Cooke, University of Bath.
6.4. Other funding for scientific activities, received as the Principal Applicant
Grants for organising the 20th Nordic Demographic Symposium: The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, 5000 euros, 11.5.2016. Institute of Migration, 1000 euros, 17.5.2016. Turku University Foundation, 500 euros 15.4.2016.
Grants for organising the European Divorce Research Conference held in Helsinki 2012: The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, 4500 euros. Nordforsk research network for register-based life course studies, 2000 euros, 29.3.2012. Nordic Demographic Society, 1000 euros, 22.3.2012. Family Federation of Finland, Population Research Institute, 500 euros, 21.3.2012.
7. Leadership and supervision
Supervisor and leadership training (Esihenkilö- ja johtajuusvalmennus) at the University of Turku, 13.2.–12.10.2023.
PhD supervision: Anneli Miettinen, University of Turku. Primary supervisor, thesis defence 9.6.2023.
PhD supervision: Elina Mäenpää, University of Helsinki. Primary supervisor, thesis defence 22.5.2015.
PhD supervision: Alice Rees, UCLouvain (and UTU 2022–), graduation est. 2025.
PhD supervision: Michelle Larva, UTU, graduation est. 2026.
Teacher’s participation in sociology PhD thesis seminar, University of Turku, 7 spring/fall terms (2013–14, 2014–2015 and 2015–2016).
Individual supervision of four Master’s theses, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, –2012.
Master’s thesis supervision at the Master’s thesis seminar in sociology, University of Turku, 6 times 2013–2016, ca. 8 students in each seminar.
1.5.2015–30.4.2021 Team leader of the (large and international) Work Package 2.2., TITA research consortium, funded by the Strategic Research Council.
1.10.2013–31.5.2014 Professor’s work experience.
Experience of leadership in teaching (e.g. Statistical Methods in Social Research), research (e.g. Research group Families at the University of Turku Department of Social Research), in organising scientific meetings (see paragraph 9) and as a chairperson of scientific association (Finnish Demographic Society and Nordic Demographic Society).
Mentor, University of Turku mentoring programme for students. Spring term 2025.
Board member, INVEST Research Flagship Center 2022–2026.
DPInvest PhD programme Board 2024–.
Leadership training course, University of Turku, November 2019–January 2020.
PI, leader of the NEFER academy project 9/2019–.
Co-PI of the INVEST research flagship 9/2019–.
May 2015–. Team leader of (large and international) Work Package 2.2. ‘Families, family policies and social inequalities’ in ‘Tackling Inequalities in Time of Austerity’ (TITA) research consortium, funded by the Academy of Finland, Strategic Research Programme May 2015–March 2021 (see Funding and https://blogit.utu.fi/tita/wps/wp-2/).
8. Merits in Teaching and Pedagogical Competence
8.1 Training in university-level pedagogy
Courses in University Pedagogy, in 2009–11, University of Helsinki, 5 credits/course:
YP 1.1 Teaching and learning in higher education, 3.9.–8.12.2009, grade 5 (excellent).
YP 1.2 Constructive alignment in course design, 3.9.–8.12.2009, grade 5 (excellent).
YP 2.2 Academic supervising, 13.9.–11.10.2010, grade 4 (very good).
YP 2.3 Development of teaching and practical training, 11.1.–2.3.2011, grade 5 (excellent).
8.2 Teaching: Courses, seminars and lectures
Department of Social Research, University of Turku, 2013–
Master’s seminar, planning stage (4 ECTS credits): Teaching the seminar and thesis supervision. Role: One of two teachers in charge. Level: Master. Taught 6 half-year terms: Fall term 2013, spring term 2014, fall term 2013, spring term 2014, fall term 2014, spring term 2015.
PhD thesis seminar in sociology. Participation as a teacher. Level: PhD training. Fall term 2013, spring and fall terms 2014–2016.
Research methods in sociology: Introduction to STATA (2–4 ECTS credits). Level: Master level and PhD training. Taught 5 times: Fall terms 2013, 2014, 2015, spring term 2017, 2017 fall term.
‘How to get an article published in an international refereed journal’. A lecture in the PhD training course ‘Sustainable Cities’, organized by Fudan University, University of Turku and Tampere University of Technology. Level: PhD training. Spring term 2014.
‘Perheet ja perhedynamiikka (Families and family dynamics)’. A lecture in the introductory course in sociology (SOSI0011). Level: Bachelor. Fall term 2013.
‘Families and family dynamics in the Finnish society’. A lecture in the course ‘Finnish society’. Level: bachelor; directed at foreign students. Taught 7 times: spring terms 2014–2020.
In charge of internships in social sciences, teacher of internship seminar, 3/2019–1/2020.
‘Falling Fertility and the Inequalities Involved’. Lecture in the Research themes of INVEST series for doctoral students, Spring term 2020.
INVEST Demography taught as the responsible (main) teacher five times (fall terms 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) at University of Turku. The course provides an introduction to demography and population studies. It is intended for Master’s and PhD students. The course combines lecturing with written assignments, discussions, reading tasks and presentations based on students’ special interest topics.
‘Partnership and fertility dynamics and social inequalities’. Lecture in the Research themes of INVEST, Spring terms 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki (now called the Department of Social Research, Discipline of Sociology), study years 2001–2012
Statistical Methods in Social Research, Master’s level (an advanced-level course comprising lectures, computer lab exercises, a final project assignment, and an exam); taught 7 times. Level: Master. The teacher in charge and leader of the teaching team.
Practical research course; taught 3 times. Level: Between bachelor and master. Role: The teacher in charge.
Proseminar. Level: Bachelor. Taught 4 times. Role: the teacher in charge.
Family Dynamics course under ‘Fields of Specialisation in sociology’. Level: Bachelor and Master. Role: the teacher in charge.
Methods in demography. Level: Master. Role: one of two teachers in charge.
Master’s thesis seminar, spring term 2012, fourth quarter. Role: the teacher in charge. Level: Master.
Introduction to Sociology, The Open University (A web-based course). Level: Bachelor.
8.2 Other teaching experience
At the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku, Department of Sociology or Social Research: Evaluation of several master’s theses; responsibility for various literature exams; evaluation of written assignments (e.g. in course Introduction to Demography); student advising and tutoring; the planning and developing teaching; giving single lectures and trial lectures.
9. Experience of organising international scientific meetings
25–26 August, 2022 The Research Workshop on Nordic Fertility, in Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden, Sweden. Organised by FLUX project, NEFER project and SUDA, Stockholm University, 38 participants.
2019–2021 ISA RC28 Spring Meeting 2021, Member of the organizing committee.
2.–3.2.2021 Webinar, What Happened to Nordic Fertility. The organizer-in-charge and the head of the orgnizing team, 133 registered participants.
14.–16.6.2017 The 20th Nordic Demographic Symposium, Turku. The organizer-in-charge and the head of the organizing team, 150 participants.
11–13.10.2012 The European Divorce Research Conference, Helsinki. The organizer-in-charge and the head of the organizing team, 46 participants.
5.–7.6.2008 The 16th Nordic Demographic Symposium ‘Family forerunners? Families and Demographic Processes in Northern Europe’, Helsinki. Member of the organizing team.
10. Awards, Prizes and Honours
AXA Chair candidate of the University of Turku 2019.
2014 Finalists (One of five finalists), Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award, Excellence in Work-Family Research, with the article Cooke, Lynn Prince et al. (2013): ‘Labor and love: wives’ employment and divorce risk in its socio-political context’, Social Politics 20(4):482–509.
9.6.2001 The Günther Beyer Award for the best paper by a young scholar, European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), European Population Conference 2001.
1996 The Master’s Thesis Award, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences.
1996 The 50th Anniversary Jubilee Stipend, PRI, Family Federation of Finland.
11. Other (Key) Scientific or Academic Merits
Reviewer for scientific and scholarly journals (117 reviews for 38 different journals and books): Journals: Advances in Life Course Research, Acta Sociologica, BMC Public Health, British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, British Journal of Sociology, Children and Youth Services Review, Comparative Population Studies, Demographic Research, Demography, European Journal of Population, European Sociological Review, Focus Localis, Genus, International Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science, Journal of Family Research, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Poverty, Lääkärilehti, Marriage & Family Review, Nature Communications, PLOS ONE, Population Horizons, Population Studies, Research on Finnish Society, Scandinavian Psychologist, Social Forces, Social Problems, Social Science History, Social Science Research, Social Sciences, Sociological Quarterly, Yearbook of Population Research in Finland, Yhteiskuntapolitiikka. Books: Article reviewer for a scientific book ‘Lapsiperheet ja perhepolitiikka 2010-luvulla’ (Publisher: Kela) and ‘Divorce in Europe’ (Publisher: Springer). A book manuscript review for Gaudeamus (Helsinki University Press). Nuorten elinolot, statistical section (Nuorsotutkimusseura – Finnish Youth Research Network).
Media: Ca. 170 appearances based on personal interviews as an expect of family dynamics in Finnish newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. E.g., newspapers Helsingin Sanomat, Turun Sanomat, Turkulainen, Aamulehti, Hufvudstadbladet, Taloussanomat, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Helsinki Times, and magazines Suomen Kuvalehti, Tiede, Työeläke, Apu; radio Yle Tiedelinko, Kulttuuriykkönen and Radio Suomen Päivä; television A-studio (Yle) and Huomenta Suomi (MTV3), Viiden jälkeen (MTV3).
Participation in OECD High-Level Policy Forum “New Frontiers for Social Policy: Investing in the Future. 13 Feberuary 2025, OECD Headquarters, Paris.
2025– Board member, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS). Board nominated for the period 1.1.2025–31.12.2029.
2024– Board member, DPInvest doctoral school.
Participation in the Population Change project, where a systems map on population development is produced using an experimental science sparring method (initial survey and workshops on 30.9. and 20.11.2024). Organised by the Prime Minister’s Office, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, and the Strategic Research Council’s Demography Programme.
9.6.2023 Custos at public doctoral thesis examination: Anneli Miettinen, University of Turku.
2023 Mid-tenure (professorship) evaluation, Sciences Po.
2022 Expert statement, tenure track professorship, promotion. University of Turku.
2022 Evaluation, funding proposal, Riksdagens Jubileumsfond (RJ), Sweden.
2022– Member in the expert group for population and family statistics, Statistics Finland.
2018 Expert evaluation, funding proposal, German-Israeli Foundation for Reserach and Development.
15.12.2017 Opponent at public doctoral thesis examination: Sara Kalucza, Umeå University, Sweden.
2017, 2018 Expert evaluator, funding proposals, The Fund for Scientific Research–FNRS, Brussels.
2016 Member of the review committee for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter award for Excellence in Work-Family Research.
4/2015 The Founder and the Editor of the series ‘Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues’ (WPSEI), published by Turku Center for Welfare Research (TCWR). <http://wpsei.utu.fi>
2014 Member of the university admission exam team, Social Sciences, University of Turku. Planning the exam and grading the answers.
5/2014 The reviewer of applications for the position of senior research fellow in the ERC-funded INDIRECT-project.
19.12.2014 Member of the PhD thesis examination committee (Kieron Barclay), University of Stockholm.
10/2013 A reviewer of University of Turku Graduate School applications in sociology.
2013 Member of dissertation grading committee, University of Helsinki.
2010–2014 Principal Investigator (Rector’s Decision No. 103/2009), University of Helsinki. A four-year nomination.
Collaborator in the project ‘Life course experiences, intergenerational processes, and child well-being and development’ led by Juho Härkönen, funded by the Academy of Finland University of Turku, 2015–2019.
Board Member, network ‘Register-Based Life Course Studies: Sociological, Demographic, and Economic Perspectives’, NordForsk funding 2010–2014. E.g. an organizer of the Lysebu workshop for the researcher network on register-based life course studies, December 2014.
An active member in the ‘European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce’. E.g. the organizer of the European Divorce Research Conference 2012, Helsinki.
Member of selection committee for researcher and teaching positions at the University of Turku: Senior lecturer in INVEST flagship 6/2019; Senior lecturer 8/2019; INVEST postdoctoral researchers 8/2019, INVEST senior research fellows 12/2019.
Response to a request for information from Prime Minister’s office, through the Stategic Research Council, on population policy. (Vastaus valtioneuvoston kanslian pyyntöön: Strategisen tutkimuksen neuvoston rahoittaman Tasa-arvoinen yhteiskunta -ohjelman ohjelmajohtajan ja hankkeiden tutkijoiden laatima kooste Väestönpoliittisen selvityshankkeen valmistelun tueksi). 13.5.2020. Rooli: Osallistuva tutkija.
Expect evaluator (Assessment of a Scientific Case). Research Infrastructure Roadmap 2021. The European Strategic Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI).
Member of a multidisciplinary scientific panel on population policy appointed by the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office. The term 1.6.2020 – 31.1.2021.
12. Memberships and positions of trust in scientific societies
2019– Tiedesylikummi (perustajajäsen), Heidekenin Tiedekummit (Key Cooperation Developer, founding memeber, Heideken Academic Liaison). Collaboration between University of Turku and Varsinais-Suomen lastensuojelujärjestöt (VSLJ, Child Welfare Organisations of Southwest Finland).
Finnish Demographic Society: 2014–2023 President, 1999– Board member. 1999–2003 Secretary.
2014–2017 Nordic Demographic Society, President.
2019–2021 Journal of Marriage and Family, Editorial Board.
2011–2017 Yhteiskuntapolitiikka (journal), Member of the Editorial Council.
2011– Yearbook of Population Research in Finland (journal), Member of the Advisory Board.
2015– Founder and Editor of Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues (WPSEI) series, publisher: Turku Center for Welfare Research (TCWR).
TCWR Fellow, Turku Center for Welfare Research, 2013–.
Member: EAPS, IUSSP, RC28, PAA, Finnish Demographic Society, Nordic Demographic Society, Sequence Analysis Association (SAA).
12. Publications
Academic publications
An internationally recongnized expert on family and fertility dynamics, often cited (references in Google Scholar N=2017). Scientific publications: submitted: 4, peer reviewed scientific articles: 32, non-refereed scientific articles: 31, scientific books: 2, publications intended for the general public: 15, theses 2. Several publications in leading journals such as Demography, European Sociological Review, European Journal of Population, Population Studies, Demographic Research, Social Forces, Population Research and Policy Review, Social Policy, Acta Sociologica, European Journal of Public Health.
The number of citations according to Google Scholar Citations. All citations: 3499 (Sep 2024).