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Established and leads the Emerging Technologies Lab, a multidisciplinary research center studying the societal and psychological effects of emerging technologies.

Built and leads Emerging Technologies Lab's internationally distinctive data infrastructure, including globally unique longitudinal survey datasets on emerging technologies, AI, working life, digital behaviour and well-being.

Led several major national and international research projects funded by Finnish and international research organisations.

Published more than 230 peer-reviewed international journal articles across social psychology, criminology, sociology, health sciences and technology studies.

Seminar monographs including Online Hate and Harmful Content: Cross-National Perspectives (Routledge) and AI Disruption at Work: Employee Identity, Emotion, and Adaptation (Palgrave Macmillan).

Served in major national research-policy and research-funding positions, including positions in the Research Council of Finland (2022–2025).

My research aims to analyze how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies transform human behaviour, social interaction, working life and well-being. I examine both the opportunities and risks of technological change, including new forms of interaction, digital stress, online harms, addictive behaviour and social inequality. A central goal of my work is to produce rigorous and societally relevant knowledge that supports responsible technology development, evidence-based decision-making and healthier digital environments.

Current

2020– A-Clinic Foundation, member of board 

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

Previous

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

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

1. Oksanen, A. & Savolainen, I. (2026, forthcoming). AI Disruption at Work: Employee Identity, Emotion, and Adaptation. Palgrave Macmillan.

2. Heiskari, M., Celuch, M., Koivula, A., Savolainen, I., & Oksanen, A. (2025). Technological identity and basic psychological needs in the use of new technologies: A two-wave cross-national survey study. International Journal of Information Management, 84, 102926  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2025.102926

3. Oksanen, A. & Lahtinen, J. (2025). AI-Generated Art Perception: A Population Study. Leonardo, https://doi.org/10.1162/LEON.a.2664.

4. Oksanen, A., Celuch, M., Oksa, R., & Savolainen, I. (2024). Online Communities Come with Real-world Consequences for Individuals and Societies. Communications Psychology, 2, 71, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00112-6.

5. Oksanen, A., Celuch, M., Latikka, R., Oksa, R., & Savela, N. (2022). Hate and harassment in academia: The rising concern of the online environment. Higher Education, 84, 541–567, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00787-4 

6. Latikka, R., Turja, T., & Oksanen, A. (2019) Self-Efficacy and Acceptance of Robots. Computers in Human Behavior, 93, 157–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.12.017 

7. Keipi, T., Näsi, M., Oksanen, A., & Räsänen, P. (2017). Online Hate and Harmful Content: Cross-National Perspectives. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315628370   

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

9. 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 

10. 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  

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Education

2020 Doctor of Social Sciences in Social Psychology Tampere University, Finland

2016 Master of Science in Psychological Science, Tulane University, United States

2015 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Tulane University, United States