Pauliina Rikala

Pauliina Rikala

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department / Division
Department of Education
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Fields of science
113 Computer and information sciences
516 Educational sciences

Biography

My name is and I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Education. I have a Ph.D. in Mathematical Information Technology, and my dissertation focused on . My multidisciplinary background combines Information Technology, Pedagogy, Social Gerontology, Psychology, and Marketing. My research interests include the phenomena of digitalization, learning, and well-being and promoting them in a meaningful and sustainable manner in society and organizations.

Research interests

My research focuses on various phenomena related to learning and digitalization. In my research, I have focused on the skill gap and technostress caused by digitization, among other things. My interest is to examine the connections between digitalization, metawork and corework, professional development, workload and well-being at work.
My aim is to create a deeper and more comprehensive understanding about the impact of digital transformation on working life, skills, and well-being.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Salo, Virpi
Rikala, Pauliina
Vähäsantanen, Katja
Hämäläinen, Raija
Publication
2025

Puheen ja kielen tutkimuksen päivät
Ylönen, Minna
Forsman, Panu
Rikala, Pauliina
Jarva, Erika
Mikkonen, Kristina
Antikainen, Teuvo
Kulmala, Petri
Hämäläinen, Raija
Kärkkäinen, Tommi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Swedish Production Symposium
Braun, Greta
Rikala, Pauliina
Järvinen, Miitta
Hämäläinen, Raija
Stahre, Johan
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Journal of Workplace Learning
Karhapää, Anne
Rikala, Pauliina
Pöysä-Tarhonen, Johanna
Hämäläinen, Raija
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

EARLI SIG14 Conference
Rikala, Pauliina
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja
Peltoniemi, Aaron J.
Silvennoinen, Kaisa
Rikala, Pauliina
Ylönen, Minna
Soukka, Hanna
Kataja, Janne
Hämäläinen, Raija
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

EARLI SIG14 Conference
Ylönen, Minna
Rikala, Pauliina
Peltoniemi, Aaron
Silvennoinen, Kaisa
Eteläpelto, Anneli
Hämäläinen, Raija
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

EARLI SIG14 Conference
Ylönen, Minna
Rikala, Pauliina
Räty, Paavo
Hämäläinen, Raija
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

European Journal of Engineering Education
Vuoriainen, Antti
Rikala, Pauliina
Heilala, Ville
Lehesvuori, Sami
Oz, Sahsenem
Kettunen, Lauri
Hämäläinen, Raija
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

EARLI SIG14 Conference
Rikala, Pauliina
Braun, Greta
Järvinen, Miitta
Stahre, Johan
Hämäläinen, Raija