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Postdoctoral researcher
Research activity per year
I am a postdoctoral researcher in Information Studies and Minorities Reserach Profile at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. I am a qualitative and quantitaitve researcher in the fied of Information studies and Migration studies. My doctoral research was about understanding the information seeking behaviour of migrant women from socio-cultural perspective and in the context of integration. The title of my doctoral thesis was “Navigating new horizons of socio-cultural transition – Information seeking behaviour of migrant women in the context of integration” available at https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/190844/kainat_khadijah.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y .
Previously, I have been working as a visiting researcher at University of Borås, Sweden and had the pleasure to learn and work with capable professors, researcher and doctoral students in the Swedish School of Library and Information Science.
I am currently working on a postdoctoral research project “MobileFutures” https://mobilefutures.fi/ and working on diversity, trust and two-way integration of migrants.
My research interests include information practices, information literacy, information landsacpe, socio-cultural aspects, forced migration, refugees, integration and digital information literacy in the AI era.
PhD, Doctor of Philisophy in Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University
Award Date: 14 Mar 2025
Master, Masters in Information and Knowledge Management , Åbo Akademi University
1 Aug 2016 → 3 Apr 2018
Award Date: 3 Apr 2018
Bachelor, Bachelor of Honors (Accounting and Finance), Nilai University
Award Date: 27 Oct 2010
Master, Masters in Business and Administrative (MBA), HELP University
1 Jan 2011 → 30 Oct 2012
Visiting Researcher, University of Borås
1 May 2019 → 30 Oct 2019
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Published conference proceeding › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Published conference proceeding › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Published conference proceeding › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Published conference proceeding › Scientific
Holmberg, K. (Organiser), Maleki, A. (Organiser), Eriksson-Backa, K. (Organiser) & Kainat, K. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop