Sofia Jusslin

Doctor of Education, Docent (international equivalent of Associate Professor) in Literacy Education

20142025

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Biography

Sofia Jusslin (Ed.D.) is a Docent in Literacy Education (international equivalent of Associate Professor), works as a University Lecturer in Swedish and Literature Education. Jusslin is a certified primary school teacher and subject teacher in Swedish and Literature Education. She is a steering group member of the Nordic research network of writing education (SKRiDi), Editor-in-Chief of Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education, and editorial board member of Dance Articulated.

Research interests

Jusslin's research interests include literacy education, academic writing, writing with AI, arts integration (especially dance), embodied learning, as well as arts-based approaches to teaching literacy, literature, and language. She has a specific interest in research with various post-theories, performative research, and post-qualitative inquiry. Jusslin is the principal investigator of the research project CO-WRITE Collaborative academic writing in hybrid learning spaces in higher education (2025–2027).

Teaching

Jusslin teaches at the teacher education, focusing on primary-level education and doctoral education. More specifically, her teaching encompasses literacy pedagogy, early literacy in preschool and primary-level education, academic writing, and academic reporting. She supervises theses and dissertations at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in Finland and internationally. 

Education/Academic qualification

Title of Docent in Literacy Education (international equivalent of Associate Professor), Åbo Akademi University

Award Date: 1 Mar 2024

PhD, Doctor of Education, Åbo Akademi University

Award Date: 27 Jan 2021

External positions

Visiting researcher, Umeå University

2024

Visiting researcher, University of the Arts Helsinki

Jan 2022Dec 2024

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