Henna Nikumaa

Henna Nikumaa (PhD in Law) works as a postdoctoral researcher in Law and Ageing at the Center of Law and Welfare and Neuroscience Research Community at University of Eastern Finland. In her research she is interested in the rights of aged and disabled people as well as challenges of autonomy and protection of people with dementia. Nikumaa has worked over 20 years in various positions in the field of social and healthcare for older people. Especially she has led projects that scrutinized later life legal planning, guardianship services and equality of aged people. She is a member of the European Law and Ageing Network (ELAN) and a co-founder and chairperson of the Finnish network of Elder Law Experts (VAASI). Her research at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies will focus on the rights of aged people with cognitive disability and accessing social and healthcare services.