Katja Valkama is Principal lecturer in Research at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. Katja is a member of the board at the Finnish Society for Disability Research. She is a Finnish expert in the European Disability Expertise. Katja has specialized in social services and welfare systems and is an expert in neurodiversity.
Katja has worked on several projects, developing social and healthcare services for families and person with disabilities. She has participated in different research projects, but her focus has always been on those who are often left outside. Current research projects involve inclusion, participation, accessibility, sustainable care, digitalisation and digital divide.
Katja lives in a small town of Jurva in Western Finland with her husband. All three children have already their own families. She enjoys reading, movies, music, travelling, experimental cooking, good food and excellent wine. Everything gets better when you get to share those things with friends. The best place for her to rewind is the family cottage by a quiet little lake.
