Leena Maria Heikkola
Job description
I teach Finnish and do research in Finnish and Kven.
Research interests
My research focuses on multilingualism, language learning, linguistically responsive teaching and the interface between language and cognition, especially in people with neurological disease.
2025–2026 I will work together with PhD Antti Saloranta (guest research in Kven language at UiT) to investigate the phonetic system of the Kven language by comparing archival and self-collected speech data. In addition, we will examine possible differences in the perception of the sound system and grammar in Kven and Finnish by using psychophysiological measurements.
