Melinda Russial

Melinda Russial is a Doctoral researcher at the University of Oulu's Faculty of Education and Psychology. Her work focuses on decoloniality and justice-oriented institutional transformation, exploring intersections of discursive, affective, ethical, and juridical spaces. She holds a MMus degree and combines musical/artistic practice with interdisciplinary humanities education.

• Research Groups: Social Justice at the Focus of Education (SAFE), Mobile North
• Background: Professional musician and interdisciplinary educator
• Methodologies: Feminist, critical, and 'post' theoretical frameworks

Key research areas include experiential education design, wellness education in transcultural contexts, and practical applications of contingent/relational knowledge. Her work bridges art/science divides and emphasizes praxis-oriented scholarship.

Teaching focuses include borderlands of theory/method and research/praxis through arts integration. Active in program design and leadership development for global changemaker education initiatives.