Melisa Stevanovic

Melisa Stevanovic is an Associate Professor (tenure track) at the Unit of Social Research, University of Helsinki. She holds a Docent position in Sociology at the same institution since December 2017. Her research focuses on conversation analysis, social interaction dynamics, decision-making processes, and mental health rehabilitation. Stevanovic explores themes such as deontic rights, intercultural communication, and the role of language in institutional contexts. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to social inclusion and mental health.

Stevanovic’s scholarly contributions span over 135 publications since 2010, with notable recent works analyzing intercultural team dynamics, narrative evaluation through speech, and distributed cognition in video-mediated interactions. She frequently reviews for journals like Journal of Pragmatics and Text & Talk, and actively participates in academic activities such as editorial work and conference presentations.

Her research integrates sociological theory with empirical conversation analysis, addressing topics like power structures in medical consultations, normativity in online communities, and epistemic authority in recruitment processes. Stevanovic collaborates internationally, contributing to interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of sociology, psychology, and linguistics.