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Hannu Lehti is an Academy Research Fellow at the INVEST Research Flagship Centre and a University Teacher in the Department of Social Research at the University of Turku, Finland. His work integrates sociology, quantitative methods, and evolutionary social science to examine intergenerational mobility, educational outcomes, and social stratification.
- Academy Research Fellow, INVEST Research Flagship Centre
- University Teacher, Department of Social Research
- PhD, Docent in Social Sciences
His research centers on the interplay between family background, kinship networks, and socioeconomic attainment across generations. He applies evolutionary social science frameworks—such as the Trivers-Willard hypothesis—to explain gendered educational investments and adoption behaviors. His work emphasizes the complex transmission of disadvantages through family structures and extended kin, using Finnish population data and advanced quantitative methods.
Lehti's recent publications span topics including the gender achievement gap, adoption typologies, perceived economic disadvantage in children, and the duration of university studies influenced by cultural and economic capital. His work appears in journals like Frontiers in Sociology, Journal of Biosocial Science, and Evolutionary Psychological Science, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary focus bridging sociology, psychology, and biosocial sciences.
His scientific contributions have not yet been publicly linked to specific awards or fellowships, but his consistent publication record in high-quality journals underscores his impact in the field.
He has supervised or advised no publicly listed students. However, he collaborates with prominent researchers such as Antti O. Tanskanen, Janne Salminen, and Markus Laaninen. His research is supported through the INVEST Flagship Centre, suggesting involvement in large-scale, team-based projects focusing on well-being and inequality. He likely contributes to teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in quantitative methods and social theory.
Lehti maintains active research profiles on ORCID and ResearchGate, facilitating academic collaboration and dissemination.
