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Jenni Kuuliala is a Senior Research Fellow at Tampere University's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in medieval and early modern history with a focus on hagiography, disability, and religious practices. She leads the Academy of Finland-funded project 'Lived Religion and the Changing Meaning(s) of Disability' (2021–2025) and previously held postdoctoral positions at Tampere University and the University of Bremen. Her research explores the intersections of disability, sainthood, and healing in historical contexts.
Her academic career includes roles as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Central European University and EU Researcher at the University of Bremen. She is the author of two monographs: *Childhood Disability and Social Integration in the Middle Ages* (2016) and *Saints, Infirmity, and Community in the Late Middle Ages* (2020). Her work also extends to public history, notably the Kone Foundation-funded project 'Vammaisuuden vaiettu historia' ('The Silent History of Disability').
Research interests include medieval and early modern hagiography, disability studies, lived religion, and the social history of health. She co-edits volumes on miracles, pilgrimage, and disability, and her articles analyze miracle narratives, canonization processes, and the role of religion in shaping perceptions of infirmity.
Her current projects investigate disability's evolving meanings from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, integrating historical analysis with contemporary disability discourse. Collaborations include work with the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences (HEX) and international academic networks.
