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Mari Karhu is a Researcher at the University of Lapland's LUX Lapland User Experience Design research group and a Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Art and Design and the Doctoral Programme: The Arctic in a Changing World. Her research focuses on collaborative media technologies in societal crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergencies, emphasizing user-centered approaches to understand collaboration dynamics and platform constraints.
She holds a salaried researcher position funded by the Arctic doctoral program and received an A.E. Nordenskiöld grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. Her work bridges sociotechnical systems and crisis management, exploring topics like remote work challenges, hackathon organization, and animal-oriented social media during disasters.
Her research highlights the role of collaborative media in fostering sustainability and addressing fragmented knowledge gaps in crisis response. She collaborates with institutions like the University of Lapland and international networks, contributing to interdisciplinary studies on media use in global crises.
