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Miiamaaria Kujala is an Academy Research Fellow at the Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä. Her research focuses on social cognition and emotionality in humans and non-human animals, particularly domestic dogs, through interdisciplinary collaboration across psychology, cognitive science, biology, veterinary medicine, and biomedical engineering.
- Academy Research Fellow (2024)
- Docent in Comparative Cognitive Neuroscience
Her work employs non-invasive physiological methods such as eye gaze tracking, EEG/ERPs, thermal imaging, and fMRI to study emotional expressions, cross-species interaction, and the neural basis of social perception. Key themes include the development of expertise in decoding nonverbal cues, human-animal bond dynamics, and One Health/One Welfare frameworks.
Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to canine emotionality, pharmacological behavior management in pets, and advanced sensor technologies for behavior classification. Her 2024 articles explore olfaction, empathy, and activity tracking in dogs, while older works examine contagious behaviors, social brain circuits, and developmental psychology in human-animal interactions.
Scientific awards include the Academy Research Fellow fellowship. She leads the "Interaction of Dogs and Humans" research group, integrating expertise from psychology, veterinary medicine, and engineering to advance understanding of emotional and cognitive processes across species.
