Tuire Kuusi

Professor Tuire Kuusi works as a professor of music research in the DocMus Doctoral School (Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki). Her research interests are in music-theoretical concepts and their concrete representatives in music. She has conducted research on harmony cognition and continues this as the PI in an ongoing project "Unveiling the mystery of harmony" with PhD Iván Jimenéz and other researchers (five years; KONE foundation and Wihuri foundation; see projects and website https://www.uniarts.fi/en/projects/unveiling-the-mystery-of-harmony/). She has also carried out research on effects of music in an individual's life and has participated in research projects examining the biological effects of musical performance and creative activities on humans. Currently she leads a project studying psychological distress of workers at the Finnish church (see projects) and participates in project Conservatory Cultures (see website https://www.uniarts.fi/en/projects/conservatory-cultures/). She has also studied topics related to teaching and supervising university students. Further, her work as a teacher involves seminars, lecture series, and supervising doctoral students (dissertations, theses, work as supervisor-in-charge).