Markus Jokela will give a public talk about geographical psychology

On 17 December at 12:15 Professor Markus Jokela from the University of Helsinki will give a public talk titled “Geographical psychology: How places matter for people”.

Many demographic characteristics show predictable geographic patterns across regions. However, the geography of psychological phenomena has received less attention. It has been shown that regionally aggregated psychological traits, such as personality traits, are indeed systematically distributed across space, and these distributions are related to underlying sociodemographic factors of the regions. For example, the most open-minded and on the other hand, the least agreeable Londoners seem to be living in the tourist-laden city centre.

About the lecturer
Professor Markus Jokela from the University of Helsinki has obtained one PhD in Psychology and another in epidemiology. His research focuses on the interplay between individuals and populations. At the individual level, he is interested in characteristics and behaviors such as personality, intelligence, and a person’s life course trajectories. At the group level, he is interested in population mental health, chronic diseases, spatial patterns, and the population processes of mortality, migration, and fertility.