Associate professor at the University of Helsinki. Specialized in research on population ageing, life- courses, work and retirement, comparative welfare research, and research methods. Recent publications include the articles “Breadwinner models revisited: How a couple’s combined work histories influence the retirement transition” (Social Politics) and “What life-course research can contribute to futures studies” (Futures). Komp-Leukkunen formerly was a Marie Sklodowska Curie scholar, on the executive committee of the European Sociological Association, and chair of the Research Network on Ageing in Europe. She currently is head of the research group on population ageing, University of Helsinki, and vice-chair of the Research Network on Quantitative Methods. She currently studies self-employment in old age and how older individuals fare in digitalizing workplaces.
