Dr. Yeasmin is the Academic of the Year in Finland 2019. She is an Adjunct Professor of the Sociology of Immigration. She is leading the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration. Her research interests are sustainable entrepreneurship development, the socio-economic integration of immigrants in the Arctic, regional development, community sustainability, social inclusion, migration governance, human rights, gender equality, etc. Recent interest in the well-being of immigrant youth and integrated education.