Liisa Jaakonaho is a Doctoral Candidate at Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts, Helsinki. She is an interdisciplinary practitioner of dance pedagogy, movement therapy, socially engaged art, and performance. Her qualifications include an MA from Goldsmiths, University of London; a PGCert from The University of Glamorgan; a BA from Turku Arts Academy; and a pedagogical qualification from Theatre Academy Helsinki. In the past 15 years Jaakonaho has worked in different roles across the fields of arts, social care and education. In her doctoral research she investigates ethical questions in and around her artistic-pedagogic work with differently abled adults.