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Maria Temmes' research is on feminist science and technology studies, focusing especially on sociological, historical, and philosophical aspects of biomedicine. She works as a postdoctoral researcher in the project Gendered Chronic Disease, Embodied Differences and Biomedical Knowledge (GenDis), funded by the Academy of Finland and Kone Foundation.
Language skills
Finnish, English
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Gender Studies, Central European University
1 Sept 2012 → 22 Jun 2018
Award Date: 22 Jun 2018
Master of Arts, History, Helsingin yliopisto
1 Sept 2006 → 18 Dec 2012
Award Date: 18 Dec 2012
Master of Arts, Gender Studies, Central European University
1 Sept 2010 → 16 Jun 2011
Award Date: 16 Jun 2011
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Enacting gendered pathologies: Diffraction in medical practices of treating endometriosis and infertility
Helosvuori, E., Oikkonen, V. & Temmes, M., 7 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Feminist Theory. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Hormonal migraine as the hardest to treat. Clinicians’ perceptions of biological and structural challenges in the medical care of migraine
Rokkonen, L. A. & Temmes, M., Feb 2026, In: European Journal of Women's Studies. 33, 1, p. 40-54 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Jännitteinen endometrioosikivun hoito
Translated title of the contribution :Contested management of endometriosis pain Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Chronic pain across clinical settings: the changing understanding of pain and its treatment in endometriosis
Temmes, M., Helosvuori, E. & Oikkonen, V., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BioSocieties.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Gendering Chronic Illness in Patient Advocacy
Ganesh, A., Temmes, M. & Rokkonen, L. A., 2025, In: Australian Feminist Studies. 40, 124-125, p. 261-276 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Enacting endometriosis: Contested symptoms, embodied experience and medical evidence in symptom-based diagnosis
Oikkonen, V. (Speaker), Temmes, M. (Speaker), Alava, H. (Speaker) & Helosvuori, E. (Speaker)
8 Sept 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Gender and chronic illness: Exploring clinical practices, health activism and lived experience
Temmes, M. (Chair), Ovaska, A. (Participant), Pasternack, S. (Participant) & Seppälä, L. (Participant)
27 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Chair of workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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The hiding, naturalized hormonal migraine
Rokkonen, L. A. (Speaker) & Temmes, M. (Speaker)
26 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Illness experiences, patient activism and clinical encounters in endometriosis in Finland
Oikkonen, V. (Speaker), Temmes, M. (Speaker) & Helosvuori, E. (Speaker)
26 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Gender and chronic illness
Oikkonen, V. (Organiser), Temmes, M. (Organiser), Rokkonen, L. A. (Organiser), Ganesh, A. (Organiser) & Helosvuori, E. (Organiser)
26 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Membership of an organizing committee of a conference or seminar