Tuulikki Laes is a University Researcher at the University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland. Currently, she is appointed as an Academy Research Fellow (2023-2027) by the Research Council of Finland. She also serves as a lecturer and a supervisor at the Doctoral School of Music Education, Jazz and Folk Music at the Sibelius Academy. Tuulikki is a Chief Editor of the Finnish Journal of Music Education, a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Music Education and a reviewer for several international research journals. She is the co-Chair of the ISME Commission on Policy: Culture, Education and Media.