Heidi is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the European Union-funded projects Anima Mundi and StreamSCAPES (PI: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katharine Sarikakis). After completing her PhD in 2011 she worked as a researcher and university lecturer at the University of Tampere and the University of Turku. Her research on media industries, film and television production, media history and public service broadcasting is characterized by an interest in transnationalization.