Originally from Finland, she graduated with M.Sc in Environmental Studies from University of Helsinki, but considers National Outdoor Leadership School her outdoor alma mater, as Eeva worked for NOLS seasonally for five years. At APU she teaches climbing and mountaineering courses and a variety of undergraduate classroom classes such as Risk Management, Recreation and Public Lands and Advanced Topics in Outdoor Leadership. Her main passion is teaching snow science and researching snow and avalanches, including collaboration with a few MSOEE students on their thesis research.