Kristel
Ruutma
Doctoral Researcher, Study of Cultures
My research topic is "Exploring the Stigma of UAP Encounters Among Aviation Professionals – Identifying the Social Function of a Belief System and Understanding Its Value".

Biography

2024 Master of Arts, University of Tartu, Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies

Research

I research how folklore intervenes the scene of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and how it is part of the stigmatisation process of aviation professionals’ UAP encounters.