With expertise in both neuroscience and education, Minna Huotilainen is dedicated to improving the wellbeing of educators. As the course ‘Neuroscientific Approach to Teacher and Educator Wellbeing’ draws closer, she shares more about her career and research journey. My background is in neuroscience. I started studying the human brain already in the early 1990s, so … Continued
Meet Johnny Dyreborg, one of the course leaders for our upcoming course “From Research to Practice in Occupational Health and Safety.” In this course leader interview, Dyreborg shares insights into his research journey, career highlights, and the critical need to bridge the gap between research and practical applications in Occupational Health and Safety. Background and … Continued
In April it´s time for the course Associations Between Work Environment, Sleep, Health, and Safety. We asked professors and course leaders Dagfinn Matre and Bjørn Bjorvatn about their research careers and interests in the course subject. Dagfinn Matre holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Aalborg University, Denmark, and has experience in occupational health research … Continued
As the course “Sustainable Industries, Sustainable Jobs? Work Environment in the Recycling Industry” approaches we asked course leader Live Bakke Finne about her research career and how she got invested in well-being among workers in the green sector. Live Bakke Finne combines psychology and sustainability in her research and has a background in occupational health … Continued
Dwayne Van Eerd is one of the course leaders on our course on Research to Practice in Occupational Health and Safety. What is his background and how did he get interested in his field of research? “I strive to facilitate the use of research evidence in practice both to prevent work-related injury and the work … Continued
Introducing the course Retaining and Reintegrating Workers with Cancer with course leaders Sietske Tamminga & Michiel Greidanus Sietske Tamminga started as a PhD-student in 2008 and was one of the first researchers that studied the return to work of cancer survivors in the Netherlands. Her curiosity and broad interests led her to become a researcher … Continued
We asked research professor and course leader Jari Hakanen about his research career and interest in positive psychology. “We need to address both the problems and the endless potential in human beings and organizations” My background is in social psychology. Before entering the world of work-life research as a burnout researcher at the Finnish Institute … Continued
The development of the concept of biological monitoring has a long history with a substantial contribution from Europe.