Kristina Mikkonen

As a professor, my purpose is to produce high-quality scientific research and educate new creative experts, educators, and leaders for the changing field of social and health care in partnership with the scientific community at the University of Oulu, and with national and international collaborators. I lead a research group of Health Care Education and Competence (HealthEduCom). My in-depth expertise is within the research area of education and competence of social and health care experts, work-related learning environments and mentoring, immigrant workforce, and digital technology education.

I lead, as a principal investigator, international and national research projects by actively implementing research outcomes in an educational context with students, educators, researchers, and organizational leaders. I integrate students into my research projects and guide them in the development and implementation of new evidence into educational and/or clinical practice.