UEF Forests & Society Group – Forest economics and policy research
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The UEF’s online magazine offers in‑depth insight into research three times a year.
UEF|ECOSERV – Ecosystem Services and Climate Change Research Group
Ulla Karhunen ([email protected])
I provide support for researchers in the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology in research funding proposal development, especially with Horizon Europe proposals. My tasks are for example:
- Finding suitable research funding opportunities
- Clarifying the terms and requirements of funders
- Assisting with and commenting on the preparation of research funding applications
- Communicating and providing training related to research funding
Ulla-Greta Mikkonen ([email protected])
In my doctoral research, I study a self-care preparedness index and its associations with the health-related quality of life, health, and depressive symptoms in primary health care patients (Participatory Patient Care Planning in Primary Care 4PHC trial) and the effects of motivational self-care promotion on depressive symptoms in type 2 diabetes. In the DEPKuopio study, we will examine the effects of multicomponent motivational lifestyle intervention as a supportive treatment for depression in primary health care.
Ulla-Mari Kinnunen ([email protected])
I am a Professor in Health and Human Services Master’s programme and an Adjunct Professor in Evidence Based Research and Development. My research interests are data structures and classifications in EHR, evidence-based health care and informatics competencies both for professionals and citizens including educational and organizational factors in enhancing digitalization in health and social care services. I am a chair of the Finnish nursing terminology, FinCC, vice chair of the IMIA NI Board, and a core staff member of the Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence.
I am a supervisor for 16 doctoral students and several master’s thesis students, responsible for coordination and development of the HHSI educational program, PhD seminar, and Master’s thesis seminar.
I am a member of the Publication Forum (https://www.tsv.fi/julkaisufoorumi/haku.php?lang=en ), panel 14, 2022–2025 and 2025-2028 and a member of the Editorial Board of JMIR Nursing.
I got the IMIA fellowship Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics 2021
UNITE GEOTRAIL RESEARCH PROJECT
University pedagogy research group (UEF YPEDA)
Ursula Schwab ([email protected])
Teaching of master phase clinical studies in the curriculum of nutrition, nutrition research, clinical work at the Kuopio University Hospital. Head of the curriculum (nutrition).
Main expertise tasks:
Member of the National Nutrition Council; member of the working group of the Nordic Nutrition recommendations; member of the nutrition expertise group of the Finnish Heart Association; member of the expertise group of Finnish Coeliac association; chairperson of the panel 14 of the National Publication forum; member of the supervisory board of the Finnish Cultural Foundation