Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen
Programme director, assistant professor, tenure track from the field of health and social policy
Anna Kork
Postdoctoral research fellow from health sciences
Anna-Aurora Kork (PhD in Administrative Sciences) is a postdoctoral research fellow in health policy at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research interests include decision-making, improvement of healthcare and public accountability. She is currently studying the role of information in sustainable policymaking and the mechanisms of effectiveness in reforming public services. Previously, Kork has been working on various research and development projects focused on public sector management, impact evaluation and value co-creation.
Anni Jäntti
Postdoctoral research fellow, from administrative sciences
Anni Jäntti is post-doctoral research fellow in social policy and she has background in administrative sciences. Her research interests focus on local governance, citizen participation and public sector reforms. Her recent research activities include leading an evaluation research project on Helsinki city’s management system reform. Currently, she is doing research on sustainable urban welfare through interactive governance focusing on local governance and management structures and practices that affect citizen participation at the local level.
Soila Karreinen
Licentiate of Medicine, Researcher
Soila Karreinen is licentiate of medicine and a general practitioner. She is also specialising in Public Health. Her background is in primary health care and especially in its development and administration. At the moment she is working as a researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences in Tampere University. Her research interests include leadership, complexity and health systems. She is also part of a health system resilience and crises preparedness project.
Matias Heikkilä
Research coordinator, researcher, Master of social sciences from Political science
Matias Heikkilä is a Master of social sciences from Political science starting out as a researcher along with the duties of research coordinator for the SWS program. His interests revolve around a mixture of politics and publicity – public sphere, openness and transparency of governance, the role mediation and public affairs. Currently, he is also working as a researcher in a health system resilience and crises preparedness project.