معرفی
Anna Widlund is an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology at Åbo Akademi University's Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Department of Special Education. She serves as an Academy Research Fellow (Academy of Finland, 2024–2028) and has held visiting researcher roles at University of Eastern Finland (2023–2024) and University of Helsinki (2021–2022).
Education:
- Doctor of Pedagogy (Åbo Akademi University, 2016)
- Advanced Quantitative Research Methods, University of Oxford (2019)
- Master's in Special Education (Åbo Akademi University, 2011–2016)
Research Focus:
Widlund's work examines academic well-being and mathematics motivation through longitudinal and situational data. Key areas include:
- Developmental trajectories of school engagement and burnout
- Mathematics motivation (value-beliefs, costs, expectations)
- Interactions between well-being, motivation, and performance
- Motor skills and executive functions in early numeracy
- Quantitative methods in educational research
Scientific Awards:
- Nomination for best paper presentation at Junior Researchers of EARLI conference (2017)
Academic Contributions:
She leads the Developmental and Situational Dynamics of Mathematics Motivation project (Academy of Finland, 2024–2028) and collaborates on multi-professional initiatives like SAMSYN (2021–2025). Her methodological expertise includes latent profile/transition analyses and meta-analytic synthesis of educational interventions.
