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Joni Kuokkanen is a University Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University. His research focuses on youth athlete well-being, burnout, dual career development, and educational support systems. He actively contributes to projects like EDGAR (drug prevention) and Överdid (interdisciplinary didactics).
- Research Interests: Burnout Psychology, Student-Athlete Adjustment, Dual Career Pathways, Parental Affection in Sports, Training Load Management, Sports Engagement
- Collaborations: Nordic Subject Education Networks, Finnish-Swedish Research Partnerships
Recent Work: His 2024–2025 publications explore burnout trajectories in adolescent athletes, gender differences in school-sport stress, and dual career support in Nordic sport schools. Studies emphasize parental affection, training load, and preventive educational strategies.
Scientific Awards:
- Recipient of the URAtko-tunnustuspalkinto (2022)
Supervision & Activities: Co-supervisor for Tiia Gustafsson’s PhD in Education and organizer of the 9th Nordic Conference on Subject Education (NoFa9, 2023).
