Liisa Myyry

Liisa Myyry serves as a Senior University Lecturer at the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. She holds a docentship in the Faculty Commons and is affiliated with the Centre for University Pedagogy (HYPE). Her academic roles include supervision in the Doctoral Programs for School, Education, Society and Culture and Social Sciences.

Her research spans Social Psychology, Educational Sciences, and Professional Ethics, with specific focus on moral development, research ethics, blended learning, group learning dynamics, and assessment practices in higher education. Her work examines how assessment methods impact student motivation, the ethical dilemmas in academic evaluation, and the psychological aspects of learning environments.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals strong emphasis on contemporary educational challenges: AI integration in teaching (2024), pandemic impacts on STEM education (2024), cross-cultural teacher values (2024), and assessment innovation in mathematics education (2024). Her scholarship consistently addresses the intersection of moral psychology and pedagogical practice, with growing attention to technological transformations in academia.

She actively contributes to academic discourse through editorial review work for journals including Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Journal of Academic Ethics, and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.

Myyry leads significant research projects including "Exploring the new landscape of teaching and assessment" (2023-present) and "Covid 19 accelerating distance teaching quality" (2020-present). She has supervised doctoral students and contributed to 194 academic activities including conference presentations, peer reviews, and committee work. Her media engagement includes interviews with Helsingin Sanomat and YLE on educational psychology topics.