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Neea Heinonen serves as a Research Fellow in the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki, specializing in university pedagogy with emphasis on professional vision and conceptual change in higher education teaching. Her active involvement in major research initiatives including CELLS (2019–present) and TROUPER (2023–present) demonstrates her leadership in advancing life sciences education and teacher training methodologies.
Her research program investigates how university teachers develop pedagogical expertise through interdisciplinary approaches combining eye-tracking, video analysis, and structural equation modeling. Core interests include the dynamic interplay between teachers' conceptions of learning and their professional vision, with significant applications for designing evidence-based teacher development programs in STEM disciplines.
Analysis of Heinonen's 2023–2025 publications reveals consistent methodological innovation in capturing teacher cognition, particularly through eye-tracking technology to measure visual attention during instructional scenarios. Her work establishes critical links between conceptual frameworks and observable teaching behaviors, contributing to theoretical models of expertise development in academic settings.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Finnish Cultural Foundation grant (2022)
Research funding is anchored in two principal projects: CELLS (where she serves as Principal Investigator) examining life sciences pedagogy advancement, and TROUPER investigating teachers' perceptions of pedagogy training. These initiatives involve cross-departmental collaboration with social sciences and life sciences experts.
She maintains active research partnerships through the Helsinki Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, working with key collaborators including I. Södervik, N. Katajavuori, and M. Murtonen on longitudinal studies of teacher development.
