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Runa Westerlund is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education, Umeå University, with an affiliated position at the Unit of Police Work. Her research focuses on physical education teacher development, professional transitions, and athlete development. She holds dual locations at Beteendevetarhuset and Polisutbildningshuset.
Her work explores how preservice teachers navigate academic-to-professional transitions, manage challenges in decentralized school systems, and utilize physiological testing for athlete development. Research themes include professional identity formation, educational continuity, and institutional support structures.
Westerlund has published extensively on teacher education processes, with recent studies emphasizing novice teachers' adaptation and the role of professional networks. Earlier contributions include energy systems consultancy work analyzing cogeneration and heat pump technologies.
