Report Card Leaders
Tuija Tammelin, PH.D.
Dr. Tuija Tammelin is a Principal Researcher at LIKES, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland. She earned her PhD in physical activity epidemiology at the University of Oulu and her MSc in exercise physiology at the University of Jyväskylä. She has published more than 100 peer reviewed scientific articles on physical activity, fitness and public health during the life-course. Her current research at LIKES focus on the enhancement of physical activity: on the determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, the effectiveness of physical activity interventions in different populations, and the significance of physical activity on health, well-being and learning at different phases of life, especially in youth. She has been Finland’s Report Card leader since 2016.
Katariina Kämppi, MSc in Sport and Health Sciences
Katariina Kämppi is a researcher at LIKES, JAMK University of Applied Sciences. She works in national programmes that promote physical activity in early childhood education (Joy in Motion), basic education (Schools on the Move), lower secondary and higher education (Students on the Move). Her role is to conduct research, follow-up and evaluation in order to increase knowledge and understanding on the structures and operational cultures that affect physical activity. Katariina has been involved in Finland’s Report Card team since the Global Matrix 1.0. She has coordinated and co-leaded Finland’s process for three times.
