Cultural Landscapes Collaboratory: Educational Research and Inquiry

Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen, Director

Professor Kristiina Kumpulainen works as a Director of a multidisciplinary research organization, CICERO Learning at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Prior to this she worked as a visiting professor at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She co-directs the Cultural Landscapes Teaching and Learning Research Collaborative together with Dr. Ralph Cordova. In the past, Dr. Kumpulainen has also directed the Research Centre for Sociocultural Studies on Learning and Instruction at the University of Oulu, Finland.

Prof. Kumpulainen's research articles have appeared in Learning and Instruction, Instructional Science, International Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Experimental Education, Computers and Education, Computers and Writing, European Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Classroom Interaction and in a number of other journals, edited books, and conference proceedings. She also serves on several editorial boards, acts as a reviewer for a number of scientific journals and conferences as well as presents her work regularly at international venues. In recognition of distinction achieved in research, she received a nomination for the outstanding publication award from the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) in 2003.

Prof. Kumpulainen is the Editor-in-Chief of Lifelong Learning in Europe Journal (LLinE). She has recently served as a board member for the European Educational Teacher Education Network (ETEN) and a co-ordinator for the EARLI Special Interest Group on Social interaction in learning and instruction. In addition, she engages in active dialogue with several international and national scholars via her scientific activities, including invited keynote lectures and discussant roles in national and international scientific meetings.

Prof. Kumpulainen has managed a number of research and development projects focusing on the social foundations of cognition, sociocultural theories of learning and teaching, classroom interaction research, collaborative learning and problem solving processes across disciplines and age groups, technology-enriched mathematics and science education as well as on teacher learning with digital video cases. Her research programmes have been funded by the Academy Finland, the Cultural Foundation of Finland and The European Union.

Kristiina Kumpulainen
PhD, Professor
Director, CICERO Learning
University of Helsinki
P.O.Box 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 20 R)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Phone +358 9 191 20640, Fax +358 9 191 20616
Cell: +358 50 3102661 (FIN), +1 805 708 4965 (USA)
http://www.cicero.fi