Last updated: 19 November 2024
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Date of birth: 1 August 1971
Place of birth: Iisalmi, Finland
Family: Common-law husband Timo Lappi
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WORK EXPERIENCE
- 08/2024 onwards Director of Research, Development and Innovation, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
- 05/2022-07/2024 RDI programme director, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
- 06/2017-04/2022 Research manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
- 01/2013-05/2017 Senior researcher, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
- 02/1996-12/2012 Statistician, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki Finland (known as National Public Health Institute (KTL) until 2009)
- 06-07/1995 Research assistant, Vaaliajala federation of municipalities, Finland
- 09/1993-12/1995 Part-time teacher, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland
PROJECTS AND ROLES IN THEM
- 2024-2027 JAPreventNCD (Joint Action of Cancer and other NCDs prevention). Funded by EU4Health. Work package co-leader, Member of the Executive Committee, Member of the Ethics Board, Representative of the National Competent Authority
- 2023-2027 JACARDI (Joint Action on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes). Funded by EU4Health. Work package leader, Member of the Excutive board.
- 2021-2023 HealthyCloud (Health Research and Innovation Cloud). Funded by Horizon 2020. Partner
- 2020-2023 PHIRI (the Population Health Information Research Infrastructure). Funded by Horizon 2020. WP leader, Member of the Steering Committee,
- 2018-2022 STOP (Science and Technology in Childhood Obesity Policy). Funded by Horizon 2020. Partner
- 2018-2021 InfAct (Joint Action on Health Information). Funded by EU Health Programme. WP co-leader, Member of the Steering Committee
- 2017-2022 HBM4EU (Human biomonitoring for EU). Funded by Horizon 2020. WP leader, Member of the Management Group, Member of the Ethics Board
- 2017-2021 Poddy-Hepo (Projections of the burden of disease and disability in Finland – health policy prospects). Funded by Academy of Finland. Project leader
- 2015- 2018 BRIDGE Health (BRidging Information and Data Generation for Evidence-based Health policy and research). Funded by EU Health Programme. WP leader, Member of the Steering Committee
- 2013-2017 NoPaHES (Non-participation in Health Examination Survey). Funded by the Academy of Finland. Project coordinator
- 2013-2015 AHIC (Addressing challenging health inequalities of children and youth between two Karelias). External evaluator
- 2009-current EHES (European Health Examination Survey). Funded by EU Public Health Programme in years 2009-2012. Project manager and after funding ended, coordinator of the network
- 2006-current Finnish East-West study and related activities in the Seven Countries Study. National PI
- 2006-2009 FEHES (Feasibility of a European Health Examination Survey). Funded by EU Public Health programme. Project manager
- 2000-2003 EHRM (European Health Risk Monitoring). Funded by EU Public Health Programme. Project coordinaotr
- 1996-2006 WHO MONICA Project. Several funders. Statistician and epidemiologist
OTHER EXPERTICE AND POSITIONS
- 2021- 2024. Finnish Research Infrastructure on Population Based Surveys (FIRI-PBS, www.firi-pbs.fi). Director
- 2019 onwards. European Public Health Association, Public Health Monitoring and Reporting Section. 2023- President; 2021-2023 Vice-president; 2019- Member of the Steering Group
- 2016 onwards. University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. Adjunct Professor for Public Health
EDUCATION
- 2009 Specialist Qualification in Management, Haaga-Perho Continuing Education, Helsinki, Finland
- 2006 PhD in Public Health/Epidemiology, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
- 1996 MSc in Statistics, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland
- 1991 Matriculation, Pielavesi High School, Pielavesi, Finland
- 1990 Tour Leader course, Iisalmi Vocational College, Iisalmi, Finland
- 1989 High School Diploma, Brandford High School, Brandfort, CT, USA
OBTAINED EXTERNAL FUNDING
Total amount of obtained external funding in 2015-2024: 8.007.621€
- JA PreventNCD (Joint Action on cancer and other NCD - action on health determinants), EU/EU4Health, 2024-2027, 4.778.063,25€ (80% EU funding)
- EIRENE PPP (Environmental Exposure Assessment Research Infrastructure Preparatory Phase Project), EU/Horizon Europe, 2022-2025, 55.125,00€ (100% EU funding)
- HealthyCloud (Health Research and Innovation Cloud), EU/Horizon 2020, 2021-2023, 76.562,50€ (100% EU funding)
- PHIRI (Population Health Information Research Infrastructure for COVID-19), EU/Horizon 2020, 2020-2023, 170.240,00€ (100% EU funding)
- InfAct (Joint Action on Information for Action), EU/3rd Public Health Programme, 2018-2021, 292.208,00€ (80% EU funding)
- HBM4EU (European Human Biomonitoring Initiative), EU/Horizon 2020, 2017-2022, 1.200.735,99€ (70% EU funding)
- PoDDy-HePo (Projections of the burden of disease and disability in Finland - health policy prospects), Academy Finland, 2017-2021, 641.213,00€ (70% Academy of Finland funding)
- BRIDGE Health (Bridging Information and Data Generation for Evidence-based Health policy and research), EU/3rd Public Health Programme, 2015-2017, 793.473,48€ (60% EU funding)
