About me
I work as a Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Education and Culture. My research focuses on well-being and learning at work and in work situations (e.g., competence development during work, multilocational work, basic psychological needs satisfaction), as well as in higher education context. We utilize longitudinal designs, physiological measures (electrodermal activity), and experience sampling methods (LearningTracker) among others, in addition to surveys and interviews.
My profile at researchportal.tuni.fi: Ilmari Puhakka
Research group web pages: Professional Growth and Learning research group
Project links
Research topics
Workplace learning, well-being at work, hybrid work, basic psychological need satisfaction, emotions, psychophysiological measurement
Research unit
Selected publications
Selected publications
- Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., Vuorenpää, V., Rämö, J., Kangaslampi, R., Kaarakka, T., Viro, E., Hirvonen, J., & Ali-Löytty, S. (in press). Student-centred teaching and basic psychological need satisfaction in higher education: Longitudinal evidence from flipped and lecture-based engineering mathematics courses. Active Learning in Higher Education.
- Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. (2026). Perceived competence development in daily work tasks: Associations with emotional valence, emotional arousal, and electrodermal activity. Vocations and Learning, 19, Article 17.
- Puhakka, I., Lehtonen, E., Ruokolainen, M., & Nokelainen, P. (2026). Remote but close – A handbook for developing leadership of multilocational work. A research-based training intervention model and toolbox. Tampere University.
- Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Lehtonen, E. (2025). Remote work intensity in knowledge work: Associations with informal workplace learning, basic psychological needs satisfaction, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. Vocations and Learning, 18, Article 23.
- Puhakka, I., Niemivirta, M., Postareff, L., & Nokelainen, P. (2025). A person-centered study of construction sector employees’ goal orientation profiles and their connections to approaches to learning, self-efficacy, and work engagement. Vocations and Learning, 18, Article 4.
- Puhakka, I., Lehtonen, E., & Nokelainen, P. (2023). Hybrid work of experts. Final report. Tampere University.
- Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. (2021). Learning or leaving? Individual and environmental factors related to job satisfaction and turnover intention. Vocations and Learning, 14(3), 481–510.
- Puhakka, I., & Peltola, M. J. (2020). Salivary cortisol reactivity to psychological stressors in infancy: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 115, Article 104603.
Latest publications
A typology of approaches to professional learning and development in post-pandemic multi-location knowledge work in the technology sector
Lehtonen, E., Rintala, H., Puhakka, I. & Nokelainen, P., 2026, In: Studies in Continuing Education. 48, 1, p. 35-52 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Emotions in flipped and lecture-based math courses
Hartikainen, S., Nokelainen, P., Puhakka, I. & Kangaslampi, R., Feb 2027, In: Learning and Instruction. 107, 102474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Etänä mutta lähellä – Käsikirja monipaikkaisen työn johtamisen kehittämiseen: Tutkimusperustainen valmennusmalli ja työkalut
Translated title of the contribution :Remote but close – A handbook for developing leadership of multilocational work: A research-based training intervention model and toolbox Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
Exploring the relations between higher education teachers’ state and trait emotions – a multi-method approach
Postareff, L., Nokelainen, P., Kosenkranius, M., Puhakka, I. & Parpala, A., 2026, In: Cogent Education. 13, 1, 2654986.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Hyvinvointia korkeakouluopettajille: THEwellbeing-tutkimushankkeen tuloksia
Postareff, L., Parpala, A., Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H., Wallin, A., Räisänen, M., Kosenkranius, M., Pylväs, L., Puhakka, I., Lampinen, V. & Lehtonen, E., 23 Sept 2026, Tampereen yliopisto. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
Määrällinen ja laadullinen ammattikasvatuksen tutkimus 2020-luvulla
Puhakka, I., 17 Jun 2026, In: Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja. 28, 2, p. 4-11 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Mindfulness in teaching as a mediator between higher education teachers’ teaching and well‑being
Parpala, A., Nokelainen, P., Räisänen, M., Kosenkranius, M., Puhakka, I. & Postareff, L., Dec 2026, In: Discover Psychology. 6, 1, 190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Monipaikkaisen työn johtaminen: haasteita ja ratkaisuja
Translated title of the contribution :Leading multilocational work: Challenges and solutions Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Perceived Competence Development in Daily Work Tasks: Associations with Emotional Valence, Emotional Arousal, and Electrodermal Activity
Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P. & Pylväs, L., 18 Sept 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Vocations and Learning. 19, 1, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Promoting well-being for higher education teachers: Insights from the THEwellbeing research project
Postareff, L., Parpala, A., Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H., Wallin, A., Räisänen, M., Kosenkranius, M., Pylväs, L., Puhakka, I., Lampinen, V. & Lehtonen, E., 23 Sept 2026, Tampere University. 21 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional