Mirka Janssen
Professor Physical Activity in and around School
Mirka Janssen is a professor of Physical Activity in and around School at the AUAS. Her research group works together with partners on the mission that all children learn to move well, exercise regularly and sufficiently every day and enjoy exercise.
Expertises
movement education | motor development | movement in and around school | implementation science | system approach
Contact
- Email: m.janssen@hva.nl
- Phone: +316 211 58 173
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About Mirka Janssen
Mirka Janssen is a professor of Physical Activity in and around School at the Academy for Physical Education (ALO). After graduating in 2005, she worked as a specialist teacher in primary and secondary education and as a training teacher in secondary vocational education (Sports and Movement). In 2007, she started as a training teacher at the ALO.
Mirka obtained her Master's degrees in Human Movement Sciences (2008) and Epidemiology (2011) and obtained her PhD in 2014 from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUmc) with a dissertation on the schoolyard programme PLAYgrounds, which has been further developed and included in the national database of effective interventions. After her PhD, she combined her work as a training teacher with her position as a senior researcher. In 2021, she was appointed professor in Physical Activity in and around School at the AUAS.
The research groups focuses on the changing role of the physical education teacher in the healthy development of children and young people. It works together with partners on the mission to ensure that all children learn to move well, get enough exercise every day and enjoy exercise.
Ancillary positions
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owner of PLAYgrounds schoolyard programme
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member of Sports Council Amsterdam
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Kangaroos trainer for K.V. Groen Geel