Anna-Liisa Mottonen
Instructor

Dr. Anna-Liisa Mottonen

Positions

Part-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - Psychology, Child and Family Studies and Social Welfare - Psychology

Education

PhD, Education, Nipissing University
2019
MA, Human Development, Laurentian University
2008
BA, Psychology, Laurentian University
2004
Areas of specialization
Development
Education

Languages spoken

  • Finnish

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Programs

  • Psychology

Research

Research Interests

  • Professional Development
  • Self-Directed Learning

Current Research Projects / Labs

  • Challenges That Youths and Parents Face during the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Engagement by Postsecondary Faculty: Perceived Barriers and Facilitators, and the Role of Self-Directed Learning (SDL)

Collaborations / Affiliations

Canadore College Research Centre

Grants & Funding

  • Mitacs Accelerate
  • NSERC Mobilize

Publications

DeRoche, C., Mottonen, A., Reed, T. (2026) Uncovering the gaps and linkages: Exploring postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and experiences for clinicians and parents within one northern community. Journal of Women's Mental Health, 1(1), 40-50.

Black, G. L., Olmsted, B., & Mottonen, A. (2016). Associate teachers’ perceptions of effective mentorship professional development. The New Educator, 1-21. doi:10.1080/1547688X.2016.1207828 

Maynes, N., Mottonen, A-L., & Sharpe, G. (2015). Dealing with student misbehaviour both verbally and physically: A comparison of perceptions of readiness to address classroom management issues. Journal of Marketing and HR, 1(1), 1-9. Retrieved from www.scitecresearch.com/journals/index.php/jmhr 

Maynes, N., Mottonen, A., & Sharpe, G. (2015). Confidence to differentiate and knowledge to assess: Do these differ between concurrent and consecutive teacher candidates? Journal of Studies in Education, 5(1), 74-91. doi:10.5296/jse.v5i1.7089