Curriculum Vitae


Personal information

Name: Juha-Matti Johannes Latvala
Work-address: Niilo Mäki Institute, P.O. Box 29, 40101 Jyväskylä, Finland
Telephone: +358 50 441 4043 (work)
E-mail: juha-matti.latvala(AT)nmi.fi

Birthday: 17th April 1976 in Seinäjoki, Finland
Family relations: engaged, 2 children
Military training: 1996-1997 Military Police, Jääkäriprikaati in Sodankylä.

Education

2006 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Jyväskylä, Department of Psychology.

Opponent: professor Pertti Saariluoma.
Supervisors: professor Lea Pulkkinen, professor Päivi Häkkinen and Dr. Riitta-Leena Metsäpelto.

2003 Master of Education (MEd), University of Jyväskylä, Department of Teacher Education.

1995 Export marketing course (Benelux countries), Jalasjärvi adult education centre with 2,5 months training in Brussels.

1995 Secondary school graduate, Seinäjoki upper secondary school.

Career

11/2011-
Executive Director of the Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä.
8/2011-11/2011
Executive Vice-Director of the Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä.
1/2014-12/2017
PI (consortium partner) in the ReadAll - Teknologia-avusteinen ympäristö kaikkien lukemaan oppijoiden tukena (Academy of Finland) Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä.
1/2007-12/2011
Project manager/Coordinator in the LukiMat-project, Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä.
2004-12/2006
Doctoral student at the Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä
2003-2005
Coordinator and researcher in the MUKAVA project, University of Jyväskylä.
2002
Research assistant (part time) in the Family Portal project.
1992-2002
Salesman (part time) Seinäjoen Huonekaluliike Latvala Oy (furniture), Seinäjoki.
1997
Disc jockey Cafe Tivoli nightclub, Rovaniemi.
1995-1996
Disc jockey Beat Dealers, Seinäjoki.

Other posts

10/2021-
Member Eduskunnan erilaisten oppijoiden tukiryhmä
02/2019-
Member of the Supervisory Board NeoPrism-C MSCA ITN-project
05/2018-
Member of the Board Kuntoutussäätiö
01/2018-
Member Selkokirjatyöryhmä
2012-
Member Selkokielen neuvottelukunta
2012-
Member Oikeus oppimiseen neuvottelukunta
05/2012-
Member of the Board Joint-stock property company Asema-Aukion Helmi, Jyväskylä
05/2012-
Member of the Board Joint-stock property company Asemakatu 4, Jyväskylä
05/2011-
Chief of the Board Housing company Jyväskylän Hovi, Jyväskylä
09/2019-12/2020
Member Lukuliikkeen seurantaryhmä
07/2018-06/2019
President Jyväskylä-Päijänne rotary club
10/2017-08/2018
Member Kansallinen lukutaitofoorumi
2015-2018
Member of the Supervisory Board ChildBrain MSCA ITN-project
2004-11/2015
Chief of the Board Seinäjoen Huonekaluliike Latvala Oy, Seinäjoki
05/2007-04/2010
Member of the Board Housing company Halssilan Aurinkorinne, Jyväskylä
05/2007-04/2009
Chief of the Board Housing company Halssilan Aurinkorinne, Jyväskylä

Languages

Finnish - mother tongue
English - fluent
Swedish - ok
French - basics

Hobbies

Sports
Electronic and board games
Rotary (Rotary club: Jyväskylä-Päijänne)
Texas Hold´em & Sökö (Scandinavian stud) poker

13.12.2021
http://users.jyu.fi/~ziggy/eng/cv.html
Juha-Matti Latvala juha-matti.latvala(AT)nmi.fi