Mika Manninen

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Mika Manninen started as an Assistant Professor of Physical Education in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University in July 2019. He received his BSc and MSc in Physical Education from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland in 2012 and 2014, respectively. After receiving his master’s degree, he worked two years as a Physical Education and Health Science teacher in two High Schools in Helsinki, Finland. In 2016, he started his doctoral studies as a Fulbright Scholar at The University of Georgia under the supervision of Dr. Sami Yli-Piipari with an emphasis on Physical Education and Exercise Psychology. In his doctoral studies, which ended in Spring 2019, he focused on Self-Determination Theory-based need-supportive instructional strategies and their effect on student motivation, emotion, and skill performance. His current research interests revolve broadly around effective teaching practices and, in particular, its meaning for student motivation and behavior. His other research interests are linked more broadly to physical activity behavior change using psychological theories and new technology, for example, exergaming. Mika is interested broadly in different physical activities. His old passions basketball and cross-country skiing have slowly but surely switched to a love of learning everything new from playing musical instruments to skateboarding. Besides being an athlete, teacher, and researcher within the world of physical activity, he has also coached and instructed basketball, gymnastics, and circus for many years.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2021 Coulter, M., Britton, U., MacNamara, A., Manninen, M., McGrane, B., Belton, S. J. (2021) 'PE at Home: Keeping the ‘E’ in PE while home-schooling during a pandemic'. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, .
2021 Manninen, M., & Campbell, S. (2021) 'The effect of the Sport Education Model on basic needs, intrinsic motivation and prosocial attitudes: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis'. European Physical Education Review, .
2021 Manninen, M., & Yli-Piipari, S. (2021) '10 Practical Strategies to Motivate Students in Physical Education: Psychological Need-Support Approach'. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 34 (2):24-30.
2019 Yli-Piipari, S., Manninen, M., Smith B., Hollibaugh, C., Chambliss, H, & Udwadia, J. (2019) 'An examination of the pediatrician-prescribed gaming app-based exercise prescription: A pilot study'. JTRM in Kinesiology, .
2019 Vishwanathan, M., Manninen, M., Waller, S., Sifre, M., Evans, E.M., & Yli-Piipari, S. (2019) 'Effect of psychological need-supportive summer camp: FIT-Dawg girls summer camp'. International Journal of Physical Education, Sport and Fitness, .
2020 Manninen, M., Hwang, Y., Deng, Y., Waller, S., & Yli-Piipari, S. (2020) 'Psychological Need-Supportive Instruction Improves Novel Skill Performance, Intrinsic Motivation, and Enjoyment: A Cluster-Randomised Study'. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, .
2013 Jaakkola, T., Sääkslahti, A., Yli-Piipari, S., Manninen, M., Watt, A., & Liukkonen, J. (2013) 'Student Motivation Associated With Fitness Testing in the Physical Education Context'. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, .

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2018 Yli-Piipari, S., Knox, T., Manninen, M., & Layne, T. (2018) 2018 National Convention of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE). Nashville (TN), USA Effects of acute exercise physical activity program on academic achievement
2018 Vishwanathan, M., Sifre, M., Waller, S., Manninen, M., Evans, E.M., & Yli-Piipari, S (2018) American College of Sports Medicine 65th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis (MN), USA Weight status influences effectiveness of need-supportive physical activity summer camp in girls
2020 Manninen, M., Deng, Y., Hwang, Y., & Yli-Piipari, S (2020) 2020 National Convention of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) [Online] Psychological need-supportive instruction improves intrinsic motivation and skill performance: A cluster randomized study
2019 Yli-Piipari, S., Manninen, M., Hwang, Y., Vishwanathan, M., Waller, S., Evans, E.M. (2019) 2019 National Convention of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) , Tampa (FL), USA Effect of adolescents girls' summer camp on energy balance
2018 Manninen, M. (2018) Innovation in Teaching, Athens (GA), USA An examination of the effect of need-supportive instruction in learning circus skills
2019 Yli-Piipari, S., Hwang, Y., Deng, Y., & Manninen, M. (2019) Third Scientific Conference on Motor Learning Skill Acquisition. Kisakallio, Finland Examination of instruction on motivation and novel skill performance: A self-determination theory approach
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