Camilla Wikström-Grotell
Vice Director, Research and Development
E-mail:camilla.wikstrom-grotell
Fysioterapeut
Arcada Health Tech Hub (AHTH), Arcada Patient Safety and Learning Centre (APSLC), Health and welfare
Vice Dean Graduate School and Resaerch. Responsible for Academic partnerships. PT, Teacher in health care (M.Sc),
PhD Health Sciences. Affiliated researcher Mälardalen University.
Health promotion, health technology, social participation for vulnerable target groups and evidence-based health care are Camilla Wikström-Grotell's teaching and research areas. Wikström-Grotell's special interest is concept and theory development in physiotherapy as well as project management. She has participated in a number of international research groups in the areas of health and welfare with a focus on service development and in the field of higher education pedagogy. She also acts as international Higher Education Quality evaluater. Wikström-Grotell has been committed to the development of active, innovative and digital learning environments that support self-directed learning. Her ongoing project plans focus on the Nordic welfare model in a broad societal perspective and with a special interest in vulnerable target groups as elderly, young people and families as well as immigrants at risk of marginalization. On overall interest is the possibilities of multi professional teamwork and digital services in social and health care. As an author or co-author Wikström-Grotell has publications in the field of physiotherapy in international scientific and professional journals. In the field of higher education pedagogy she has participated both in scientific papers, as a book writer and in a number of reports and working papers.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Ersoy H, Baskici C, Aytar A, Strods R, Jansone Ratinika N, Manuel Lopes Fernandes A, Neves H, Blaževičienė A, Vaškelytė A, Wikström-Grotell C, Paakkonen H, Söderlund A, Fritz J, Kav S. 2024. Digital competence of faculty members in health sciences measured via self-reflection: current status and contextual aspects. PeerJ 12:e18456 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18456
Cigdem Baskici , Aydan Aytar, Halil Ersoy , Camilla Wikstrom-Grotell, Marina Arell-Sundberg, Hugo Neves, Veronica Coutinho, Aurelija Blazevicien, Alina Vaskelyt , Anne Söderlund, Johanna Fritz,
Raimonds Strods, Nora Jansone-Ratinika, Sultan Kav (2024). Being in the digital box”. Academic staff experiences in online practical teaching: A qualitative study from six universities and countries. Heliyon 10(2), 1-13.
Holopainen, R., Wikström-Grotell, C., Söderlund, A., & Hautaviita, S. (2023). Terveyden edistäminen, liikkuminen ja kestävä elämänmuoto. I. T. Konst, M. Kantola, A. Mutanen, & M. Friman (Red.), Kestävä elämänmuoto (s. 145-164). Turun ammattikorkeakoulu. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-216-849…
Jansone-Ratinika, N., Surakka, J.,Wikström-Grotell, C. (2023) Best Practice Guide: Digital and blended teaching and learning of practical skills in social and health care (DITEPRACT). Arcada Publication 1, 2023.
Söderlund, A., Blazeviciene, A., Elvén, M. , Vaskelyte, Al., Strods, R., Blese, I., Paakkonen,l., Wikström-Grotell, C. (2023). Exploring the activities and outcomes of digital teaching and learning of practical skills in higher education for the social and health care professions: a scoping review. Discov Educ 2, 2 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-022-0002…
Isacsson, A., Wikström-Grotell, C., (2022). Hållbarhet och pedagogik vid yrkeshögskolor i Finland. UAS Journal 3/2022. https://uasjournal.fi/3-2022/hallbarhet…
Wikström-Grotell,C., Laitinen-Väänänen, S., Asheesh, M., 2022. Comprehensive internationalisation – introduction to the issue. UAS Journal 4/2022. https://uasjournal.fi/4-2022/comprehens…
Holopainen, R., Söderlund, A., Wikström-Grotell, C (2022). Challenges around healthy habits and lifestyle – can you teach old dogs new tricks? Hälso- och välfärdsbloggen Arcada. 3.6.2022.
Kelly, O., Wikström-Grotell, C., (2022). Professional higher education in transition – an integrated value-based model for industry collaboration. Arcada Working Paper 2, 2022.
Wikström-Grotell, C & Kiukas, C (2022). What do higher education governing documents tell us about education for sustainable development. UAS Journal 3 / 2022. https://uasjournal.fi
Ståhl, T., Kiukas, C., Wikström-Grotell, C. (2022). Hållbar utveckling i lärosätenas styrdokument Hållbar utveckling i högskolornas styrdokument. Arcada Working paper 1/2022.
Holm C, Slotte S & Wikström-Grotell C. 2021. Creating space for global and intercultural competence development through curriculum design. Arcada Publikation 2/2021. Arcada UAS.
Lejonqvist G, Savolainen J, Wallinvirta E & Wikström-Grotell G. 2021. Caritativt vårdande. Professor Katie Erikssons livsgärning. UAS Journal 1 / 2021. Arene ry.
Isacsson A & Wikström-Grotell C. 2021. Tunteiden merkitys kestävyysosaamisen kehittymisessä. E-signals. Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu.
Wikström-Grotell, C. 2021. Physiotherapy and physiotherapy education – from an international to a global and value-based perspective. Editorial. European Journal of Physiotherapy 3 (23). Pages 133-134.
Tana J, Mannevaara P, Jeglinsky-Kankainen I & Wikström-Grotell, C. 2021. Benefits of novel approaches for studying health behaviours. Hälso- och välfärdsbloggen, Yrkeshögskolan Arcada.
Wikström-Grotell, C & Hyde-Clarke, N (eds). Arcada 25 år - en internationell högskola med nordisk profil. Arcada Publikation 1 / 2021.Yrkeshögskolan Arcada.
Rosengren Å, Wallinvirta E, Kiukas C & Wikström-Grotell C 2020. Grupphandledning inom professionshögskolan - Studenters, lärares och arbetslivsexperters roll i handledningsprocessen. I: Työelämäpedagogiikka korkeakoulutuksessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.
Wikström-Grotell, Camilla, Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie 2020 (eds). Higher education during COVID-19 and future competences Arcada. Publication 1/2020. Yrkeshögskolan Arcada.
Slotte, Sandra; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla. 2020 Internationalisation in post-corona higher education: what will change? Arcada Working paper. Yrkeshögskolan Arcada.
Isacsson, Annica; Slotte, Sandra; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla 2020. Future work skills in higher education: learning to be an international intrapreneur . Haaga-Helia julkaisut, Haaga-helia ammattikorkeakoulu.
Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt; Wallinvirta, Eivor; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla 2020. IN CARITATE VERITAS - sanningen finns i kärleken: minnesbok tillägnad professor Katie Eriksson. Arcada publikation 2/2020. Yrkeshögskolan Arcada.
Nathalie Hyde-Clark (Ed.) & Camilla Wikström-Grotell (Ed.) Internationalisation and Higher Education: A Strategic Perspective. Arcada Publication 1 (2019).
Jonas Tana; Camilla Wikström-Grotell. The digital revolution of social and health care – is education on track regarding big data? Hälso- och välfärdsbloggen. Arcada 14 maj (2018).
Camilla Wikström-Grotell. Social- och hälsovårdsreformen – hur förändras vården och utbildningen? Hälso- och välfärdsbloggen. Arcada 15 maj (2018).
Nathalie Hyde-Clarke (Ed.); Camilla Wikström-Grotell (red.). A Culture of Sustainability and Innovation in Professional Higher Education. Arcada Publikation 1. (2017).
Camilla Wikström-Grotell, Leena Noronen& Raija Lenné. Physiotherapy as an academic discipline- from the perspective of Nordic doctoral dissertations. European Journal of Physiotherapy. (Published online: 08 Sep 2017).
Gun-Britt Lejonqvist, Åsa Rosengren, Camilla Wikström-Grotell Evidens som grund för tjänsteutveckling inom social- och hälsovård. Arcada Working Papers 1 (2016): 6-15.
Ellinor Silius-Ahonen, Christa Tigerstedt och Camilla Wikström-Grotell. Kollektivt lärande och självstyrda lärprocesser. I: Pedagogik för högskolelärare / Thomas Hansson, redaktör. - 978-91-7844-937-8. - Möklinta : Gidlunds förlag (2016,):125-149.
Camilla Wikström-Grotell. Rörelse som värde, mening och känsla - mot en humanvetenskaplig idealmodell för fysioterapi. Akademisk avhandling. Vasa : Åbo Akademi, (2016).
Publications
| Publication name | Authors | Publication channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Knowledge-Based Innovation in Finnish Higher Education | Träskman, Tomas; Arola, Annikki; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | AMK-lehti | 2025 |
| Mer lustfylld fysisk aktivitet och rörelseglädje – mindre stillasittande för ökad hälsa | Söderlund, Anne; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Hälso- och välfärdsbloggen | 2025 |
| Valuing migrant workers – Lessons learned in the EASWork project | Gylfe, Sofia; Sagne-Ollikainen, Elina; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Higher Ed blog | 2025 |
| The need for master's education in rehabilitation in Tanzania and Kenya—the AfroRehab partnership | Arola, Annikki; Jeglinsky-Kankainen, Ira; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Higher Ed blog | 2025 |
| Obesity competencies for healthcare professionals : a scoping review | Verboven, Kenneth; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Lehtinen-Jacks, Susanna; Davis, Mary E.; O’Donoghue, Gráinne; Tuominen, Pipsa P. A.; Agten, Anouk; Curran, Fiona; Cunningham, Caitriona | Bmc medical education | 2025 |
| Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for Teaching and Learning about Health Equity in European Health and Social Care Study Programmes: A Modified Delphi Approach | Antón-Solanas, Isabel; Urcola-Pardo, Fernando; Subirón-Valera, Ana B.; Ziveri, Davide; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Aresu, Alessandra; van Wijchen, Joost; Jalovcic, Djenana; Törnblom, Cia; Nyberg, Anu; Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz; Alme, Maria Nordheim | Journal of medical systems | 2025 |
| Läckage i innovationsprocesser inom högre utbildning och arbetslivssamarbete: Projekt FOR-MER Arcada UAS | Arola, Annikki; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Träskman, Tomas | 2025 | |
| SkillTrack – a digital solution for competencebased student-directed learning in nursing education | Silfver, Jessica; Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt; Levälahti, Filip; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2025 |
| Valuing international workers – lessons learned in the EASWork project for implementation in higher education | Gylfe, Sofia; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2025 |
| The role of students in driving practice-oriented innovation: Insights from Finnish higher education collaborations in the FOR-MER project | Träskman, Tomas; Arola, Annikki; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2025 |
| Health literacy and artificial intelligence literacy in the context of health equity | Danielson, Jonas; Nyberg, Anu; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Health and Welfare blog | 2025 |
| “Being in the digital box”. Academic staff experiences in online practical teaching: A qualitative study from six universities and countries | Baskici, Cigdem; Aytar, Aydan; Ersoy, Halil; Wiktsröm-Grotell, Camilla; Arell-Sundberg, Marina; Neves, Hugo; Coutinho, Verónica; Blaževičienė, Aurelija; Vaškelytė, Alina; Söderlund, Anne; Fritz, Johanna; Strods, Raimonds; Jansone-Ratinika, Nora; Kav, Sultan | Heliyon | 2024 |
| Digital competence of faculty members in health sciences measured via self-reflection: current status and contextual aspects | Ersoy, Halil; Baskici, Cigdem; Aytar, Aydan; Strods, Raimonds; Jansone Ratinika, Nora; Manuel Lopes Fernandes, António; Neves, Hugo; Blaževičienė, Aurelija; Vaškelytė, Alina; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Paakkonen, Heikki; Söderlund, Anne; Fritz, Johanna; Kav, Sultan | PeerJ | 2024 |
| Best Practice Guide: Digital and blended teaching and learning of practical skills in social and health care (DITEPRACT) | Jansone-Ratinika, Nora; Surakka, Jukka; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2023 |
| Terveyden edistäminen, liikkuminen ja kestävä elämänmuoto | Holopainen, Riikka; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Söderlund, Anne; Hautaviita, Sari | Turun ammattikorkeakoulun tutkimuksia | 2023 |
| Digital and blended teaching and learning of practical skills: a collaboration between six universities (DITEPRACT) | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Surakka, Jukka | Arcada Publikation | 2023 |
| Exploring the activities and outcomes of digital teaching and learning of practical skills in higher education for the social and health care professions: a scoping review | Söderlund, Anne; Blazeviciene, Aurelija; Elvén, Maria; Vaskelyte, Alina; Strods, Raimonds; Blese, Inguna; Paakkonen, Heikki; Fernandes, Antonio; Cardoso, Daniela; Kav, Sultan; Baskici, Cigdem; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Discover Education | 2023 |
| Hållbar utveckling i högskolornas styrdokument | Ståhl, Tore; Kiukas, Carina; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Working Papers | 2022 |
| A teacher perspective on education for sustainable development in higher education | Kiukas, Carina; Isacsson, Annica; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Haaga-Helian julkaisut | 2022 |
| What do higher education governing documents tell us about education for sustainable development | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Kiukas, Carina | AMK-lehti | 2022 |
| Hållbarhet och pedagogik vid yrkeshögskolor i Finland | Isacsson, Annica; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | AMK-lehti | 2022 |
| Comprehensive internationalisation – introduction to the issue | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Laitinen-Väänänen, Sirpa; Asheesh, Mohamed | AMK-lehti/UAS journal | 2022 |
| Professional higher education in transition – an integrated value-based model for industry collaboration | Kelly, Owen; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Working Papers | 2022 |
| In Caritate Veritas - sanningen finns i kärleken | Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt; Savolainen, Jari; Wallinvirta, Eivor; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Vård i fokus | 2021 |
| Caritativt vårdande – Professor Katie Erikssons livsgärning | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt; Savolainen, Jari; Wallinvirta, Eivor | AMK-lehti / UAS Journal | 2021 |
| Physiotherapy and physiotherapy education – from an international to a global and value-based perspective | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | European journal of physiotherapy | 2021 |
| Arcada 25 år – en internationell högskola med nordisk profil | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie | Arcada Publikation | 2021 |
| Introduktion: Arcada – högskola på nordisk grund med rötter i tyska ideal | Lundsten, Lars Gunnar; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2021 |
| Creating space for global and intercultural competence development through curriculum design | Holm, Christa; Slotte, Sandra; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2021 |
| IN CARITATE VERITAS - sanningen finns i kärleken: minnesbok tillägnad professor Katie Eriksson | Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt; Wallinvirta, Eivor; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada publikation | 2020 |
| From entrepreneurship to intrapreneurship – The multiple interfaces of work life | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Hernberg, Mervi; Fabricius, Susanna; Tigerstedt, Christa; Kietz, Tove | 2020 | |
| Grupphandledning inom professionshögskolan – Studenters, lärares och arbetslivsexperters roll i handledningsprocessen | Rosengren, Åsa; Wallinvirta, Eivor; Kiukas, Carina; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | 2020 | |
| Prolog till minnet av vårdvetenskapens företrädare professor Katie Eriksson | Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt; Wallinvirta, Eivor; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2020 |
| Future work skills in higher education: learning to be an international intrapreneur | Isacsson, Annica; Slotte, Sandra; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Haaga-Helia julkaisut | 2020 |
| Higher education during COVID-19 and future competences | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie | Arcada Publikation | 2020 |
| Internationalisation in post-corona higher education: what will change | Slotte, Sandra; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2020 |
| Opiskelijoiden työelämävalmiuksien vahvistaminen: johdanto | Mäki, Kimmo; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | 2020 | |
| Opiskelijoiden työelämävalmiuksien vahvistaminen: pohdinta | Mäki, Kimmo; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | 2020 | |
| Internationalisation and Higher Education: a Strategic Perspective | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie | Arcada Publikation | 2019 |
| Internationalisation in a strategic priority | Forsskåhl, Mona; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publication | 2019 |
| Transforming university experience through internationalisation strategy and entrepreneurial thinking | Villikka, Denise; Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Hernberg, Mervi | Arcada Publication | 2019 |
| Bedömargruppens yttrande över kvalitetssäkringsarbetet vid Sophiahemmet, Ideell förening för Sophiahemmet Högskola | Nilsson, Thomas; Naredi, Silvana; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Panduro, Peter; Lundgren, Hannie | Högskolekollen | 2019 |
| Arcada - en multikulturell högskola med människan i centrum | Homén-Lindberg, Susanne; Krogerus-Therman, Iselin; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | 2018 | |
| Förankring av utbildning i samhällsrelevanta frågor och internationella kunskapsnätverk | Surakka, Jukka; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | 2018 | |
| Arcada - en internationell högskola : en hyllning till Arcadas rektor, professor Henrik Wolff | Krusberg, Jan-Erik; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | 2018 | |
| Liike arvona, merkityksenä ja tunteena fysioterapiatraditiossa | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Fysioterapia | 2017 |
| Miten onnistuu erikoissairaanhoidon ja perusterveydenhuollon fysioterapian integrointi? | Frondén, Kerstin; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Fysioterapia | 2017 |
| Physiotherapy as an academic discipline – from the perspective of Nordic doctoral dissertations | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Noronen, Leena; Lenné, Raija | European journal of physiotherapy | 2017 |
| Hållbar utveckling i en professionshögskola: ett pedagogiskt perspektiv på styrdokument | Kiukas, Carina; Tigerstedt, Christa; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Arcada Publikation | 2017 |
| Creating Value through Sustainable Development in Higher Education | Villikka, Denise; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Lejonqvist, Gun-Britt | Arcada Publikation | 2017 |
| Evidens som grund för tjänsteutveckling inom social- och hälsovård | Gun-Britt Lejonqvist; Åsa Rosengren; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Working Papers | 2016 |
| Självstyrt lärande och blandade lärmiljöer i en digital professionshögskoleutbildning : möjligheter och utmaningar för lärare och studenter | Carina Kiukas; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Publikation | 2016 |
| Näyttöön perustuvan toiminnan kehittäminen sosiaali- ja terveysalalla ammattikorkeakoulujen ja työelämän yhteistyönä | Jyrki Kettunen; Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen; Anne Kärki; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Working Papers | 2016 |
| Kollektivt lärande och självstyrda lärprocesser | Ellinor Silius-Ahonen; Chista Tigerstedt; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | 2016 | |
| Vaikuttavat tavat tavaksi sosiaali- ja terveysalalle | Jyrki Kettunen; Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen; Anne Kärki; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | AMK-lehti / UAS journal | 2015 |
| Mihin tarvitaan kansainvälisyyttä opetuksessa | Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Fysioterapia | 2015 |
| Grupphandledning av arbetslivsförankrade masterarbeten : nyckelaspekter i lärarskapet | Ellinor Silius-Ahonen; Åsa Rosengren; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Working papers | 2015 |
| Från det traditionella klassrummet till InnoPlace : om sambandet mellan rum och lärande inom professionsutbildningen | Grotell-Wikström, Camilla | Arcada Working papers | 2015 |
| Käsikirja sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluiden käytäntöjen kehittämiseen, käyttöönottoon ja arviointiin tutkimusnäytön pohjalta | Anttila Heidi, Kärki Anne, Wikstrom-Grotell Camilla, Kettunen Jyrki | 2015 | |
| En kunskaps- och kompetensbaserad studieplansdesign som grund för aktivt lärande | Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Working papers | 2014 |
| Policy statement on physiotherapy education of the ER-WCPT | Camilla Wikström-Grotell; Charlotte Häger; Helena Johnson | 2014 | |
| Forskning, utveckling och innovation : en förutsättning för kvalitet i högskoleutbildningen | Åsa Rosengren; Kaj Eklund; Monica Löv; Christa Tigerstedt; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Working papers | 2014 |
| Hyvät fysioterapiakäytännöt ja vaikuttavat tavat : ammattikorkeakoulujen VATA-hanke | Ira Jeglinsky; Jyrki Kettunen; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Fysioterapia | 2014 |
| Innovative learning sites : higher education as a place for space | Ellinor Silius-Ahonen; Camilla Wikström-Grotell | Arcada Working papers | 2014 |
| Från Living Lab till Adia: introduktion | Camilla Wikström-Grotell | 2013 | |
| Arcada : a place for space | Camilla Wikström-Grotell, Tore Ståhl, Ellinor Silius-Ahonen | AMK-lehti / UAS journal | 2013 |
| Fysioterapi mastergradsstudium ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus | Jorunn Lægdheim Helbostad, Camilla Wikström-Grotell | 2013 | |
| Hälsolabbar | Camilla Wikström-Grotell, Katri Pullinen & Annikki Arola | 2013 | |
| A place for space | Ellinor Silius-Ahonen & Camilla Wikström-Grotell | 2013 | |
| Utbildning och utveckling för social hållbarhet i öppna landskap | Camilla Wikström-Grotell, Åsa Rosengren, Ellinor Silius-Ahonen | 2013 | |
| From Ling to the academic era - An analysis of the history of ideas in PT from a Nordic perspective. | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Broberg, Catharin ; Ahonen, Siw; Eriksson, Katie | Advances in physiotherapy | 2013 |
| Ajankohtaista eurooppalaisessa yhteistyössä | Häger, Charlotte; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Kukka, Anna | Fysioterapia | 2012 |
| Movement as a basic concept in physiotherapy : a human science approach | Wikström-Grotell, Camilla; Eriksson, Katie | Physiotherapy theory and practice | 2012 |
| Berliinissä näyttöä oppimassa | Kettunen, Jyrki; Wikström-Grotell, Camilla | Fysioterapia | 2012 |