Anna Kork

Associate Professor (tenure track)

D.Sc (Admin), Title of Docent (Adjunct Professor)

University of Vaasa / School of Management / Social and Health Management

Public policy and governance

Contact

anna.kork [at] uwasa.fi

+358294498637

Finland

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Introduction

Anna-Aurora Kork (PhD in Administrative Sciences, the Title of Docent) is an Associate Professor in Social and Health management in School of Management. Her research interests include public policy, improvement of health and social services and dynamics of reform policy. She is currently studying social impact management in the Finnish wellbeing services counties and the mechanisms of institutional change in reforming public services. Previously, Kork has been working on various research and development projects focused on public sector management, performance and impact evaluation, interaction and value co-creation in healthcare decision-making.

Fields of expertise

knowledge in policymaking, reform policy, social impact management, responsiveness, healthcare management

Research

My research interests are related to value-based policies, societal impact and management of effectiveness in social and health services, healthcare policymaking and reforms. Public Policy and Governance | University of Vaasa

I hold the the Title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) at the University of Eastern Finland in the field of Health and Social Management Science, especially Public Decision-Making.I have completed University Pedagogy studies (25 ECTS) as well as supervisor training.

For doctoral supervision, the research topics of particular interest include performance, effectiveness, knowledge formation, value-based strategies, and mechanisms of change. I am currently supervising 12 doctoral researchers.

Teaching

Value-based social and healthcare (advanced studies); Seminar and Master Thesis (advanced studies)

Hallintotieteiden maisteriohjelma, HTM | Vaasan yliopisto

Other activities

Anna-Aurora Kork (0000-0002-2658-0918) - ORCID

Kork, Anna-Aurora | Persons - SoleCRIS

Publications

Publication year	Publication	Authors
2026	Hyvinvointialueiden julkisten ja vapaasti saatavilla olevien materiaalien tutkimuskäytön yksiselitteinen salliminen tukee tutkimusta ja opetusta sekä säästää resursseja	Niskanen, Ville-Pekka; Kork, Anna-Aurora; Rantamäki, Aino
2026	Kartoittava katsaus sosiaalityöntekijän harkintavallasta lastensuojelussa	Björninen, Jussi; Jalonen, Harri; Kork, Anna-Aurora
2025	From Healthcare Technology to Care Robot-Literate Practitioners	Turja, Tuuli; Kork, Anna-Aurora
2025	Implementing clinical practice guidelines into action: a qualitative study of managing knowledge translation in primary care organisations	Kork, Anna-Aurora; Marttinen, Miia; Laihonen, Harri; Ruusuvuori, Johanna; Ahonen, Juha E.; Kankaanpää, Eila
2025	Frames of cooperation: interactional dynamics of pandemic governance networks	Kork, Anna-Aurora; Paananen, Henna; Kihlström, Laura; Tynkkynen, Liina-Kaisa