Mikko Hallikainen works as the Research Coordinator of Action Lab, a data-driven, research-focused service organization within EdPlus dedicated to providing leadership with information and analysis needed to make evidence-based decision. As Research Coordinator, Mikko helps manage Action Lab's diverse research portfolio; assisting in project development, contributing to research, and ensuring all branches of Action Lab's research grow in tandem.
Mikko's background incudes research for the Global Council for Science and the Environment studying how sustainability is taught in higher education, work with the Maricopa County Superior Court's Juvenile Department understanding emerging trends in juvenile justice proceedings, and scholarly research focused on the intersection between digital technologies and contemporary social culture. This work informed both his mixed methods approach to social research as well understanding of research administration, particularly in the context of emerging institutional challenges and opportunities.