Jo-Anne LeFevre
Chancellor’s Professor, Cognitive Science and Psychology; Co-Director of Math Lab
- Ph.D. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Alberta), B. Sc. (Alberta)
Dr. LeFevre’s research interests include:
- mathematical cognition of children and adults
- development of literacy and numeracy skills
- comprehension and understanding in complex cognitive tasks like reading and mathematics
- connections between cognition and technology for mathematics and reading
Dr. LeFevre supervises students interested in Cognitive Science, Psychology, HCI, and (potentially) Digital Humanities. To see more about her research, follow this link to go to MathLab. For a comprehensive list of publications.
Dr. LeFevre has funding from NSERC and from SSHRC.
Dr. LeFevre is not taking new students in 2026-27.