Joanne Lee, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

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Latest papers

Educational Apps as a Sustainable Tool for Learning: Turning "Lemons" to Lemonade.
Psychological reports · 2026 · first author
Burn or Balm?: Exploring University Students' Experiences With Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Psychological reports · 2025 · first author
In any way, shape, or form? Toddlers' understanding of shapes.
Infant behavior & development · 2017

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Visual-spatial processing in young children: Mathematical models, cognitive correlates, and cross-disciplinary implications
NSERC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Role of adult math talk in early number learning
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$106,294
The role of adult math talk, language, and gender on mathematical development in children
ONTARIO · 2007 · Principal investigator
$42,818

All 4 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Educational Apps as a Sustainable Tool for Learning: Turning "Lemons" to Lemonade.

Lee J, Terry E, Wood E

Psychological reports2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/00332941261478812 PMID: 42629563

02

Burn or Balm?: Exploring University Students' Experiences With Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Lee J, Wood E, Vogel N, Santhosh E, Chauhan PK

Psychological reports2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/00332941231175068 PMID: 37165472

03

In any way, shape, or form? Toddlers' understanding of shapes.

Zambrzycka J, Kotsopoulos D, Lee J, Makosz S

Infant behavior & development2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2016.12.002 PMID: 28142062

Visual-spatial processing in young children: Mathematical models, cognitive correlates, and cross-disciplinary implications

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Kotsopoulos, Donna

$125,000

Role of adult math talk in early number learning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lee, Joanne

Keywords: early mathematics learning; numerosity; mathematics-related input; gender differences; cross-linguistics differences; intermodal preferential looking method; naturalistic interactions

$106,294

The role of adult math talk, language, and gender on mathematical development in children

Principal investigatorONTARIO2007Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Small Infrastructure Fund - Round 010 - 2007 - June

Principal investigators: Lee, Joanne

Keywords: early math development, adult input, number skills/knowledge, gender differences, universal or language-specific mechanism, habituation and intermodal preferential looking methods, naturalistic observations, cognitive bias, socialization

$42,818

The role of adult math talk, language, and gender on mathematical development in children

Principal investigatorCFI2007John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Lee, Joanne

Keywords: early math development, adult input, number skills/knowledge, gender differences, universal or language-specific mechanism, habituation and intermodal preferential looking methods, naturalistic observations, cognitive bias, socialization

$42,820

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Eileen Wood

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Lee, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Educational Apps as a Sustainable Tool for Learning: Turning "Lemons" to Lemonade." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]