JoanPeskin
Joan Peskin, PhD
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Associate Professor (Developmental Psychology & Education)
Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto

Welcome to the Peskin Lab ~ Language, Literacy & Literature

My research interests involve a diverse range of topics with the following questions at their core: How do we represent knowledge? What is the developmental progression of knowledge? and What are the social and educational implications? I am also interested in the application of developmental psychology to education, the melding of cognitive science and literary theory and its effect on teaching literature.

Keywords

  • Theory of Mind
  • Cognitive Development and Learning
  • Development of Poetic literacy
  • Symbolic Thinking in Literary Interpretation

Contact Information:
252 Bloor Street West,  Room 9-241,  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (416) 978-0948 ~  Fax: (416) 926-4708 ~  j.peskin@utoronto.ca