Joanna McGrenere is a Canadian computer scientist specializing in

human–computer interaction Human–computer interaction (HCI) is research in the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and computers. HCI researchers observe the ways humans interact with computers and design te ...

, adaptive user interfaces, and

universal usability Universal usability refers to the design of information and communications products and services that are usable for every citizen. The concept has been advocated by Professor Ben Shneiderman, a computer scientist at the Human-Computer Interaction ...

. She is a professor of computer science at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

Education

McGrenere earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...

in 1993. She earned a master's degree in 1996 at the

and completing her Ph.D. in 2002 at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

. Her dissertation, ''The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software'', was jointly supervised by

Ronald Baecker Ronald Baecker (born October 7, 1942) is an Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Bell Chair in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Toronto (U of T). He was the co-founder of the Dynamic Graphics Project, and is the founder of ...

and Kellogg S. Booth.

Career

After earning her bachelor's degree, McGrenere briefly worked at IBM. Upon completing her doctorate, she joined the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor in 2002. She was promoted to full professor in 2013. At the University of British Columbia, her notable doctoral students have included Leah Findlater and Karyn Moffat. In 2004, McGrenere became the inaugural winner of the Borg Early Career Award of the

Computing Research Association The Computing Research Association (CRA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit association of North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia enga ...

. In 2011, the Canadian Association of Computer Science gave McGrenere their Outstanding Young Computer Science Researcher Award. McGrenere was elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017.

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