Mrs. Jo-ann Larkins
Senior Lecturer, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Campus
Biography
Jo-ann Larkins is a Scholarly Teaching Fellow at Federation University Australia who has made it her mission to make mathematics and statistics interesting, useful and less intimidating.
As an applied statistician, Jo-ann is a problem solver who specialises in mentoring others in statistical analysis of larger multivariate data sets and preparing HDR students to undertake independent quantitative research.
Jo-ann's research interests lie in mathematics education, particularly in the impacts of anxiety and students’ level of preparedness in undertaking tertiary mathematics and statistics courses. She explores curriculum as a vehicle to embed authenticity and workready skills in students while reducing anxiety and increasing their self-reflective metacognitive processes.
Jo-ann's primary professional focus over the last 20 years has been on achieving quality teaching and learning outcomes for students. She specialises in engaging and mentoring first year students in a range of faculties with their initial studies of statistics and basic mathematics.
- Publications
Factors Associated With Length of Stay and Readmission Rates for Older Hospital in the Home Patients: A Systematic Review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/08982643251329425
Are planting site conditions more important than soil amendments when direct seeding in the semiarid Mallee in regional Victoria, Australia?
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/rec.70087
Life Extension of long-life assets using risk informed decision making
Hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses examining length of stay and admission rates across Victorian Local Government Areas
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12982-025-01223-z