Skip to main content
UMass Collegiate M The University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Visit
  • Apply
  • Give
  • Search UMass.edu
College of Natural Sciences College of Natural Sciences

Main navigation

  • Academics
    Undergraduate programsGraduate programsCertificate programsFlexible and online learningAll academic programsCourses
    See all departments
    AdvisingStudent resourcesScholarshipsDegree requirementsCareer Center
  • Research
    Research centers & institutesUndergraduate researchGreenhousesIndustry partnershipsResearch supportCNS Bridge and Seed Funding (BSF) programScientific glassblowing laboratory
  • Campus & Outreach
    Diversity, Equity & InclusionOffice of Student Success & DiversityEureka!Community ConnectionsGivingCenter for Agriculture, Food, and the EnvironmentUMass Extension
  • About
    NewsStoriesEventsPeopleMeet the leadershipBuildings and facilitiesContact
    Information for faculty & staffInformation for alumni

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. About
  3. Directory
Image
A woman smiling wearing glasses.

Alexandra Jesse

Associate Professor

Contact details

Contact

Email: ajesse [at] umass [dot] edu

Location

Tobin Hall

135 HICKS WAY
Amherst, MA 01003-9271
United States

433

About

Dr. Jesse investigates how humans recognize speech from hearing and seeing a speaker. Dr. Jesse was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1999. She has received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2005, working with Dr. Dominic Massaro. Dr. Jesse then worked as an independent researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, The Netherlands, funding her research program through several awards from the German Research Foundation, the Max Planck Society, and through a career award (VENI) from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. Dr. Jesse joined the UMass faculty in 2010. She is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Linguistics. Dr. Jesse serves as an Executive Board member of the Auditory-Visual Speech Association (AVISA).

Related departments

  • Psychological and Brain Sciences

Site footer

College of Natural Sciences
  • X
  • Find us on Facebook
  • Find us on YouTube
  • Find us on LinkedIn
  • Find us on Instagram
Address

101 Stockbridge Hall
80 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9248
United States

Phone number
(413) 545-2766

Info for...

  • Current students
  • Faculty and staff
  • Alumni

Academics

  • Explore our programs
  • Departments

The college

  • About CNS
  • News
  • Events

Contact

  • Contact CNS
  • Directory

Global footer

  • ©2025 University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Site policies
  • Privacy
  • Non-discrimination notice
  • Accessibility
  • Terms of use