▁L eth bridge . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Morris ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁Both ▁her ▁parents ▁had ▁doctor ates ; ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁their ▁four ▁children , ▁another ▁of ▁whom ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph . D .. ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁through ▁various ▁alternative - ed uc ation ▁and ▁gift ed - student ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁Toronto ▁public ▁school ▁system . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Tr ent ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁major ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁English , ▁and ▁with ▁fourth - year ▁hon ours ▁in ▁mathematics ▁earned ▁in ▁part ▁through ▁a ▁summer ▁research ▁project ▁with ▁Brian ▁Al sp ach ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University . ▁ ▁She ▁entered ▁gradu ate ▁study ▁directly ▁after ▁gradu ating , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Al sp ach ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er , ▁and ▁completed ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁Is omorph isms ▁of ▁C ay ley ▁Graph s . ▁Morris ▁joined ▁the ▁L eth bridge ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁L eth bridge ▁was ▁for ▁half - time . ▁ ▁Mathemat ics ▁education ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁learning ▁about ▁the ▁fr ustr ating ▁experiences ▁of ▁her ▁middle - school ▁daughter ' s ▁friends ' ▁parents , ▁Morris ▁founded ▁a ▁drop - in ▁mathematics ▁t utor ing