Sian Beilock | |
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19th President of Dartmouth College | |
Assumed office June 12, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Philip J. Hanlon |
8th President of Barnard College | |
In office July 1, 2017 – June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Debora Spar |
Succeeded by | Laura Rosenbury |
Personal details | |
Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. | January 10, 1976
Education | University of California, San Diego (BS) Michigan State University (MS, PhD) |
Awards | Troland Research Award (2017)[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology Kinesiology |
Institutions | |
Thesis | When performance fails: Expertise, attention, and performance under pressure (2003) |
Doctoral advisors | Thomas Carr Deborah Feltz |
Sian Leah Beilock (/ˈsiən ˈbaɪlɒk/ SEE-ən BY-lok;[2] born January 10, 1976) is an American cognitive scientist who is the president of Dartmouth College.[3] Before serving at Dartmouth College, Beilock was the president of Barnard College. Beilock was earlier a long time professor at the University of Chicago, departing Chicago as the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology and Executive Vice Provost.[4]