Sian Beilock

Sian Beilock
Beilock in 2024
19th President of Dartmouth College
Assumed office
June 12, 2023
Preceded byPhilip J. Hanlon
8th President of Barnard College
In office
July 1, 2017 – June 2023
Preceded byDebora Spar
Succeeded byLaura Rosenbury
Personal details
Born (1976-01-10) January 10, 1976
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (BS)
Michigan State University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
AwardsTroland Research Award (2017)
FieldsPsychology
Kinesiology
Institutions
ThesisWhen performance fails: Expertise, attention, and performance under pressure (2003)
Doctoral advisorsThomas Carr
Deborah Feltz

Sian Leah Beilock (/ˈsiən ˈblɒk/ SEE-ən BY-lok; born January 10, 1976) is an American cognitive scientist who is the president of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Before Dartmouth, she was the president of Barnard College in Manhattan, New York. She was previously the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology and executive vice provost at the University of Chicago.