Allie Sinclair (she/her) is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University. She is a cognitive neuroscientist who studies how people update their memories, beliefs, and behaviors in lab and real-world settings. Her expertise spans learning and memory, belief and behavior change, affect, and information consumption.

Allie completed her Ph.D. in Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University, postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania, and an Honours B.Sc. in Psychology at the University of Toronto, where she graduated as valedictorian and received the Governor General’s Academic Medal.

She has been recognized by awards from the National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Society for Neuroscience, and more.

Prospective graduate students: Apply to the Ph.D. Program in Psychological Sciences. Please feel free to reach out via email! 

Prospective lab managers: Please send an email with your CV and a description of your interests to start the conversation!

Undergraduate students: Stay tuned for research assistant opportunities from Fall 2026 onward.