Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience: The University of Chicago
Sian Beilock
The University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60637Office Phone: (773) 834-3713
Fax: (773) 702-0886
Office: Green Hall 319
Labs: Green Hall 313, 315, 317 and Kelly Hall 304
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Human Performance Lab
Faculty
Sian Beilock
Biography
Sian L. Beilock is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Chicago. She received a B.S. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego in 1997 and PhDs in both Kinesiology (sport psychology and motor learning) and Psychology (cognitive psychology) from Michigan State University in 2003. These dual degrees reflect Dr. Beilock's interest in examining the cognitive processes governing performance across different task types, performance environments, and levels of expertise. Dr. Beilock's research is funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education (Institute of Education Sciences) and she received the young investigator award for distinguished research in sport psychology and motor learning from the International Society of Sport Psychology in 2005.
Research Interests
- Attention and executive control processes governing complex cognitive and sensorimotor skills
- Memorial substrate of skill execution
- Expertise
- Skill performance under pressure and stereotype threat
- Embodied cognition
Recent Publications
Beilock, S. L., & Carr, T. H. (2005). When high-powered people fail: Working memory and “choking under pressure�? in math. Psychological Science, 16, 101-105.
Beilock, S. L., Kulp, C. A., Holt, L. E., & Carr, T. H. (2004). More on the fragility of performance: Choking under pressure in mathematical problem solving. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 133, 584-600.
Beilock, S. L., Bertenthal, B. I., McCoy, A. M., & Carr, T. H. (2004). Haste does not always make waste: Expertise, direction of attention, and speed versus accuracy in performing sensorimotor skills. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 11, 373-379.
Beilock, S. L. & McConnell, A. R. (2004). Stereotype threat and sport: Can athletic performance be threatened? Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26, 597-609.
Beilock, S. L., Carr, T. H., MacMahon, C., & Starkes, J. L. (2002). When paying attention becomes counterproductive: Impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8, 6-16.
Beilock, S. L. & Carr, T. H. (2001). On the fragility of skilled performance: What governs choking under pressure? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 130, 701-725.
Courses
- Cognitive psychology
