Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair
Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Colleen Sinclair received a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2004. In 2005, she began teaching at Mississippi State University as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012. Dr. Sinclair also accepted the position of research fellow at the Social Science Research Center in 2008.
Dr. Sinclair teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mississippi State University and supervises graduate students and undergraduate research assistants. While at Mississippi State, she has been presented with several awards including the State Pride Award for Outstanding Faculty Achievement, the Oldham Outstanding Mentorship Award, the MSU Most Influential Teacher Award, the MSU Student Association College of Arts and Sciences Professor Recognition Award, and was one of 20 faculty invited to be apart of the VP for Research Faculty Leadership Program.
Current Research
Dr. Sinclair teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mississippi State University and supervises graduate students and undergraduate research assistants. While at Mississippi State, she has been presented with several awards including the State Pride Award for Outstanding Faculty Achievement, the Oldham Outstanding Mentorship Award, the MSU Most Influential Teacher Award, the MSU Student Association College of Arts and Sciences Professor Recognition Award, and was one of 20 faculty invited to be apart of the VP for Research Faculty Leadership Program.
Current Research
- Interpersonal Relations
- Aggressive Behavior
- Social Influence
- Psychology, Public Policy and the Law
- PSY 4990/6990: Psychology of Evil
- PSY 3073: Interpersonal Relationships
- PSY 3314: Experimental Psychology
- PSY 3623: Social Psychology
- PSY 4353: Psychology and the Law
- PSY 4624: Advanced Social Psychology Research Lab
- PSY 8613: Advanced Social Psychology
- PSY 8990: Graduate Seminar in Interpersonal Relationships