Lisa Sinclair

BA (Hons), PhD

Dr. Lisa Sinclair is a scholar, teacher, and mentor who has made considerable contributions to the understanding of human social behaviour.

As a social-cognitive psychologist, her innovative research helps society understand what often goes unstated or unexamined in social interactions. Dr. Sinclair’s main research focus is the psychology of stereotyping and prejudice – a topic that only grows more and more important with each passing year.

Her work is interdisciplinary. She is adept at working across the silos of traditional disciplines to address pressing and complex research questions, and her research has been funded by NSERC and SSHRC.

Dr. Sinclair is well-known across Canada. She is a member of the SSHRC Insight Grant adjudication committee for psychology. She has also held numerous positions with the Social and Personality Section of the Canadian Psychological Association, including serving on the executive for four years.

A devoted mentor, Dr. Sinclair has supervised more than 100 undergraduate research projects. Her students often go on to present at national and international conferences. She also models collaboration, listing students as co-authors in nearly all of her publications.

The impact of Dr. Sinclair’s scholarship goes beyond the traditional academic venues of her discipline. Her work has been cited in law journals and she has been asked to be an expert witness in court cases. Her work is also heavily cited in articles about workplaces, and in the popular press.

The University of Winnipeg is proud to present Dr. Lisa Sinclair with the Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship.