Nicole Rinehart completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology at Deakin University in 1996 and her PhD in experimental Neuropsychology at Monash University in 2000. Her PhD focused on neurobehavioral and neurophysiological examination of motor function in autism and Asperger's disorder. The aim of her research was to provide neurobehavioural and neurophysiological measures to quantify and qualify motor disturbance in these disorder groups.