(1892 – 1979) was an American scientist specializing in zoology, physiology, and physical health.

Hinrichs spent fourteen summers researching at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory.

[5] In 1947, Hinrichs served as the director of the Health Service at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

She departed SIU in 1949 for a post the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, leaving Harold M. Kaplan to grow the program.

[7] Hinrichs was a national president of Sigma Delta Epsilon.