PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Beker joined the faculty of the Seaver Center and the departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience in March 2024. She is a faculty member of the Friedman Brain Institute and the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute. Prior to this position, Dr. Beker completed her post-doctoral fellowhip with Sophie Molholm and John Foxe at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

STUDY COORDINATOR

Abigaël is a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Seaver Autism Center, interested in pursuing a clinical psychology doctoral degree. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2023 with a BS in Neuroscience, where she gained research experience in infant development of executive functions and infant EEG. At the Beker lab, she coordinate research that aimed to understand how individuals with autism navigate their social and physical environments. To do this, she collects EEG, behavioral and physiological data from the body, from dyads and from individuals.

INTERN

Emily is a rising senior at New York University with a major in Honors Psychology and a minor in Child Adolescent Mental Health with NYU Langone Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She holds on-campus research lab experiences, club leadership roles, and is currently working as a crisis counselor with Crisis Text Line as well. Her research and career interest lies in clinical psychology and specifically working with children.

SURS FELLOW

Hilary is a junior at Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in psychology with a concentration in developmental psychology and a minor in business administration. She joined Beker’s lab as a Seaver Undergraduate Research Student fellow.

CNL INTERN (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

Jacklyn is a second year student, studying neuroscience & behavior as well as chemistry at Wesleyan University. Working on the ANS project has kept her motivated to continue studying neuroscience and medicine post-grad!

SUMMER INTERN

Daphny is a rising senior at St. Francis Preparatory School, a part of the science research program at her school. She is interested in studying brain development in children, wanting to improve her understanding in child development. She hopes to use everything she has learned under Dr. Beker mentorship in her future working in the medical field.