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.

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RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Julia is a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Seaver Autism Center, supporting the ongoing studies in the Beker Lab. She graduated with a B.S. in Neuroscience with a Scientific Computing minor from the University of Notre Dame in 2025. Her undergraduate work involved EEG administration to autistic and neurotypical preschoolers where she completed a thesis about the neural processing of social rewards. In the Beker Lab, she directs research examining how autistic and neurotypical individuals navigate social and physical spaces, collecting EEG, behavioral, and physiological information from individuals and dyads. She plans to work toward a Ph.D. in neuroscience with a focus in autism research.

MD/MSCR STUDENT

Shaun is a medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and received his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics - Biology from Brown University in 2022. His research interests include computational and statistical neuroscience with clinical applications to Neurology and Psychiatry. He is the recipient of the Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship (2023), and is currently pursuing a Masters of science in clinical research through the PORTAL dual degree program at Sinai. In the Beker lab, collaborating with the Schaffer lab, Shaun is working on building machine learning classifier models to identify patients with rare genetic forms of Autism from their EEG recordings.

SUMMER INTERN

Matthew is an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University majoring in Cognitive Studies and Neuroscience, with a minor in Special Education. His primary interest lies in understanding brain development in both typically developing and neurodivergent individuals. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking, reading, and scuba diving.

SUMMER INTERN

Abby Rabinowitz is a rising junior at Harvard University majoring in Psychology. Her research and career interests focus on clinical psychology and psychopathology. She joined the Beker lab as a summer intern, and is currently working on the Dyad Synchronization Project. This experience has provided her with a deeper understanding of ASD and its symptoms.

SUMMER INTERN

Hilary is a senior at Carnegie Mellon University majoring in psychology with a minor in business administration. She is a returning member of the Beker Lab as a summer intern and is currently working on the “Tap-to-the-Beat” game. Her research and career interests focus on clinical child psychology and ASD

Abigaël was a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Seaver Autism Center at 2023-2025. She is 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 coordinated 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.

Emily graduated from New York University at 2025, 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 2024

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) 2023-2024

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 2024

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.