Aaron Beckner
Ithaca,NY
Summary
Dedicated research scientist with a passion for transforming complex data into actionable insights that inform public health outcomes in children. Resourceful and adaptable individual with extensive experience leveraging computational and statistical modeling to address fundamental questions about childhood development. Comfortable tackling complex challenges independently or in collaboration with a team to navigate rapidly changing conditions and strict deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Postdoctoral Researcher
Cornell University
09.2022 - Current
- Contributed to research conception, design, and execution to address defined problems.
- Leveraged robust interpersonal and communication skills to supervise small teams of undergraduate and graduate students.
- Collaborated with supervisor to secure research funding by preparing grants and manuscripts for submission.
- Published research results in peer-reviewed empirical journals and presented research findings at national and international research conferences.
- Designed and implemented data analysis pipelines to clean and process millions of data points for statistical analysis.
Postdoctoral Researcher
University Of South Carolina
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Conducted research examining the development of social attention in infants who were at low or high risk of developing Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Collaborated with clinical psychologists to design and implement protocols for working with clinical populations of children.
- Organized, maintained, and analyzed HIPAA-compliant medical records for children and their families who participated in our studies.
Graduate Student Researcher
UC Davis
05.2016 - 12.2021
- Collaborated with experts in developmental psychology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and machine learning to conduct research on the development of the visual system and basic cognitive processes during infancy and early childhood.
- Leveraged funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to collaborate with clinical nutritionists on the design, administration, analysis, and publication of findings from a clinical nutrition intervention study with at-risk infants residing in a low-to-middle-income country.
- Secured training grant funding from the National Eye Institute to pursue coursework in clinical opthalmology, systems neuroscience, and other topics in the vision sciences that relate to public health issues during childhood.
Education
Ph.D. - Psychology
UC Davis
Davis, CA12.2021
Master of Arts - Psychology
UC Davis
Davis, CA12.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento05.2015
Skills
- Programming and Scripting (R Statistical Programming Language, SAS, Python, MATLAB, Ruby, and JSON)
- Data Preprocessing and Version Control (APIs, Command Line, and Git)
- Statistical Analysis and Data Visualization (Data Simulation, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Regression, Generalized Linear Mixed-Effect Modeling, Growth-Curve Modeling, Time-Series Analysis, and Machine Learning)
Technical Skills
- Writing and Presentation of Scientific Findings for Academic and Non-Academic Audiences
- Expertise in Human Subjects Research
- Strong Interpersonal Skills with Robust Verbal and Written Communication Ability
Non-Technical Skills
Timeline
Postdoctoral Researcher
Cornell University
09.2022 - Current
Postdoctoral Researcher
University Of South Carolina
01.2022 - 09.2022
Graduate Student Researcher
UC Davis
05.2016 - 12.2021
Ph.D. - Psychology
UC Davis
Master of Arts - Psychology
UC Davis
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University, Sacramento