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Dr. Beck is a Clinical Psychologist who earned her doctorate in 2009 from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, CA. She completed her internship at the Sarah Reed Children’s Center in Erie, PA, and received postdoctoral training at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore, MD in the Center for Pediatric Weight Management and Healthy Living. She also earned her credential in School Psychology from La Sierra University in Riverside, CA, serving as a School Psychologist in the San Bernardino Unified School District in San Bernardino, CA, during 2007-2008. From 2010-2023, Dr. Beck practiced as a Pediatric Psychologist in the Weight Management Program at the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. At Children’s Mercy, Dr. Beck worked with the Office of Equity and Diversity and was a Health Equity Advisor to her Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health and a DEI Champion with the Department of Pediatrics. She was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 2022. Her professional interests include health equity, weight bias/stigma, and the clinical implementation of yoga (she became a registered yoga teacher in 2016). She is currently serving as a Licensed Psychologist contracting with The Black Girl Doctor, an online boutique therapy practice prioritizing Black professional women. At the state and national levels, she is involved with the Missouri Psychological Association as the Diversity Board Officer, Federal Advocacy Coordinator, and Legislative Chair, the Society of Pediatric Psychology as the Division Advocacy Partner with APA, and the American Psychological Association, where she recently completed a fantastic year as a participant leader in the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. She has won several national awards for her advocacy and service.

Self-motivated research scientist with 10+ years of extensive experience in immunology, regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, T-cell bioengineering, mechanism of action study, in vitro/ in vivo assays, knowledge of sample collection, in-vivo model development for cancer, acute organ injury, bone fracture, sepsis, multiple sclerosis, IBD. ➢ Ability to work independently and within a team, leveraging experience in innovative lab technologies, resulting in a federal grant of $430,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. ➢ Team leader, able to manage project priorities, mentored students, technicians, and post-docs. Responsible for writing and timely submissions for IACUC, IRB protocols, NIH/DOD/CIRM and institutional grant proposals. ➢ Completed projects on developing novel immune or cell therapies, resulting in +10 high-impact publications and one international patent.