PhD Student
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Julia Beker is a PhD researcher at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, England. Her research interests broadly centre around disrupted retrieval mechanisms evident in functional causes of amnesia in dissociative disorders, as well as on the psychological and cognitive sequelae of complex trauma. Julia is interested in applying robust cognitive neuroscience and advanced research methodologies to clinical phenomena, such as dissociative disorders. As such, Julia is funded by the Cambridge International Trust to conduct investigations on the role of disrupted retrieval control in psychogenic (dissociative) amnesia and inter-identity amnesia in dissociative identity disorder.
Julia graduated from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2022. She received a Bachelor of Arts (First class Hons) in Psychology. She has maintained support worker roles in mental health and addiction services, working first-hand with individuals in need of support at all levels of their therapeutic journeys. Julia is also a trustee of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies, London, where she oversees and contributes to the progress of the organisation. She is also a member of the DIS.Connected network.
Julia has won several awards for her academic achievements including the University of Canterbury’s Kokkinidis Psychology Prize for 400-Level Top Scholar and The University Council’s Prize. The work of this presentation was made possible by the University of Canterbury’s Summer Research Scholarship. Julia recently published an article in Clinical Psychology Review assessing the cognitive literature on inter-identity amnesia in dissociative identity disorder, which this conference paper is based on. Julia also has an empirical paper investigating metamemory processes in relation to dissociation under review.
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Amnesia in Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Meta-analytic Assessment
Sunday, March 16, 2025
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
