
Dr. Becker is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Global Public Health at the University of Manitoba, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Medical Microbiology and Internal Medicine. She is also the Associate Director of the Manitoba HIV Program. Dr. Becker is currently working as an Infectious Diseases and HIV physician and researcher with the University of Manitoba. She uses a Program Science framework for her research in Manitoba, India, Kenya and Ukraine. Her research program focuses on understanding HIV risk, vulnerability and outcomes among marginalized populations, with a specific focus on adolescent girls and young women. She has been awarded a Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Investigator Award for her research. Dr. Becker is currently based in Delhi, India where she is the Country Director, Health Programs, for the University of Manitoba.