Mary Beth Nebel

Mary Beth Nebel, PhD is a Research Scientist in the Center for Neurodevelopmental and Imaging Research at Kennedy Krieger Institute and holds an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Nebel earned her B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and completed her doctoral degree through the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute from 2010-2015, she joined the faculty as a research scientist.

Her research program focuses on examining how the brain dynamically interprets sensory information to produce appropriate actions, with particular emphasis on how this process is altered in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She has developed innovative methods for using functional MRI data to characterize brain organization, specifically investigating functional connectivity between visual and motor brain regions.

Dr. Nebel's publication record demonstrates consistent productivity in high-impact neuroscience journals, with her most recent work published in 2018. Her research shows a progression from methodological development in fMRI analysis to application of these methods in understanding autism neurobiology.

• NIMH Career Development Award (K01 MH109766-01) for studying longitudinal development of visual-motor connectivity in infants at high risk for ASD

Dr. Nebel collaborates extensively with researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute on developing movement-based intervention methods for enhancing functional connectivity. Her advising likely focuses on students interested in neuroimaging, autism research, and biomedical engineering applications in neuroscience. The Center for Neurodevelopmental and Imaging Research provides state-of-the-art facilities for conducting neuroimaging research with both children and adults.