Since 2017, Dr. Beckel-Mitchener has served as director of the Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity and the Office of Rural Mental Health Research at NIMH. In this role, she has worked to reduce disparities and promote mental health equity within the United States and internationally. She has also led efforts to promote diverse perspectives in research and support inclusivity in the research workforce. In addition, Dr. Beckel-Mitchener has been serving as acting deputy director of the BRAIN Initiative. She has worked with NIH staff and scientists around the world, helping coordinate research opportunities to develop new technologies for examining cell and circuit function in the brain. She is involved in supporting a framework for the ethical use of technologies emerging from the BRAIN Initiative, and she has led several large projects including the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network.