Dr Kerri Beckmann is a cancer epidemiologist with an interest in the early detection and treatment of breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. She  completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide, Australia in 2014. She is employed at the University of South Australia as a Senior Research Fellow in the Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Research Unit. 
Kerri was a recipient of a NHMRC Sydney Sax Early Career Fellowship and undertook her post-doctoral research as a Visiting Research Fellow at Kings College London working with the Translational Oncology and Urology Research Team. 
Much of her current work focuses on prostate cancer outcomes research. She has had a longstanding association with the South Australian Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative and is involved in analysis of trends in clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and health outcomes using data from this clinical registry. She is also involved in other research projects the focus on patterns of care and outcomes for people affected by colorectal cancer and breast cancer.
Kerri currently holds a Cancer Council SA Beat Cancer Mid-Career Fellowship to investigate adverse outcomes of cancers treatments.