Currently, she holds a C2 rating from the NRF, and is an associate editor of Communications in Statistics. She has acted as referee for several national and international research journals and leads the Statistical Distribution Theory-research group at the University of Pretoria.  Her research interests include distribution theory and reliability theory, and over the past few years she has collaborated with researchers of world-renown in these fields.

One of many valuable contributions made to the department by Prof Bekker and the department’s management team, is the development of a postgraduate student centre, informally known as ‘the Hub’ within the Department.  The aim of this centre is to provide master’s and PhD students simultaneously with teaching, research focus, and exposure to industry.  This was done in recognition of the importance of young researchers and lecturers in statistics, and in order to provide them (and fortuitously all other members of the Department) with a holistic statistical background at the University of Pretoria.  She envisages the Department to be at the forefront of international statistical development, and encourages a ‘Make It Count’ environment.