• Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology from Dalhousie University.
• Doctorate in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour, McMaster University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and the Brain-Body Institute, McMaster University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the MIND Institute, University of California Davis

Dr. Beaton is not accepting new graduate students into his laboratory for the fall 2025 semester.

Dr. Beaton is a tenured Associate Professor and the Graduate Coordinator for the Ph.D. program. He directs the Stress, Cognition, and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Laboratory, where his research explores the relationships between stress, cognition, affective processes, and brain health, with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental disorders and early trauma.