Aden Solomon joins us from the Hospital for Sick Children, where she has worked as a Research Assistant for the past 4 years. Aden holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Statistics from the University of Toronto. Aden has applied her skills in qualitative and quantitative analysis, data management and visualization to a variety of health and education research initiatives. Ms. Solomon’s role at Sick Kids has required her to work closely with pediatric cancer patients and their families to understand their mental health and quality of life outcomes.Recent Podcast Interview: The Power of R Programming and Statistics with Amy Moore

Published Works:

Desjardins, L., Solomon, A., Shama, W., Mills, D., Chung, J., Hancock, K., & Barrera, M. (2022). The impact of caregiver anxiety/depression symptoms and family functioning on child quality of life during pediatric cancer treatment: From diagnosis to 6 months. Journal of psychosocial oncology, 1–18.

Barrera, M., Solomon, A., Desjardins, L., Chung, J., & Hancock, K. (2021). Predicting quality of life in caregivers of children with cancer within one year post-diagnosis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30(9), 2215–2224.

Barrera, M., Hancock, K., Bartels, U., Solomon, A., & Desjardins, L. (2021). “I’m With my People!”: Perceived Benefits of Participation in a Group Social Skills Intervention for Children and Adolescent Survivors of Brain Tumors. Cancer nursing, 44(3), 197–204.

Barrera, M., Hancock, K., Atenafu, E., Alexander, S., Solomon, A., Desjardins, L., Shama, W., Chung, J., & Mills, D. (2020). Quality of life in pediatric oncology patients, caregivers and siblings after psychosocial screening: a randomized controlled trial. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 28(8), 3659–3668.

Barrera, M., Alexander, S., Atenafu, E. G., Chung, J., Hancock, K., Solomon, A., Desjardins, L., Shama, W., & Mills, D. (2020). Psychosocial screening and mental health in pediatric cancer: A randomized controlled trial. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 39(5), 381–390.

Desjardins, L., Solomon, A., Janzen, L., Bartels, U., Schulte, F., Chung, J., & Barrera, M. (2018). Executive functions and social skills in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 1-9.

Education: Honors Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Statistics (University of Toronto, 2015)