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Madison Aitken is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology (Faculty of Health) at York University, specializing in Clinical Developmental Psychology. She holds affiliations with the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression at CAMH as a Collaborator Scientist. Her research focuses on improving youth psychotherapy outcomes through understanding therapeutic mechanisms and testing novel interventions targeting treatment-resistant symptoms. Key interests include parent-adolescent relationship dynamics, precision therapeutics, and real-world relevance of clinical outcome measures.
Educations:
- Ph.D. in School and Clinical Child Psychology (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child, Youth and Emerging Adult Program (CAMH)
Research Highlights:
- Grants: SSHRC-funded project on measuring parent-adolescent affect quality via text messages
- Cohort studies: Toronto Adolescent and Youth Cohort Study (biological psychiatry collaborations)
- Intervention development: Group therapy for caregiver-adolescent relationships in depression
Advising & Grants:
- Supervised 2 Master's students (2024)
- Grant funding from CIHR, SSHRC, and Cundill Centre
Labs/Teams: Collaborations with CAMH's Cundill Centre, York University's Clinical Developmental Psychology program, and multidisciplinary mental health research networks.
