Investigator, Lady Davis Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, McGill University
Psychologist and Research Associate, Louise Granofsky Psychosocial Oncology Program, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital
Dr. Aubin is a psychologist specialized in psychosocial oncology, with a clinical
and research expertise in sexual oncology and couple’s adjustment following cancer. She is part of the Louise Granofsky Psychosocial Oncology Program (POP) of the Jewish General Hospital, specifically assigned to the uro-oncology and adolescent and young adult interdisciplinary service teams. Her clinical and research activities focus on cognitive-behavioral, systemic/dyadic assessment and intervention of post-
treatment sexual and relationship adjustment. She was recently conferred a Junior 1
Chercheure-boursière clinicienne award and Recherche sur le cancer grant from the FRSQ.
Dr. Aubin has had a great number of publications, including peer reviewed
articles, book chapters and educational documents in sexual as well as oncology journals. She has also been an invited guest speaker at national and international
conferences, such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium, as well as being a regular speaker at local and international patient educational events like the Lance Armstrong Moving Beyond Cancer to Wellness annual conference. Dr. Aubin’s other activities include reviewing grant and manuscript proposals in psychosocial oncology journals.
Major Research Activities
Dr. Aubin is currently the principal investigator on two research projects involving adolescents and young adults with cancer and men with genito-urinary cancers. The goal of the first is to identify the psychosocial and sexual adjustment of adolescents and young adults with cancer throughout the trajectory of the illness. More specifically, to test the effectiveness of a clinical intervention aimed at addressing the distinctive needs of adolescents and young adults who are diagnosed with cancer. The aim of the second study is to assess the impact of treatments on the sexual and relationship health of men diagnosed with genitourinary cancers.
Recent publications
Lau
S, Buzaglo K, Vaknin Z, Brin S, Kaufer R, Drummond N, Gourdji I,
Aubin S, Rosberger Z, Gotlieb WH.
“Relationship
between
body
mass
index
and
robotic
surgery
outcomes
of
women
diagnosed
with
endometrial
cancer.”
Int
J
Gynecol
Cancer.
2011
May;21(4):722-9.
Néron,
S.,
Aubin,
S.,
&
Rosberger,
Z.
”Contribution
de
l'Onco-psychologue
au
Programme
d'oncologie
psychosociale
Louise
Granofsky.”
Psychologie
Québec,
27(03),
34-38
(2010).
Aubin,
S.,
Heiman
J.R.,
Berger,
R.E,
Murallo,
A.
V.,
&
Liu,
Y-W.
”Comparing
Sildenafil
Alone
vs.
Sildenafil
Plus
Brief
Cuple
Sex
Therapy
on
Erectile
Dysfunction
and
Couples’
Sexual
and
Marital
Quality
of
Life:
A
Pilot
Study.”
Journal
of
Sex
and
Marital
Therapy,
35(2),
122-143
(2009).