Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Biography
Dr. Sol is a clinical psychologist with clinical training emphasis in rehabilitation psychology. Her research interests are in ethnic minority health and disparities in cognitive aging and dementia using large epidemiological datasets for longitudinal analyses.
Projects
A National Neighborhood Data Resource to Understand Inequities in the Health and Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 in the United States
Assessing the Neuropsychological Benefits of Weatherization ProgramsFunded Research
- A National Neighborhood Data Resource to Understand Inequities in the Health and Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 in the United States
- Assessing the Neuropsychological Benefits of Weatherization Programs
- Risk and resilience mechanisms underlying race disparities in ADRD: An examination of neighborhood resources, social networks, brain integrity, and cognition
Publications
- Jordan D. Palms, Ketlyne Sol, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2025. Pathways to Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Dementia. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
- Scambray, Kiana A, Morris, Emily P, Palms, Jordan D, Lee, Ji Hyun, Ketlyne Sol, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2025. Psychological resilience and cognitive functioning in Black and White men and women. The Gerontologist
- Ketlyne Sol, Emily P. Morris, Ji Hyun Lee, Afsara B. Zaheed, Jordan D. Palms, Kiana Scambray, Philippa J Clarke, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2024. Histories of neighborhood socioeconomic status contribute to race differences in later‐life cognition. Alzheimer's & Dementia 20(5):3342-3351.
- Laura Beth Zahodne, Ketlyne Sol, Kiana Scambray, Ji Hyun Lee, Jordan D. Palms, Emily P. Morris, Lauren Taylor, Vivian Ku, Mary Lesniak, Robert A Melendez, Michael R Elliott, Philippa J Clarke. 2024. Neighborhood racial income inequality and cognitive health. Alzheimer's & Dementia 20(8):5338-5346.
- Morris, Emily P, Palms, Jordan D, Scambray, Kiana, Lee, Ji Hyun, Ketlyne Sol, Jones, Lenette M, Jacqui Smith, Lindsay Kobayashi, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2024. Interpersonal, Community, and Societal Stressors Mediate Black-White Memory Disparities. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 79(11):gbae163.
- Ji Hyun Lee, Kiana A. Scambray, Emily P. Morris, Ketlyne Sol, Jordan D. Palms, Afsara B. Zaheed, Michelle N. Martinez, Nicole Schupf, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, Laura B. Zahodne. 2024. Marital status, brain health, and cognitive reserve among diverse older adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
- Laura Beth Zahodne, Neika Sharifian, A. Zarina Kraal, Emily P. Morris, Ketlyne Sol, Afsara B. Zaheed, Meister,Lindsey, Richard Mayeux, Nicole Schupf, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman. 2023. Longitudinal associations between racial discrimination and hippocampal and white matter hyperintensity volumes among older Black adults. Social Science & Medicine 316:114789.
- Morris, Emily P., Turney, Indira C., Palms, Jordan D., Zaheed, Afsara B., Ketlyne Sol, Amarante, Erica, Beato, Juliet, Chesebro, Anthony G., Morales, Clarissa D., Manly, Jennifer J., Brickman, Adam M., Laura Beth Zahodne. 2023. Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship between Financial Worry and White Matter Hyperintensities in Latinx, Non-Latinx Black, and Non-Latinx White Older Adults. Neurobiology of Aging 129:149-156.
- Sydney R. Wilhoite, Afsara B. Zaheed, Jordan D. Palms, Emily P. Morris, Ketlyne Sol, Alexa Martino, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2023. Mechanisms underlying the association between adverse childhood experiences and racial disparities in later-life cognition. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
- Jessica Springstead, Ketlyne Sol, Emily P. Morris, A. Zarina Kraal, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2023. Specific aspects of religious involvement protect against depressive symptoms among immigrant versus U.S.-born, Hispanic older adults. Aging & Mental Health
- Jordan D. Palms, Afsara B. Zaheed, Emily P. Morris, Alexa Martino, Lindsey Meister, Ketlyne Sol, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2023. Links between early-life contextual factors and later-life cognition and the role of educational attainment. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 29(8):734-741.
- Ted Allaire, Marisa Perera, Claudia Drossel, Ketlyne Sol, Mary Theisen-Goodvich, Michelle A. Meade. 2022. Untitled. 67(1):53-68.
- Abbey M. Hamlin, A. Zarina Kraal, Ketlyne Sol, Emily P. Morris, Alexa G. Martino, Afsara B. Zaheed, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2022. Social engagement and its links to cognition differ across non-Hispanic Black and White older adults. Neuropsychology 36(7):640-650.
- Ketlyne Sol, Simon Brauer, Toni C Antonucci. 2022. Longitudinal Associations Between Loneliness and Self-Rated Health Among Black and White Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 78(4):639-648.
- Jang, Joy Bohyun, Margaret Takako Hicken, Mullins, Megan, Esposito, Michael Hughes, Ketlyne Sol, Manly, Jennifer J, Judd, Suzanne, Wadley, Virginia, Philippa J Clarke. 2021. Racial segregation and cognitive function among older adults in the United States: Findings from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Jessica Marie Finlay, Anam Khan, Carina Jane Gronlund, Ketlyne Sol, Joy Jang, Robert A Melendez, Suzanne Judd, Philippa J Clarke. 2021. Weather Woes? Exploring Potential Links between Precipitation and Age-Related Cognitive Decline. International journal of environmental research and public health 17(23):9011.
- Khan, Anam Mashaal, Jessica Marie Finlay, Philippa J Clarke, Ketlyne Sol, Robert A Melendez, Judd, Suzanne, Carina Jane Gronlund. 2021. Association between temperature exposure and cognition: a cross-sectional analysis of 20,687 aging adults in the United States. BMC Public Health 21:1484.
- Kraal, A Zarina, Dotterer, Hailey L, Sharifian, Neika, Morris, Emily P, Ketlyne Sol, Zaheed, Afara B, Jacqui Smith, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2021. Physical Activity in Early- and Mid-Adulthood Are Independently Associated With Longitudinal Memory Trajectories in Later Life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 76(8):1495-1503.
- Carina Jane Gronlund, Kaan Cem Ketenci, Tony G. Reames, Peter S. Larson, Justin Schott, Zachary Rowe, Quinton S. Jenkins, Mario O. Sanca, Troy Tournat, Ketlyne Sol, Don'aa Williams, Emma Gijsbers, Marie S. O'Neill. 2021. Indoor apparent temperature, cognition, and daytime sleepiness among low-income adults in a temperate climate. Indoor Air 32(1):e12972.
- Kraal, A Zarina, Dotterer, Hailey L, Sharifian, Neika, Morris, Emily P, Ketlyne Sol, Zaheed, Afara B, Jacqui Smith, Laura Beth Zahodne. 2021. Physical Activity in Early- and Mid-Adulthood Are Independently Associated With Longitudinal Memory Trajectories in Later Life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 76(8):1495-1503.
- Morris, Emily P, Brown, Lauren L, Zaheed, Afsara B, Palms, Jordan D, Ketlyne Sol, Martino, Alexa, Zahodne, Laura B. 2021. Effects of Stress Exposure Versus Appraisal on Episodic Memory Trajectories: Evidence for Risk and Resilience Among Black Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Ketlyne Sol, Sharifian, Neika, Manly, Jennifer J, Brickman, Adam M, Zahodne, Laura B. 2021. Associations Between Loneliness, Reading Ability and Episodic Memory in Non-Hispanic Black and White Older Adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 36(6):1003-1011.
- Sharifian, Neika, Ketlyne Sol, Zaheed, Afsara B, Morris, Emily P, Palms, Jordan D, Martino, Alexa G, Zahodne, Laura B. 2021. Depressive Symptoms, Leisure Activity Engagement, and Global Cognition in Non-Hispanic Black and White Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Emily P. Morris, Afsara B. Zaheed, Neika Sharifian, Ketlyne Sol, A. Zarina Kraal, Laura B. Zahodne. 2021. Subjective age, depressive symptoms, and cognitive functioning across five domains. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 43(3):310-323.
- Neika Sharifian, Afsara B. Zaheed, Emily P. Morris, Ketlyne Sol, Jennifer J. Manly, Nicole Schupf, Richard Mayeux, Adam M. Brickman, Laura B. Zahodne. 2021. Social network characteristics moderate associations between cortical thickness and cognitive functioning in older adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia 18(2):339-347.
- Zahodne, Laura B., Sharifian, Neika, Kraal, A. Zarina, Zaheed, Afsara B., Ketlyne Sol, Morris, Emily P., Schupf, Nicole, Manly, Jennifer J., Brickman, Adam M.. 2021. Socioeconomic and psychosocial mechanisms underlying racial/ethnic disparities in cognition among older adults. Neuropsychology 35(3):265-275.
- Sharifian, Neika, Kraal, A Zarina, Zaheed, Afsara B, Ketlyne Sol, Morris, Emily P, Zahodne, Laura B. 2021. Measurement Invariance of Social Media Use in Younger and Older Adults and Links to Socioemotional Health. Innovation in Aging 5(2):igab009.
- Justina F. Avila, ..., Ketlyne Sol, et al.. 2021. Education differentially contributes to cognitive reserve across racial/ethnic groups. Alzheimer's & Dementia 17(1):70-80.
- Neika Sharifian, Ketlyne Sol, Laura Beth Zahodne, Toni C Antonucci. 2020. Social Relationships and Adaptation in Later Life. Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
- Laura B. Zahodne, Neika Sharifian, Ann Zarina Kraal, Ketlyne Sol, Afsara B. Zaheed, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman. 2020. Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognitive Decline in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 27(1):69-78.
- Kimson E. Johnson, Ketlyne Sol, Briana N. Sprague, Tamara Cadet, Elizabeth Muñoz, Noah J Webster. 2020. The Impact of Region and Urbanicity on the Discrimination-Cognitive Health Link Among Older Blacks. Research in Human Development 17(1):4-19.