Today’s Friday Feature is Ben Solomon!
Ben Solomon is a research assistant at UConn KIDS from Lexington Massachusetts. He is a junior Psychological Science major at the University of Connecticut, also in the honors community. This is Ben’s first semester working as a research assistant with UConn KIDS and is thrilled to get involved with the UConn KIDS community and learn what it is like to work at a Lab.
Ben was an active member of Best Buddies in High School which is a club that creates relationships with people with disabilities and is interested in working with that community later on in life. During the summer he spends his time as a camp counselor for Hayden Recreation Day Camp which he has enjoyed for the past four years. He has also volunteered with the special education program at Lexington high school as a teachers assistant in his home town. After graduating he plans to move on to a graduate school program dealing with mental health counseling or behavior therapy focusing on children with disabilities.
During his free time, Ben is an avid sports fan who loves all Boston sports. He also loves spending time with family especially on their trip to Iceland this summer! Spending time with friends is also important, and he loves playing basketball and lifting at the Uconn recreation center.
