Storrs Studies

Department: Department of Psychological Sciences

Protocol: HR18-113

This study seeks to examine socio-emotional constructs, such as motivation, resilience, and
stigma using an assessment survey. The University of Connecticut is recruiting participants from
across the Nation to determine how socio-emotional student profiles vary across diverse

populations. The project's final goal is to provide educators and parents with targeted socio-
emotional intervention techniques for a more holistic perspective on student learning.

All English-speaking children from 11 to 14 years of age are eligible. Students with Specific
Learning Disabilities are encouraged to participate.

https://www.brainlens.org/

Social media recruitment

Department: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Protocol: H23-0448

PIE FLYERS

The HELLO Lab is currently running a project called Parent Infant Eye-tracking (PIE) to understand how parent–child interactions support early word learning, and is looking for families to participate. If you have a child between 1 and 3 years old, with no hearing impairment and no history of developmental disability, then you may be eligible.

Participation is completely voluntary. As a participating family, you will receive an assessment of your child’s auditory comprehension and expressive communication skills as well as your child’s adaptive behaviors at home. We also offer $30/hour as compensation for your and your child’s time.

If you would like to learn more, or have any questions, you can email derek.houston@uconn.edu or call ‪(860) 341-2667 or complete this brief eligibility survey: https://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Vm1MQNGLYzDhAO.

Thank you for supporting early childhood research!

recruitment flyer Teen Beliefs (1)

Department: Psychological Sciences

Protocol: H24-0059

Our research focuses on the effect of peers and social acceptance on children's, adolescents', and young adults' social and emotional development and adjustment.

We are currently seeking participants between the ages of 14-17 to participate in a research project on the social pressures teens may face when deciding how to respond to prejudice they experience or observe. See the "Teen Beliefs and Coping Strategies Study" tab for information about the study and how to participate!

*This study is not accepting participants at the moment

Department: Nursing

Protocol: #H16-199

This study, which measures infant’s sucking efforts, is for mothers with an infant younger than 3 months who are breast and bottle feeding.
Participation involves of measurement of the infant’s sucking effort during 2 bottle feeding and 2 breastfeeding sessions over a 3-week period. The infant’s bottle feeding sucking effort will be measured using an Enfamil nipple, and breastfeeding effort will be measured by a feeding tube taped to the breast. Infants must be less than 3 months of age and be breastfeeding at least once a day. Each visit will occur in the morning on a day scheduled at your convenience.
In addition, we will ask if we may digitally record the infant’s breastfeeding sucking effort during the second home visit. You may choose to participate in only one part, or both parts of this study.
This study involves 4-5 one-hour home visits. Compensation for participation will be in the form of Target gift cards in the amount of $10 per home visit for measuring infants’ sucking effort (up to $50), and $15 for digitally recording the second breastfeeding session. A total of $65 Target gift cards will be given for participating in both parts of the study.

*This study is not accepting participants

Department: Psychological Sciences

Protocol: H17-317

Children (5-12 years old) born through an assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization or gestational surrogacy, or through natural conception, and their parents are invited to participate in a study of how genes and environment contribute to the organization of the brain for language, reading, and cognition. Your family will complete some questionnaires and visit our lab at the UConn Storrs campus for several hours. During the visit, you, your partner and your child will complete language, reading, and cognition assessments and have an MRI of the brain. Your family will get $150, pictures of their brain and be reimbursed for travel expenses. To be eligible, you, your partner and child must be native English speakers.

Department: Psychological Sciences

Protocol: H17-170

How do children learn to talk? Surely, this is a very puzzling question and surely, they know a great deal about language before they actually talk to us. How can we look beyond verbalizations to learn more about what they really know about language?

You and your child are invited to participate in a study about children’s language comprehension. This study is being done to explore the development of words and sentences in children aged 1 year to 5.5 years old. Children who join the study will watch two TV “shows” while researchers observe which show they prefer. Additionally, we will do a developmental game with your child that involves various toys and activities. This study takes place over a one-time visit that will last approximately 40 minutes.

Department: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Protocol: H17-022

Researchers are currently recruiting language impaired and typically developing children between the ages of 3 and 7 years old to help us determine whether deficits in nonverbal memory prevent children with language impairments from acquiring language as efficiently as their typically developing peers. In this study, your child will complete three 30-60 minute visits, either at our lab, or in their school or home at the parents' convenience. In the first visit, they will complete language, nonverbal, hearing, and vision tests designed for kids. Parents or guardians will receive a summary of the child’s performance on the screening procedures. In the second and third visits, they will play four memory games on an iPad (e.g. matching pictures, shapes, and remembering colors and sounds).

*This study is no longer recruiting participants

Department: Psychological Sciences

Protocol: H18-180

The APPRISE project is a tablet-based universal screener for young learners ages 4 – 8 to identify risk of learning difficulty, specifically dyslexia. The app is comprised of engaging games that measure both literacy and executive function skills. After it is validated, the app will be completely free (!) to users.

Researchers are currently looking for schools to participate in the 2019-20 school year. Students from grade PK through 3^rd will complete some reading-related tests with a UConn teacher and try out the app games. Schools will receive a report with each student’s scores and within-school averages. Contact apprise@uconn.edu to learn how you can get involved. Visit us at appriseproject.org.

*This study is not accepting new participants

Department: Psychological Sciences

Protocol: H18-180

The BADCO Clinical Psychology Lab is seeking parents and children 8-12 to participate in the Feelings in Families Study. All kids get angry and irritable, but some kids feel like that a lot of the time. These feelings can make it hard to get through the day and can make relationships difficult.

This study will help us learn about:

How children cope with feelings of frustration or anger
How children’s emotions impact parent-child relationships
How parents experience their own emotions

During a 2-hour appointment at the UConn Storrs or Hartford campus, you and your child will be asked to:

Complete questionnaires about feelings and behaviors
Complete activities and games on the computer

We are especially interested in families who have children who often feel angry or irritable, but our study is open to children without these difficulties as well. Your family may receive up to $50 for participating in this study.

If you are interested and would like more information, you can contact Dr. Jeffrey Burke or Olivia Derella at (860) 486-1129 or via email at feelingsinfamilystudy@gmail.com.

*This study is closed

Department: Psychology

Protocol: #H13-105

Previous studies have found that deaf and hard of hearing children do not perform at their age level in math and pre-math skills. Is this due to deafness, or might it be related to their different language experiences? We want to understand how children learn number words and how the words help them learn math. One of the games we will play with your child is called Give A Number. Your child will be asked to put different numbers of toy fish in a “pond” (bowl). Another game involves feeding pretend "peanuts" to an elephant. We include typically developing hearing children as a baseline.

UConn KIDS (Kids in Developmental Science)

Below are some examples of studies currently underway or preciously conducted on the Storrs Campus.

For currently recruiting studies, parents may express interest in a particular study by referencing the study's protocol number when joining the UConn KIDS database. Or, contact the Child Research Recruitment Coordinator.

Check back often as new studies get added throughout the year!

BrainLENS-Study on socio-emotional competencies in children and adolescents. Ages 11-14 years old

HELLO Labs

REINVENT PT Lab – Children with Hemiplegia- Ages 3 to 8 years old

Teen Beliefs and Coping Strategy Study

Infant Breastfeeding Behavior

Intergenerational Neuroimaging of Language and Reading Networks

Investigating Children’s Grammatical Knowledge

Study of Memory in Children with Language Impairments

APPRISE Project -Closed

Behavioral and Affective Dysregulation: Course and Outcomes (BADCO) Lab

Study of Language and Math Skills

The Expected Classroom Treatment Study

B.R.A.I.N Camp 2022- Bridging Reading and Intervention with Neuroscience

Storrs Campus: 115 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269