Participate in a Study!
Thank you for your interest in LEAD lab studies! Our research depends on caregivers, families, and educators like you helping to advance science, so that we can use that science to help children grow, learn, and LEAD our world.
We are currently recruiting for SLIDE (Stress and Language Influences on Development in Early Childhood).
SLIDE is a study for 3-to-5-year-olds and their caregiver(s) that investigates how changes in caregiver stress relate to caregiver’s interactions with their child, and how these things may influence child language and school readiness skills. Participation involves one in-lab visit with fun cognitive games and play, and then an 8-day period of remote assessment. Participants will be asked to fill out brief “ecological momentary assessments”, surveys that are under 3 minutes long, and use a home audio recorder, for 8 days. The surveys will ask about caregiver stress and support. Participants can earn up to $120 for participating, and you will receive information about your child’s language and cognitive skills.
To learn more, please email leadlab@umd.edu or fill out this eligibility survey and our team will be in touch!
If your child is not eligible for SLIDE, please look at the ICS website to see which studies are actively recruiting!