Participate in research
DETECT-AF Study
We are looking for 12- to 15-year-olds to participate in an in-person study. We are interested in investigating how teens grow the ability to understand other people’s emotions, based on their facial expressions and tone of voice. The study involves 2 x 2-hour visits. In the first visit, we will ask participants to bring along one of their friends and caregivers. Teens will be asked to complete an emotional expression task, memory task, answer prompts about their thoughts during the study, complete a computerized “attention game”, and fill out questionnaires. Friends and caregivers will be asked to do an emotional expression task and fill out questionnaires too! On their second visit, teen participants will complete an emotional recognition and rating task in an MRI scanner (participants will be screened to ensure they can complete an MRI scan safely). We will also collect a hair sample as a measure of pubertal status. Additionally, participants will be asked to come back for a second set of visits 1 year later. Youth will receive $100 for the first set of visits (and a picture of their brain!), and $120 for the second set. Their friend will receive $40 for accompanying them to the first visit, and parents will receive $20 and be provided parking vouchers for Queen’s campus.
Ready to get started with your child's participation in DETECT-AF?
Email us at dseclab@queensu.ca for more information or if you have any questions about DETECT-AF!
EXPRESS Study
We are currently in the second stage of our EXPRESS study and inviting participants back for their second visits. In this study, are interested in investigating how people use their facial expressions and tone of voice to communicate their emotions to others. To do so, we asked participants to complete an emotional expression task and questionnaires. We also collected a hair sample as a measure of pubertal status.
If your child participated in our EXPRESS-1 study, be sure to check our inbox as you will be hearing from us soon!
Does your child want to participate in studies like this? Click the link below to sign-up for our developmental database!