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As a rule, each project has been approved by a college or university ethics board. However, before you participate, you should always read the information carefully to make sure you are comfortable with the terms of the study. This information will be provided after you follow the link to the study’s URL.
Kid Podcasting: Advertising, Privacy, and Regulation
Posted August 2024
Are you the parent of a 5–12-year-old who has recently listened to a kid podcast?
If so, Ithaca College professors Scott Hamula and Ann-Marie Adams would be interested in your participation in their study. They need parents to complete a brief, 5-minute survey on topics related to kid podcasting. Thank you for your time and effort. Click to View Informed Consent Form.
Help researchers (and track your baby’s development) by filling out this online questionnaire
Are you the parent of a biological child between the ages of 1-24 months? Or are you pregnant?
If so, Professor Maurice Feldman and his colleagues (at Brock University and the Université de Montréal) would be interested in your participation in their research. They need parents to fill out an online questionnaire called the Parent Observation Checklist (POC). As the research team explains:
“The POC consists of 61 items about your child’s development and behaviors. It takes about 15-20 minutes to complete it. We ask participants to complete the POC monthly until the child is 3 years old, but it is fine if a parent prefer to complete it less frequently. We will send participants a brief report about their child’s development after approximately three POC’s are completed. The multidisciplinary research team includes psychologists with expertise in child development.”
I provide more information on this Parenting Science page. Alternatively, you can learn more by navigating directly to the study page on Professor Feldman’s lab website.
Fathering questionnaire: Thoughts about the upbringing and motor skills of babies
Dear Dads, you’re invited to participate in an online research study! I am Parker Fairfield, a student researcher working in the Infant Development Lab, directed by Dr. Sabrina Thurman. We are located in the Psychology Department at Elon University, North Carolina, and currently conducting an online study to understand more about how first-time fathers interact with their infants, and how those fathers’ behaviors and habits impact infant motor development. To be eligible for the study, you must be a first-time father of an infant aged 1 to 10 months and live in the USA.
Fathers will be asked to participate in a Zoom interview with a student researcher, which should take around 30-45 minutes. After the interview, fathers will be invited to complete an online survey, which can be filled out in about 30 minutes on the participant’s own time. Participants will be compensated for their time and engagement in both parts of the study.
Dads who participate may enjoy reflecting on their baby’s development, which could inspire them to learn more about their child’s behaviors. In addition, our findings will help clinicians understand fathers’ beliefs and practices related to infant motor development, and the impact those beliefs may have on the effectiveness of interventions and subsequently infants’ motor development.
Participant data will be kept confidential and stored in secure locations housed by Elon University. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and safety of all involved in our research.
If you are interested in participating, please visit our website to provide your contact information: Infant Development Lab – Father PB-MD/MOHAB (google.com). If you have additional questions or concerns, you may also contact us at [email protected].
Content last modified 8/07/24