Developmental Science Lab - Temple University

03/20/2025

An exciting new study in the Temple Infant and Child Lab, The Cactus Study, is recruiting participants! We are investigating the brain signals associated with social interaction with toddlers and their caregivers in collaboration with the Developmental Science Lab at Temple. Toddlers will get to wear an EEG cap while playing and interacting during a fun visit on Temple’s Main Campus. Please contact us at 215-839-6202, [email protected], or visit this link (https://redcap.link/cactusinterest) if you are interested in participating. Toddlers must be between 18 and 30 months of age and accompanied by a primary caregiver.

03/22/2021

We are currently recruiting infants around 6 months old for a new study! We are studying how infants learn how to grasp. Parents will record their baby grasping every 2 weeks until their baby is 14 months old, then, COVID-19 permitting, we will have an in-lab component. You can be compensated up to $170 for this study. Click this link and fill out the information and we will contact you!

02/17/2021

We are currently recruiting infants around 6 months old for a new study! We are studying how infants learn how to grasp. Parents will record their baby grasping every 2 weeks until their baby is 14 months old, then, COVID-19 permitting, we will have an in-lab component. You can be compensated up to $170 for this study. Please check out our website for more information and to fill out a survey and then we will contact you with the next steps to start the study!

Welcome to our exciting new study!   As babies grow and learn about the world around them, they are discovering their own body and learning how to control it! We think the way babies grow is amazing! Currently, we are looking at how infants learn how to grasp over time. Due to the COVID19 pandemic,...

12/01/2020

Hi parents! We are now recruiting infants up to 6-months-old for an online study from 6-months-old to 14-months-old! We are studying how babies learn how to grasp. Parents will need to record their infant every two weeks and upload the videos to us. Parents will be compensated via gift cards! If you are interested or have any questions, feel free to reach out to us through email at [email protected] or call us at (484) 222-0168. We are so excited to have you join our research family! Thank you!

07/23/2020

Learn more about "New Life in the New Normal," an online study looking at the impact of COVID-19 on expectant and new parents

The questionnaire takes 15-30mins to complete, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/Babies2020

07/15/2020

Hi friends of the Developmental Science Lab,

To past participants, we've sent out a paid follow-up study that will run online from July-Dec to understand how this is impacting our families and children (via your old email, so email us if we missed you or you have a new email! [email protected]). We are hoping to understand how these 'changing times' impact families and children's interactions with screens, their peers and their parents.

For another opportunity for parents (especially those with young'uns under 7 months or expecting a child) from our research partners, fill out this survey on "Parenting New Life in the New Normal: Survey for Expecting and New Parents": https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3UlZRXIjBQWibe5

04/30/2020

Hi friends of the Developmental Science Lab,

We miss you all and are grateful for your support of our research! We're working on developing a paid follow-up study that will run online from June-Dec to understand how this is impacting our families and children.
For now, here is another online, paid opportunity to participate in research and occupy kiddos, from our friends:

The Lehigh Child Development lab is currently looking for children ages 7 to 8 or 11 to 12 to take part in an online study about how children feel and react when they see others having conflicts at school. Families will talk to the researcher over Zoom while completing an online survey. Children will watch three short videos of conflicts in a school setting, and then answer questions about how the videos made them feel. They will also do a short picture sorting task where they can assign different items to the characters from the videos. Parents will be asked to fill out brief questionnaires about their children’s personalities. As thanks for taking part in the study, families will receive a $10 Amazon digital gift card. The study takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete.
Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in taking part.

08/30/2019

Hi all! We are looking for families with infants aged 13-14 months to participate in our research of understanding the way in which infants interact with the world around them, primarily through touch! If you are interested in learning more or coming in for a visit, please follow the link below and get in touch (pun intended)! If you know of anyone with an infant who may be interested, please share!

If you are a parent of an infant and would like your child to participate in our study, please fill out the Contact Form on the Participate page, or call/email the lab!

06/18/2019

We're looking to run our last 6 - 8 year old until August tomorrow or Thurs from 5-7! Get in touch & keep your kids brain active as school winds down!