Serious Games for Adolescents with Autism - SAGA Project at PSU

05/26/2022

09/14/2021

Check out this really great performance of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', with a plot related to Autism, being performed at PSU's Centre Stage! Sensory friendly performances will also be provided!

Penn State Centre Stage will present Simon Stephen's adaptation of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," directed by Rick Lombardo, Sept. 28 through Oct. 9, with sensory-friendly performances on Oct. 3 and 6, at the Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus.

04/29/2021

Out of the COVID fog we come! We are hiring two full time staff Research Associates in the Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience (www.suzyscherf.com) at Penn State University. We do longitudinal developmental studies using converging methods (behavioral, neuroimaging, physical examinations, surveys, eye-tracking) to evaluate social information processing in adolescence in typically developing individuals and those on the autism spectrum. We are looking for motivated team players with experience conducting human subjects research. Please apply here.

https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Staff/job/University-Park-Campus/Human-Research-Technologist--Department-of-Psychology--College-of-the-Liberal-Arts_REQ_0000013088-1

10/06/2020

Join the SAGA Team in participating in this year's Penn State Virtual 5K and Family Fun Run for Autism Speaks! To help keep the State College community supported while protecting the health and safety of participants, volunteers, and staff, the Penn State 5K and Family Fun Walk is going totally virtual (but just as awesome!). That means you can log your miles from anywhere: in a park, around town, or on a treadmill. Here are some important details about the race:

- Date: November 7, 2020
- Location: Anywhere!

If you're interested in participating virtually, you can sign up here: http://act.autismspeaks.org/site/TR?fr_id=5570&pg=entry&s_subsrc=RegisterButton.

We hope you join us on November 7th!

Register for our event today and get involved with your community.

04/06/2020

Stuck Inside? Get involved with research!

Penn State Psychology is looking for adolescents (10-18) with Autism to participate in a video game study. We are still recruiting new participants while we wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to end.

YOU MUST:
-Have a child ages 10-18 with autism
-Be be able to visit our lab on the Penn State campus (main)

YOU WILL RECEIVE:
-Compensation up to $430 plus travel expenses

Click below to see if you may be eligible!

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03/27/2020

Staying at home can be tough for teens and parents.

If you are looking to learn, watch this TED Talk from Manoush Zomorodi about how boredom can lead to some of your most brilliant ideas!

Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi...

03/27/2020

Staying at home can be tough for teens and parents.

If you are looking to learn, watch this TED Talk from Manoush Zomorodi about how boredom can lead to some of your most brilliant ideas!

https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zomorodi_how_boredom_can_lead_to_your_most_brilliant_ideas

01/19/2020

AUTISM RESEARCH PARTICIPATION NEEDED!
Penn State Psychology is looking for adolescents (10-18) with autism to participate in a video game study to improve social skills!

YOU MUST:
-Have a child ages 10-18 with autism
-Be be able to visit our lab on the Penn State campus (main)

YOU WILL RECEIVE:
-Compensation up to $430 plus travel expenses

Click below to see if you may be eligible!

https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZguoRPlwdBC8M5

01/10/2020

AUTISM RESEARCH PARTICIPATION NEEDED!

Penn State Psychology is looking for adolescents ages 10-18 with autism to participate in a video game study to improve social skills!

YOU MUST:
-Have a child ages 10-18 with autism
-Be able to fill out the secure online screening form below
-Be be able to visit our lab on Penn State's Main Campus (travel expenses covered)

YOU WILL RECEIVE:
-Compensation up to $430 plus all travel expenses

Click below to see if you may be eligible!

https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZguoRPlwdBC8M5

12/16/2019

AUTISM RESEARCH PARTICIPATION NEEDED!

Penn State Psychology is looking for adolescents ages 10-18 with autism to participate in a video game study to improve social skills!

YOU MUST:
-Have a child ages 10-18 with autism
-Be able to fill out the secure online screening form below
-Be be able to visit our lab on Penn State's Main Campus (travel expenses covered)

YOU WILL RECEIVE:
-Compensation up to $430 plus all travel expenses

Click below to see if you may be eligible!

https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZguoRPlwdBC8M5

The SAGA Project is an NIH-funded study under Dr. Suzy Scherf at the Penn State lab of Developmental Neuroscience. SAGA is a randomized clinical trial that uses serious game technology. The goal is to help develop social skills in adolescents with autism. 

12/08/2019

We enrolled our first participants in our clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of a serious video game to help autistic adolescents! If you are within 250 miles of State College, PA and want to participate, visit us here:

The SAGA Project is an NIH-funded study under Dr. Suzy Scherf at the Penn State lab of Developmental Neuroscience. SAGA is a randomized clinical trial that uses serious game technology. The goal is to help develop social skills in adolescents with autism.