Recruitment for the CARE Study is now closed.

• Study includes MRI and fNIRS scanning (non-invasive, safe brain scans).

• Children play games and watch movies.

• The participating parent completes questionnaires

• Children will receive a small prize and picture of their brain.

• Families earn up to $570 for full participation (3 visits over 18 months).

• Transportation provided or reimbursed.

Changes in family structure are a common occurrence across families with young children, and we are interested in learning more about how these experiences affect child development.  This study has the potential to help us understand why some children adjust well to changes in in their families while others do not handle these changes very well.  If we can get a better understanding of the short-term and long-term changes in children experiencing parental separation, we could use that knowledge to help kids in the future learn how to be resilient to these changes.

We are partnering with Kids In The Middle: https://www.kidsinthemiddle.org/

Recruitment for the P-CAT Study is open!

Please contact us if you have a 4-6 year old child to join the P-CAT Study!

• Study visits include 2 In-Lab Sessions and 1 Remote Session via Zoom

• Children participate in non-invasive brain scans and play games

• The participating parent completes questionnaires

• Children will receive a small prize

• Families earn up to $400 for full participation (3 sets of in-person visits over a span of 2 years)

• Transportation provided or reimbursed

  The purpose of this study is to learn about how parent-child interactions affect children’s socioemotional development. Repeated daily interactions with caregivers are quite common and we would like to better understand how children’s responses to fear and distress are shaped by these interactions.

Call us at 314-273-8430 or email us at LCBD@wustl.edu for more information