Participate in Research
Would you like to participate in research about cognition and mental health? The CoPE Lab at Brandeis University, directed by Dr. Hannah Snyder, is currently looking for people who would like to volunteer as research participants for various psychology studies.For First-Year Students at Brandeis University
Stress and Coping in College Youth Study
Updated: Jan. 2025
Are you a first-year student at Brandeis University? Do you have a parent or sibling with a history of depression or anxiety? Join the Stress and Coping in College Youth (SCCY) Study to help us understand wellness on campus!
The CoPE Lab is conducting research on stress coping in first year Brandeis students. We want to understand what helps students cope with stress during major transitions, including the transition to college and across semesters.
The study includes a few different parts that happen over the three-semester study period:- There are two in-person research sessions, each of which takes about 4-6 hours. During these sessions, you will play some computer games while we monitor physical functioning (for example, your heart rate). You will also complete a set of interviews and surveys that ask about stress, behavior, mood, and health.
- There are three 21-day periods in which we will send you a daily “microsurvey” (1-3 minutes to answer) asking about your behavior and mood using an app.
- There are two 1-hour online surveys that we will send to your email.
Complete our contact information form to schedule a phone screen.
View the consent form for more information about the study.
For Brandeis Undergraduate students Aged 18-25
Mood and Cognition Study
Updated: Jan. 2025
We are conducting a research study to investigate mood and positive reinforcement learning in relation to internalizing symptoms (e.g., depression) in college students. If you are aged 18-25 and a full-time Brandeis undergraduate, you may be eligible to participate.
The study includes a two-hour in-person lab visit, during which you will complete a series of computer tasks involving remembering, learning, and responding quickly to stimuli while your cardiac activity is recorded. During this lab visit, you will also be completing questionnaires on your perceptions, emotions, and mental health. As compensation for your time, you will receive course credit for Intro to Psychology (10A) and Statistics (51A).
To sign up for this study, you will need to complete an eligibility prescreen survey, the link to which can be found on SONA. We will be in touch with you via email once we have reviewed your prescreen survey. If you are eligible for the study, you will receive an invitation code via email to sign up for the study on SONA.
This research is conducted by Dr. Hannah Snyder and PhD candidate Quynh Nguyen. For more information, contact us at copelab@brandeis.edu.
If you have any questions about the research being conducted or your participation in the research, feel free to contact the researchers at copelab@brandeis.edu or 781-736-3376.
If you have any questions about your rights as a subject in this research, would like to speak with someone other than the researchers about concerns you have about the study, or in the event the researchers cannot be reached, please contact the Brandeis University IRB (the University's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects) at 781-736-8133 or hrpp-group@brandeis.edu.