Help us improve undergraduate STEM education by participating in a research study supported by NSF! (IRB #21-0121). 

Am I eligible? You may be eligible to participate if:
•    You are at least 18 years old
•    You are a current undergraduate
•    You have declared any physical science or engineering major except Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemical & Biological Engineering
•    You have enrolled in or completed PHYS 1110: General Physics 1

What does my participation entail? We want to know how science and math majors react to typical classroom experiences. You will spend 1 hour completing problem sets and questionnaires online. The researcher will provide instructions over Zoom.

How will I get paid? You will receive a $25 Amazon gift card for your participation. 

What are the next steps? To see if you are eligible and to sign up, please complete this brief confidential eligibility survey.

Questions? Email brittany.tokasey@colorado.edu for more information.

Interested in helping research and being paid for your time? Join this study and help advance scientific research! Darwin Biosciences specializes in infectious disease research; the lab is located in the Jenny Smoly Caruthers Biosciences Building on East Campus.

To be considered for this study you must be:

• At least 18 years old
• Healthy
• Available to come to our lab for a one-hour visit (approximately)

Participation involves one visit during which you’ll donate blood, nasal swabs and saliva. For more details, fill out our contact form. Be a part of something big and get paid for it!

Researchers from the Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory at CU Boulder are conducting a study to investigate if electrical stimulation applied to the legs can reduce fatigue and improve walking in persons with multiple sclerosis.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are between18-65 years of age
• Have clinically confirmed diagnosis of MS
• Are able to walk but have some difficulty walking
• Experience some fatigue during activities of daily living

The 11-week study involves four evaluation visits and 18 treatment sessions (three times/week for six weeks).

Evaluation sessions (approximately two hours each)

•   Answering questionnaires
•   Tests of walking, balance and muscle function

Treatments (approximately 60 minutes each)

•   TENS applied to leg muscles while performing weight-lifting exercises
•   The treatment will be applied to two muscle groups in each leg

Participants will be paid up to $880 for completing the 11-week trial.

If you are interested, please contact Mélanie Henry by email at melanie.henry@colorado.edu and reference the MS clinical trial.

Are you a first-year student at CU Boulder? Interested in a research study on stress and coping in CU students? 

The Research on Affective Disorders and Development Lab is conducting research on stress coping in first-year CU students. We want to understand what helps CU 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 a three-semester 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 “micro survey” (less than five 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.

The study takes place over the course of three semesters, and you will be compensated for your participation (maximum of $446–$470 for completing all parts of the study).

If you want to learn more, contact the RADD Lab at raddlab@colorado.edu or fill out our initial eligibility screening.

Language, Development, and Cognition Lab researchers invite you to participate in an online language production study conducted via Zoom at a time that is convenient for you. The study is open to mothers of 3- to 5-year-old children who are acquiring English as a first language.

You will engage in a task in which you will be shown simple animated actions on a screen (e.g., putting an object on a table) and asked to instruct a hypothetical child or adult listener to perform those actions using props. The total time for the study is 40–45 minutes or less, depending on number of breaks.

We will send you an Amazon gift card worth $20 within one to two weeks of study completion (and a gift card worth $5 if you complete part of the study).

Have you ever wondered why less stable tasks or environments feel more challenging to navigate? Are you curious how the nervous system controls muscle such that it can contribute to force production in multiple directions and under different degrees of compliance? So are we! 

The Neurophysiology of Human Movement Lab is looking for healthy adults ages 18–40 years to participate in a research study investigating how the nervous system controls the force of a muscle in multiple directions, as well as with different compliant loads.  

The study involves one 2.5-hour visit to our lab on the CU Boulder Main Campus.   

If interested, please call 303-492-4975 or email kelsey.koger@colorado.edu and reference the "Change in Force Direction" study. 

CU’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) is seeking 10-15 community members who have been impacted by a mass shooting to participate in a community film project. The project is part of a public awareness campaign to prevent violence in Colorado.  

We think survivors provide a critical perspective on this topic. For instance, what do you want the public to understand about your experience? What do you wish could have been done differently to prevent the attack? CSPV hopes to share these stories as part of a larger public awareness campaign on the prevention of mass violence, to be disseminated via social media channels and CSPV’s website.

Each participant’s videotaped interview and/or photo shoot will take approximately 30-60 minutes, and the filming/photography sessions will take place on Monday, Dec. 4, or Tuesday, Dec. 5, at CU Boulder. Participants can select the day and time that is convenient to them; each participant will receive a gift card as a thank you for their time.

If you or someone you know has a story that they would like to share, please email avery.moje@colorado.edu for more information and to complete a brief questionnaire. Applications will be reviewed beginning Monday, Nov. 20, and accepted until Friday, Dec. 1.

CU’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) is seeking 10-15 community members who have been impacted by a mass shooting to participate in a community film project. The project is part of a public awareness campaign to prevent violence in Colorado.  

We think survivors provide a critical perspective on this topic. For instance, what do you want the public to understand about your experience? What do you wish could have been done differently to prevent the attack? CSPV hopes to share these stories as part of a larger public awareness campaign on the prevention of mass violence, to be disseminated via social media channels and CSPV’s website.

Each participant’s videotaped interview and/or photoshoot will take approximately 30-60 minutes, and the filming/photography sessions will take place on Monday, Dec. 4, or Tuesday, Dec. 5, at CU Boulder. Participants can select the day and time that is convenient to them; each participant will receive a gift card as a thank you for their time.

If you or someone you know has a story that they would like to share, please email avery.moje@colorado.edu for more information and to complete a brief questionnaire. Applications will be reviewed beginning Monday, Nov. 20, and accepted until Monday, Nov. 27.

Earn $10 an hour to participate in a study on human control for tele-operated alignment tasks. The study should last around an hour, but you will be paid for the full two. To find out more information and/or schedule, please email almu3988@colorado.edu. 

Requirements: 

• Age 18 years or older 
• Speak English

Interested in how plastic exposure might impact maternal and child health? Participate in a paid study to help researchers better understand how microplastics might alter human health and determine what lifestyle factors might increase exposure.

As a participant, you will earn $200 for completing several questionnaires and providing biological samples. This study includes at-home biological sample collections and questionnaires as well as one visit to the Clinical Translational Research Center (CTRC) in Boulder for physical health assessments and a blood draw.

Eligibility:

• First-time moms
• Mother/infant pairs
• Approximately one month postpartum
• Living in Denver or Boulder

Please fill out a brief survey to see if you qualify. If you have questions, contact us at mnpdimple.study@gmail.com! This study is based in the Alderete Diabetes and Obesity Research (ADOR) Laboratory.

The Perception Laboratory is recruiting participants for a research study aimed at better understanding human-AI cooperation. This research uses human eye-tracking signals to inform the development of hierarchical reinforcement learning (HRL) agents for human-agent collaboration. The goal of this research is to understand how to produce agents that can effectively work with a wide range of humans that vary in expertise, preference and adaptability.

Participants will play the game Overcooked on a desktop computer while eye-tracking and keyboard input are collected, as well as fill out a series of questionnaires. 

To be eligible to participate, you must be between the ages of 18 to 65 years and have normal vision (20/40 or better) without correction from eyeglasses or contact lenses. Contact lenses and eyeglasses should not be worn during the study.

Your participation in this study will require approximately 90 minutes of your time and can be scheduled at your convenience. The study will take place in ECST 322, Engineering Center at CU Boulder.  
 
You will receive a $25 Visa card for your participation. If interested, please scan the QR code (in the attached image) or visit the booking site to reserve a time. Email perception.laboratory.usafa@gmail.com for more information.

In this study, we want to understand how varying levels of cannabinoids (e.g., THC and CBD) impact things such as memory and cognition to better understand the effects of varying levels of cannabinoids.

Participants will be compensated approximately $195 for 7.5 hours.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are 21–40 years old
• Have used cannabis for at least one year
• Are right-handed

The SHINE Lab is seeking participants for a paid study investigating how technology affects teams performing tasks. The experiment will take approximately 1.5 hours. The study uses non-invasive sensors to measure brain and physiological activity while participants complete a task in teams of two.

Participants will be compensated $30 with an additional bonus of up to $40 based on task performance (up to $70 total).

If you are interested in participating, please email shinelabstudy@gmail.com for more information, or schedule a slot.

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Lab (KimLab) is recruiting participants for a research study on language comprehension. This is a non-invasive EEG study that lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours where you will read words and sentences on a computer screen and answer yes/no questions. You will be paid $40-$60 in cash at the end of the session for your time ($20/hour).

For our EEG study, we will put saline gel and EEG equipment on your head, face and arm. Participants are recommended to wash their hair after the study. 

You may be eligible to participate if you are:

• A native English speaker (English was your primary language before you turned 5 years old)
• Between the ages 18–40

Location:
Center for Innovation & Creativity, Room 133
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80309

Feeling like we belong impacts our sense of safety and our ability to heal. The Renée Crown Wellness Institute invites minoritized students to participate in conversations around belonging, identity and sexual harm on campus. 

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are a CU Boulder student
• Are 18 years or older
• Belong to an underrepresented race/ethnicity on campus or identify as LGBTQQ2SIA+

This is a paid research study (IRB# 23-0029), and participation involves a brief survey and engagement in a student-led focus group. Please note, we are currently not enrolling cisgender men in this study. 

Learn more and see if you're eligible.