Available Research Opportunities

SPRING 2024

Below is the list of available research studies.  Studies are posted as they become available throughout the semester, so please check this page often for new opportunities.

*For participants taking part in research for course credit or extra credit:

You can only receive credit for ONE communication course per study. Any attempt to receive credit for multiple courses for your participation in the SAME study will result in a penalty of NO CREDIT for participation in the study at all.

 The amount of course [extra] credit you can earn depends on your professor. You’ll earn 1 research participation credit for each 60-minute study (or 0.5 research credits for 30 minutes). Each instructor determines how much [extra] credit one student can earn and how much for each study.  Refer to the course syllabus or contact your instructor for the amount of [extra] credit you can earn in your specific course associated with a Research Credit.

How is research credit calculated?

Credit is pro-rated based on how many "half-hour units" the research thinks the study will take. For example, a 100-item online survey can typically be done within a single half-hour. In contrast, scheduling an experimental dyadic interaction involves travel time to the site of the interaction, the time of the interaction itself, and the time of the surveys that might be administered before and after, so this might involve an hour-and-a-half total. Credit will be rounded up to the nearest 1/2 hour increment (e.g., If your study only takes 15 minutes to complete, it will be rated at a 1/2 hour of credit time; if your study takes 45 minutes to complete, you will receive 1 hour of credit).