Get paid to participate in research from the safety of your computer! Learn about two CU Boulder studies examining the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students.
Freshmen mental health experiences
The Gruber PEP Lab听wants to understand your experience as a first-year freshmen at CU Boulder during the COVID-19 pandemic. Complete an online survey sharing your own experiences, thoughts and feelings.听
Worried about health or relationship problems? Feeling down or听hopeless?
Affordable teletherapy is available through CU Boulder鈥檚 Raimy Psychology Clinic, for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.
Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty.
For more information, call the intake line, Julia Salinger at 303-492-5177; email听raimy@colorado.edu; or visit their听website.
This research is being conducted by researchers in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB#18-0483). You will have the opportunity to win one of 10 $100 Amazon gift cards. Additional opportunities to participate in paid research may be available.
To qualify, you must be a freshman at CU, between the ages of 18 and 25, and fluent in English.
Please contact gruberpeplab@colorado.edu with the subject line 鈥淓MERGE COVID-19 Study,鈥� and they will send you a survey link to complete at your convenience.
Research on student wellness, stress coping
The Research on Affective Disorders and Development Lab is conducting research on wellness and stress coping in CU Boulder students during the novel COVID-19 outbreak.听
Our community is navigating a major public health stressor. We know your lives are being deeply impacted by school closures, changes in your social life social activities and family risks鈥攁nd we know these impacts may be highly stressful. We want to understand how COVID-19 is affecting CU students and understand whether, and what types, of daily wellness strategies might buffer you from this stressor and help keep you well.
You are eligible for this research study if you are听a CU Boulder student over the age of 18.
The study lasts eight weeks, and all study data collection happens entirely online. If you participate in this study, you will complete a series of short daily microsurveys (one minute a day) as well as a longer survey that is sent to you once every two weeks (about 40 minutes to complete the biweekly surveys).听
You may be assigned to a group in which we ask you to engage in daily wellness strategies either involving positive activities, or mindfulness practices. We will give you some examples of daily wellness strategies, but you get to choose what strategies you use and how long you spend on the strategies each day.听
You will be compensated for your participation (maximum of $226 for completing all parts of the study).听
If you鈥檙e interested in learning more, contact the RADD Lab at raddlab@colorado.edu.
