Infant and Child Development Studies

Healthy Little Eyes Study (Cengiz)

Call us to learn more and find out if your baby is eligible to join!608-228-4940 We invite your child to take part in a research study about how children’s visual function is…
BuILD Study (Brain Imaging and Language Development in Infants with Down Syndrome) (Dean)

Recruiting parents of children with Down Syndrome who are between 1 and 24 months old.
Brainy Movement Study for Kids (Travers)

Dr. Brittany Travers and the Motor and Brain Development Lab at the Waisman Center are recruiting children 5-13 years old for a research study that seeks to better understand how early developing…
Speech Development Study (Hustad)

Our current research study examines speech characteristics in children and adolescents. We are recruiting typically developing children between the ages of 8 and 14 years to participate.
Child Brain Imaging Development Study (Alexander)

The Quantitative Brain Imaging Technology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is recruiting infants and young children between 1 and 24 months of age for a research study aimed to develop new…
El E studio C erebro S ano y D esarrollo I nfantil – HBCD, por sus siglas en inglés (Dean)

¿Qué es el Estudio HBCD? El Estudio HBCD inscribirá a un conjunto grande de familias participantes de todos los Estados Unidos y hará un seguimiento a estas familias y a sus hijos…
The Healthy Brain and Child Development – HBCD – Study (Dean)

What is the HBCD Study? The HBCD Study will enroll a large cohort of participating families from across the U.S. and follow them and their children through early childhood. The researchers want…
Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab (Litovsky)

Recruiting typically developing children 7-12 years of age who meet the following criteria: Native English speakers, normal hearing, no history of recurring ear infections, and pressure equalization (PE) tubes. To find out…
UW LINK Study (Li and Travers)

Children between 4-7 years old with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder are invited to participate in our new study about autism and ADHD. Families will be asked to visit the Waisman…
Pediatric Brain Care Study (Ferrazzano & Alexander)

The Pediatric Brain Care Study is recruiting typically developing children, 9-17 years old, with no history of head injury for a brain imaging research study. Those who participate will have a MRI…
Child Emotion Lab Studies (Pollak)

Research projects in the Child Emotion Lab are focused on children’s emotional development and the relationship between early life experiences and children’s mental health. We are particularly interested in understanding two related…
Infant Learning Lab (Saffran)

We have a number of projects examining the learning processes that underlie language learning. Children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years are currently being recruited. http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/infantlearning/Welcome.html PI: Jenny Saffran,…
Language and Learning Studies (Kaushanskaya)

The Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center is currently recruiting children ages 2 through 5 to participate in research on language development in monolingual and bilingual…
Baby Brain Recovery Study (Gillick)

Call us to learn more and find out if your baby is eligible to join! 608-381-2699 We invite you and your child to take part in a research study about how the…
Social Kids Lab (Shutts)

We study how children navigate the social world. Several ongoing studies address the development of social categories and preferences. We currently have studies for infants, preschoolers, and school-aged children. For more information,…

Infant and Child Development Studies

Studies Currently Recruiting