Recruiting participants – App Study

We are recruiting women who have experienced unwanted or distressing sexual experiences for a research project investigating the effectiveness of two, free smartphone apps. Participation involves an introductory virtual study session (2 hours) that includes a survey, daily engagement with a free, smartphone app for ten days (10 minutes/day), completion of one daily survey for ten days (5 minutes/day), and a second virtual study session (1 hour) that includes a final survey at the end of the study. The surveys will consist of questions about your mood, thoughts, feelings, sexual experiences (e.g., nonconsensual sexual experiences, sexual assault), and demographics.

 

Participants will receive up to $60 for completing the study. This study will be completed completely online. Approval of this study is on file with the University of Connecticut IRB (Protocol H22-0120).

 

Criteria:

• Identify as a woman
• 18 or older
• Fluent in English
• US resident
• Have experienced nonconsensual sexual experience(s) or sexual assault
• Possess a smartphone with at least 100MB of available storage
• NOT be currently using a mindfulness-based mobile app such as Headspace, Calm, etc.

 

For more information, or to sign up for the study, please contact Dr. Natalie Shook and Jerin Lee at appstudy@uconn.edu or (860) 486-0913.

 

Recruiting participants – Gender, Sex, and Pain Study

We are recruiting participants on a study that is seeking to explore the relationships between gender, sex, and pain. You will come into our lab for a one-time 1-hour visit. Findings would help develop and inform pain interventions that may improve pain treatment and management. At this visit, you will be asked to answer surveys about your personality, mental health, pain experiences, hormone use (like birth control or gender-affirming hormones), and demographics. You will also be asked to submerge your arm up to your elbow in ice-cold water. Last, you will be asked to supply a saliva sample to measure two sex hormone levels. For completion of the study session, you will receive a $20 VISA giftcard. Approval of this study is on file with the University of Connecticut IRB (Protocol H22-0181).

To be eligible, you must be:

• Between 18 and 64 years old
• Cisgender, transgender, or nonbinary gender identity
• Living without chronic pain or a painful condition
• Living without cardiovascular disease, cold agglutinin disease, diabetes, and Raynaud’s phenomenon
• Understand written and spoken English

For more information, or to sign up for the study, please contact Teresa Graziano (they/them) and Natalie Shook (she/her) at teresa.graziano@uconn.edu or by phone (call only) at 860-486-0913.