Research Opportunities

Did you know? LGBTQIA+ people are six to nine times more likely to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) than their cisgender, heterosexual peers.

Our friends in the Storch Lab at Baylor are conducting a study on OCD in the queer community. They hope their study will help inform more inclusive theories and treatment practices for LGBTQIA+ people with OCD. Please consider participating (if relevant) and sharing widely within the OCD community. Email PrideOCD@bcm.edu or access the survey directly at: https://tinyurl.com/uhsd963h

Experiences of racial microaggressions can be challenging for people, and some research has suggested they relate to obsessive compulsive symptoms. The researchers below are seeking to study the frequency of experience of racial microaggressions, obsessive compulsive symptoms, and psychological flexibility. Studying psychological flexibility can help them learn how to support people facing these experiences.

Who is eligible: People who are over age 18 and identify with at least one non-white racial identity.

What is involved: Two brief 10-15 min surveys one month apart. You can choose to participate now and then will be contacted in 1 month for the second survey.

Participants who complete 75% or more of the survey and pass all checks for spam can be entered into a raffle to win one of of 5 $25 gift cards! There will be a raffle for each time point of the survey! 

Please see below for the link to participate and for further information:

https://tinyurl.com/mentalhealthrace

Do you have a child with a diagnosed mental illness? If so, please consider completing the following survey on parental grief experiences (https://gcu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esr6rC4gaHxRwNw). Christine Clark, a doctoral student in school psychology at Georgian Court University, is studying this area for her dissertation project and would appreciate your assistance.

We are happy to share this research study conducted by J. Christi Nagy, a doctoral student in the School of Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA. This study is supervised by Dr. Raymond C. Hawkins, II. This study involves the study of emotional attachment to objects and is part of Christi’s Fielding dissertation.

Valerie Swisher, an undergraduate student at Westmont College, is conducting a study to better understand the reasons for delayed help-seeking behavior in individuals with OCD. Please consider completing her short survey (https://westmontcsn.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ex6ixlwIubMhUPQ). 

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