Are you interested in participating in one of our studies?

We are currently recruiting participants for a number of studies!
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​STUTTERING IN TODDLERS: If you have a child who is 2 or 3 years old who has recently begun stuttering, we would love to hear from you! We are conducting a longitudinal study on language development and fluency. Study participants will receive a communication assessment, a summary report of the child's performance, a digital copy of your recorded parent-child play session each year to include in your family's "memory album", monetary compensation, and a small toy for your child at each visit.

For more information, please contact Mark and Julianne at languagefluencylab@umd.edu; click here to see recruitment flyer.

LATE-TALKING TODDLERS: If you have a child between 2;0 and 2;6 – who does not yet combine words, and seems to have limited vocabulary, despite apparently good understanding of language – we would love to hear from you! We are conducting a longitudinal study on language development. Study participants will receive a communication assessment, a summary report of the child's performance, a digital copy of your recorded parent-child play session each year to include in your family's "memory album", monetary compensation, and a small toy for your child at each visit.

For more information, please contact Mark and Julianne at languagefluencylab@umd.edu; click here to see recruitment flyer.

SPANISH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL TODDLERS: If you have a child who is 2 or 3 years old who is being raised in a Spanish-English speaking household, we would love to hear from you! We are conducting a longitudinal study on bilingual language development. Study participants will receive a communication assessment, a summary report of the child's performance, a digital copy of your recorded parent-child play session each year to include in your family's "memory album", monetary compensation, and a small toy for your child at each visit. 

For more information, please contact Mark and Julianne at languagefluencylab@umd.edu; click here to see recruitment flyer. 

ADULTS WHO STUTTER: We are currently conducting a study investigating language factors that may distinguish adults who stutter from adults who do not stutter. Participants will be compensated after completion of the study.

For more information, please contact Erica Lescht at elescht@terpmail.umd.edu; click here to see recruitment flyer.

TEENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS: We are recruiting 16 to 24 year-olds who are either college-bound high school students or current college students for a language study. We are looking for participants WITH OR WITHOUT diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. This study involves a one-time testing session during which participants are asked to complete several measures of their language skills. All participants are compensated monetarily.

For more information, please contact Julianne at jgarbari@umd.edu; click here to see recruitment flyer.



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