https://pittplusme.org/study/1421
EmoGrow2 Study
STUDY BASICS
Was your child (age 4-7 years old) exposed to opioids during pregnancy? If so, you and your child may be eligible to participate in a study to help researchers study the effects of opioids on the emotions of the child. Study involves one 2-5 hour visit, and will include MRI scanning for children ages 6-7. Compensation provided.
IRB: STUDY19020188
- Investigating the Neurodevelopment of Psychopathology in Preschool Children Exposed to Opioids During Pregnancy
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Susan Perlman
Susan Perlman, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. A specialist in researching the development of emotions, Dr. Perlman is the director of the Laboratory for Child Brain Development. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002 in Psychology and her M.A. (2006) and Ph.D. (2009) from Duke University in Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. She is primarily interested in the neural underpinnings of the development of emotion regulation in young children including trajectories of abnormal emotion regulation and related psychopathology.
MEET THE COORDINATOR
Lisa Tilford
Lisa M. Bemis is the Lab Manager of the Biodynamics Lab and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.