As part of our commitment to community and supporting STEM learning and work in many ways, STEM Camp has partnered with the psychology department at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario to assist them with a research study.
In this study, the psychology department at SickKids is investigating how epilepsy may impact how people recognize and process different emotions, comparing youth with and without epilepsy.
SickKids is recruiting for healthy youth aged 12-18 and their parents to participate in this study. Participation in the study involves completing online questionnaires and tasks that take up to 2 hours for youth, and up to 1 hour for parents. The session is completed over Zoom with the researcher, so participants can be located anywhere in Canada.
By participating in the study, youth and parents can expect to receive:
Interested families can contact the research team by emailing Dr. Tamara Tavares at tamara.tavares@sickkids.ca or Vanessa Chen at vanessa.chen@sickkids.ca.