We will interview prescribers and rehabilitation professionals who have provided services and treatment to immigrants in PA with a history of opioid abuse. The goal is to highlight best practices, resources needed, cultural awareness, and training needs to support the rehabilitation and recovery of this client group.

One 45-minute, recorded interview via Zoom

$50.00 Amazon gift card

We are evaluating patients who have been infected with Babesia. Babesia is a blood parasite that is acquired from ticks. The number of cases seen in Pennsylvania every year has been increasing. We intend to evaluate the blood of patients acutely infected with Babesiosis and review for possible simultaneous co-infections. We will compare those infected patients with the blood of healthy individuals. The goal is to identify proteins in the blood of acutely infected patients that are specific for Babesia and also evaluate the prevalence of patient's who have contracted a co-infection from the tick vector that transmitted the Babesia infection. The identification of the specific bacterial/parasitic antigens could then be used to create rapid diagnostic tests and help clinicians increase awareness of these tick-borne diseases.

We will obtain basic demographic information and past medical history. We will obtain two 10ml samples of blood. The blood will then be stored and ultimately sent to Antigen Discovery, Inc for proteomic array screening.

In prior research, it was found that the major source of drivers’ feelings of lack of safety is the passenger (Almoqbel and Wohn, 2020); in this research, we aim to understand the perceptions of rideshare passengers of the drivers’ safety. We plan to interview 30 rideshare passengers from the U.S. We ask them questions about their behavior in the rideshare cars and their perception of the driver's safety. The results will provide insights into passengers’ behaviors that could be influenced by platforms to enhance the safety of both app users, the driver, and the passenger.

We are researchers to work on understanding users’ rideshare experience. If you often use rideshare apps (e.g., almost every week), such as Uber or Lyft, please consider participating in our 30 mins to 1 hours interview to share your rideshare and app usage experience. We can have a remote interview with Zoom, Discord, phone call, or Skype.

$15

This is an interview and survey study that will examine how the design of ICU warning information system influence nurses situation awareness.

This study aims to understand how the design factors of warning information system influence nurse situation awareness in ICUs. You will participate an online interview study and fill out two questionnaires. The study takes 1-2 hours.

$30

The primary rationale for this study lies in addressing the identified gaps in knowledge within the field of interoception research. A comprehensive understanding of interoception and its role in emotion regulation, behavior, and appetite control is vital for the development of effective interventions and therapeutic approaches targeting various psychological and physiological conditions. By investigating the applicability and accuracy of a novel method for assessing interoception, this study aims to contribute to the existing literature on interoceptive awareness and measurement.

This study will involve a single-in person visit. During the visit to the lab, we will weigh and measure you, have you complete two tasks assessing your ability to feel your own heartbeat, and answer questionnaires. For one of these tasks, you will be asked to complete Jumping Jacks. Throughout the session you will also be asked to wear a heartbeat monitor.

$10