BU AMP Lab, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA (2025)

11/01/2023

Participants Needed for Psychology Study in the AMP Lab!
We are interested in studying the way people interact with others, and how this may be related to mood and thinking patterns.
If you are eligible, you will come into the lab for approximately 2.5 hours and answer questions about your mood and social interactions through interviews with a researcher and questionnaires on a computer. You will also complete some tasks, both on a computer and on paper.
Although we do not anticipate any adverse risks in this study, you may experience some discomfort when answering questions or completing the tasks. You will be paid $15 per hour of participation completed. This study will take place in-person at Boston University.
If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab@gmail.com or call us at 617-385-0850 for more information.

10/31/2023

Participants Needed for Smoking Cessation Study in the AMP Lab!
We are conducting research to better understand smoking behavior and are interested in seeing if a mobile application can help people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder participate in more activities that they find meaningful and reduce their time spent smoking ci******es.
Participation in this study involves two study sessions in-person at Boston University. The first visit lasts approximately 30 minutes long and involves downloading a mobile phone application and answering questions about your smoking history, mood, and personal values. After your first visit, you will use the mobile application at home and in your daily life for 14 days answering questions and logging your activities. The second visit will take place after the 14-day trial period, will take about 90 minutes to complete and involves answering questions about your experience with the application.
We are looking for adults who smoke and have a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. You will be paid up to $100 for your time participating in the form on an Amazon gift card.
If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab@gmail.com or call us at 617-358-2889 for more information and to confirm your eligibility for this study.

10/30/2023

We are interested in learning about how people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder feel about their social relationships, and how this may be related to heart activity. Specifically, we are looking for:
- Adults ages 18-55 with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- Non-smokers
- Those without a pre-existing heart condition (e.g., coronary artery disease)
- Those who speak and understand English
- Those able to sign legal documents without a legal custodian or someone else signing on their behalf
This study will occur over 5 days. During this time you will be asked to make 2 study visits to our research lab at Boston University. You will be asked questions about your health, mood, and recent social interactions during these lab visits. You will also be fitted with a heart monitor (a small device that will be attached to your chest using Band-Aid like adhesives) that you will be asked to wear during your study visit. If you own a smartphone, you will be asked to download a mobile phone application onto your phone. If you do not own a smartphone, one will be provided to you to borrow for five days with the mobile phone application installed. During the five days, you will be asked some brief questions ten times per day from the phone application. These questions will be about your daily activities, mood, and recent social interactions. The risks of taking part in this study may include potential loss of confidentiality, and possibly feeling uncomfortable when answering questions about thoughts, feelings, and mental health symptoms. You may be compensated a maximum of $120 for completing all parts of the study.
If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab [at] gmail [dot] com or call us at 617-385-2889 for more information and to confirm your eligibility for this study. This study will take place
in-person at Boston University.

10/26/2023

Research Study Participant Opportunity!
**Local to the Boston Area or San Francisco Area - Need to be able to get to Boston University or San Francisco State University**
Our research team is interested in understanding ways to support social connection in people living with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar 1, and other mood disorders with psychotic features. We often use mobile technology, like smartphone applications, to understand the social worlds of people with and without mental health concerns.
Study name: Smartphone Sensing of Social Activity
About the study: Complete an initial in-person visit with interviews regarding your symptoms and complete daily surveys on a mobile phone application for two weeks.
Compensation: Up to a $120 Amazon Gift Card (compensation amount is dependent on the number of surveys that are completed).
Inclusion Criteria: English-speaking adults 18 years or older with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness. To be eligible, participants must meet criteria for a psychosis spectrum disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective), bipolar I disorder, or mood disorder with psychosis (e.g., bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder with psychotic features).
Exclusion Criteria: Persons with a neurological disorder, current substance use disorder, recent change in medication initiation or dosage, or acute symptom presentation will be excluded from this study.
Are you interested in participating? For our Boston location, give us a call or email at: (617) 358-2889 | amplab.dphilstudy [at] gmail [dot] comFor our San Francisco location, give us a call or email at: (415) 501-0660 | merlsfsu [at] gmail [dot] com

07/31/2023

We are interested in learning about how people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder feel about their social relationships, and how this may be related to heart activity. Specifically, we are looking for:

- Adults ages 18-55 with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- Non-smokers
- Those without a pre-existing heart condition (e.g., coronary artery disease)
- Those who speak and understand English
- Those able to sign legal documents without a legal custodian or someone else signing on their behalf

This study will occur over 5 days. During this time you will be asked to make 2 study visits to our research lab at Boston University. You will be asked questions about your health, mood, and recent social interactions during these lab visits. You will also be fitted with a heart monitor (a small device that will be attached to your chest using Band-Aid like adhesives) that you will be asked to wear during your study visit. If you own a smartphone, you will be asked to download a mobile phone application onto your phone. If you do not own a smartphone, one will be provided to you to borrow for five days with the mobile phone application installed. During the five days, you will be asked some brief questions ten times per day from the phone application. These questions will be about your daily activities, mood, and recent social interactions. The risks of taking part in this study may include potential loss of confidentiality, and possibly feeling uncomfortable when answering questions about thoughts, feelings, and mental health symptoms. You may be compensated a maximum of $120 for completing all parts of the study.

If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab [at] gmail [dot] com or call us at 617-385-2889 for more information and to confirm your eligibility for this study. This study will take place
in-person at Boston University.

07/03/2023

Research Study Participant Opportunity!

**Local to the Boston Area or San Francisco Area - Need to be able to get to Boston University or San Francisco State University**

Our research team is interested in understanding ways to support social connection in people living with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar 1, and other mood disorders with psychotic features. We often use mobile technology, like smartphone applications, to understand the social worlds of people with and without mental health concerns.

Study name: Smartphone Sensing of Social Activity

About the study: Complete an initial in-person visit with interviews regarding your symptoms and complete daily surveys on a mobile phone application for two weeks.

Compensation: Up to a $120 Amazon Gift Card (compensation amount is dependent on the number of surveys that are completed).

Inclusion Criteria: English-speaking adults 18 years or older with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness. To be eligible, participants must meet criteria for a psychosis spectrum disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective), bipolar I disorder, or mood disorder with psychosis (e.g., bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder with psychotic features).

Exclusion Criteria: Persons with a neurological disorder, current substance use disorder, recent change in medication initiation or dosage, or acute symptom presentation will be excluded from this study.

Are you interested in participating? For our Boston location, give us a call or email at: (617) 358-2889 | amplab.dphilstudy [at] gmail [dot] comFor our San Francisco location, give us a call or email at: (415) 501-0660 | merlsfsu [at] gmail [dot] com

06/13/2023

Participants Needed for Psychology Study in the AMP Lab!

We are interested in studying the way people interact with others, and how this may be related to mood and thinking patterns.

If you are eligible, you will come into the lab for approximately 2.5 hours and answer questions about your mood and social interactions through interviews with a researcher and questionnaires on a computer. You will also complete some tasks, both on a computer and on paper.

Although we do not anticipate any adverse risks in this study, you may experience some discomfort when answering questions or completing the tasks. You will be paid $15 per hour of participation completed. This study will take place in-person at Boston University.

If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab@gmail.com or call us at 617-385-0850 for more information.

05/17/2023

Participants Needed for Smoking Cessation Study in the AMP Lab!

We are conducting research to better understand smoking behavior and are interested in seeing if a mobile application can help people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder participate in more activities that they find meaningful and reduce their time spent smoking ci******es.

Participation in this study involves two study sessions in-person at Boston University. The first visit lasts approximately 30 minutes long and involves downloading a mobile phone application and answering questions about your smoking history, mood, and personal values. After your first visit, you will use the mobile application at home and in your daily life for 14 days answering questions and logging your activities. The second visit will take place after the 14-day trial period, will take about 90 minutes to complete and involves answering questions about your experience with the application.

We are looking for adults who smoke and have a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. You will be paid up to $100 for your time participating in the form on an Amazon gift card.

If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab@gmail.com or call us at 617-358-2889 for more information and to confirm your eligibility for this study.

05/10/2023

Participants Needed for Psychology Study in the AMP Lab!

We are interested in studying the way people interact with others, and how this may be related to mood and thinking patterns.

If you are eligible, you will come into the lab for two visits. The first visit will last approximately 4 hours, and you will answer questions about your mood and social interactions through interviews with a researcher and questionnaires on a computer. You will also complete some tasks, both on a computer and on paper.

The second visit will last approximately 1 hour and will consist of an MRI scan.

Although we do not anticipate any adverse risks in this study, you may experience some discomfort when answering questions or completing the tasks. You will be paid $15 per hour of participation completed, and $20 for the MRI scan. This study will take place in-person at Boston University.

To be eligible for this part of the study, you must have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or a mood disorder with psychotic features.

If interested, please contact our lab at buamplab@gmail.com or call us at 617-385-2889 for more information.

05/05/2023

Welcome to our page 👋! We are the Approach Motivation & Participation (AMP) Lab at Boston University. In the AMP Lab, we study how motivation and social processes can contribute to problems in everyday living.

We are so excited to share what our lab has been up to along with exciting opportunities to participate in research! Follow our page to learn more.

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