STUDY PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES
The Study Recruitment Review Committee (SRRC) is sharing information below about opportunities for students, faculty and staff to participate in research. All of the studies below (ordered by close date) have been carefully reviewed and approved to recruit from the Queens College community.
Participation is entirely voluntary. It is up to you to decide whether you will choose to participate in a study. All questions or concerns about a particular study should be addressed to the Principal Investigator (PI) listed with the study.
IMPACT of POLICE BRUTALITY among BLACK YOUNG ADULTS
PI: Alexis Brown, Graduate student at City College
*Study participants must be CUNY students who (1) self-identify as Black/ African American/Afro-Caribbean/ African/ Afro-Latinx/ of African descent (2) live in NYC (3) are 18+years of age (4) read and understand English.
The purpose of this research study is to to enhance our understanding of the psychological repercussions of police brutality and inform targeted interventions to support the mental well-being of at-risk Black young adults. Study participants will complete a self-report questionnaire assessing race-based police force exposure, racial trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and coping strategies. Study findings will not only contribute to the existing psychological literature but also advocate for policies that prioritize mental health and social justice within Black communities.
To participate, please take our survey.
Close date: 11/01/2026
OPTIMIZING STRENGTH TRAINING IN OLDER ADULTS
PI: Anoop T. Balachandran, PhD. FNES, Queens College
*Participants must be 65 years or older and not actively participating (> 1 day/week) in a structured weight training program.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of weight training in older adults. The research involves a 20-week supervised weight training program to test the effect of weight lifted on muscle mass, strength and function. Participants will receive compensation, free on campus parking, supervised training, and an individualized report about muscle mass, power, strength and physical performance.
To participate, please contact the PI at athozhuthungalba@qc.cuny.edu.
Close date: 12/25/2026
Maternal Responses, Spirituality and Culture Among Indigenous LGBTQ+ Daughters: A Moderated Mediation Model of Internalized Heterosexism
PI: Saloni Rai, Graduate Student, The City College of New York
*Participants must be 18 years of age or older and self-identify as a woman, and must self-identify as Afro-Latina, Native American, or Mexican Indigenous, and be able to understand and provide responses in English.
The purpose of this study is to explore how Indigenous sexual minority daughters experience negative maternal responses about their sexual orientation, and how these responses impact internalized heterosexism (negative attitudes about their own sexual identity) and spiritual identity. The study will also examine how enculturation (learning one’s own native culture) and Indigenous spirituality may protect against spiritual struggles. Participants will be recruited anonymously through online community pages such as Reddit and will complete questionnaires measuring their perceived maternal responses to sexual identity disclosure, internalized heterosexism, spiritual struggle, enculturation experiences, and Indigenous spirituality.
To participate, please complete this survey: https://ccnypsych.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RLcuImtFDqnMJE
Close date: 12/30/2026
The Role of Authentic Leadership and the Successful Implementation of Generative AI in Higher Education
PI: Juan Rivera, Graduate Student, University of the Cumberlands
*Participants must be at least 18 years of age, and tenured, tenured-track, or full-time faculty in the English department.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between faculty’s views of administrators’ authentic leadership in implementing Gen AI, and how this leadership style impacts faculty’s intent to use Gen AI for teaching and learning in 16 universities across the United States. The Authentic Leadership-Rater Form (ALQ-RF) will be used to assess leadership style, while the Technology Acceptance Model 2 (TAM2) survey will assess faculty intention to use Gen AI for teaching and learning. The study will involve approximately 560 participants.
To participate, please complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RDBQSWZ
Close date: 2/8/2027
Metacognitive Guidance and Learning Tools in Academic Reading Comprehension
PI: Siqi Shen, Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University
*Participants must (1) Be 18 years of age or older (2) Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in US (3) US citizens (4) English proficiency (5) Have no reading/writing difficulties.
To participate, please complete this survey: https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=YHW8CYR4JRJA7KXL
Close date: 8/10/2027
IDENTIFICATION of OCD GENES in BLACK AMERICANS
PI: Dorothy Grice, MD. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
*Study participants must self-identify as Black/ African American/ African descent.
The purpose of this study is 1) to recruit at least 1,250 Black OCD participants as well as family members and unrelated controls, and compare phenotypic findings and genetic architecture across ancestries; and, 2) to carry out genetic association studies for ultra-rare variants in the Black cohort and across ancestries. With this new research we will accelerate our overall objective, which is the identification of OCD genes across diverse populations, thereby facilitating our long-term goal of building the foundation from which therapeutic targets for OCD emerge.
Study participants will be interviewed. We have sites at Mount Sinai in NYC, however the study can be done completely remote over Zoom. We are looking both for people who identify as Black/African American who have OCD/are experiencing OCD symptoms (and their parents if possible), as well as people who identify as Black/African American who are not experiencing OCD symptoms (they would be a control for the study). Please contact dalia.marquez@mssm.edu if you have any questions about this study.
To participate, please take our recruitment survey.
Close date: 3/31/2029
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A RESEARCH PARTICIPANT
When you volunteer to participate in a research project, you have specific rights:
- You have the right to know the purpose of the research project.
- You have the right to know whether there are risks related to your participation in the study, e.g. the possibility of nausea, pain, anxiety or stress.
- You have the right to ask the Principal Investigator (PI) any questions you might have about the research project.
- You have the right to know whether your responses will be anonymous or kept confidential. When responses are kept confidential, the researcher knows the identity of a research subject, but takes steps to protect that identity from being discovered by others. When responses are anonymous, the identity of individual subjects is not known to researchers.
In addition, your promise to participate comes with certain responsibilities:
- Read the consent form before you sign it and ask the Principal Investigator (PI) any questions you may have. You should understand what will happen to you during the study before you agree to participate and carefully weigh the possible benefits and risks (if any) of being in the study.
- All participants have a responsibility to take the research study seriously and provide honest, thoughtful answers or comments.
- If you sign up for an in-person session, you are expected to attend the session for which you volunteered and arrive on time. A research session often requires a certain number of participants. While you may withdraw from a study without penalty, your failure to attend a scheduled session can make the participation of others less meaningful. If you must cancel, please do so in advance so that a replacement can be found.
Learn more about CUNY’s Human Research Protection Program Policies and Procedures