Participant Registry

Are you a person who stutters, or the parent of a child who stutters, and want to help further our collective understanding of stuttering? The Stuttering Lab at the University of Iowa invites you to join our growing registry of people who stutter from around the country. Joining the registry means that you will be informed of upcoming research studies housed at the University of Iowa for which you / your child are eligible to participate in. We will not share your information with anyone outside our team.

Risks and Benefits – There are no known risks to being in this registry beyond loss of confidentiality of data. While you may not benefit personally, some people who stutter experience emotional benefit from giving back to the stuttering community by participating in stuttering research.

Cost and Compensation – Being in this registry does not cost you anything. You / your child will not be paid for being in the research registry. However, if you are eligible to participate in an upcoming study, participation in that study may involve payment to participants.

Voluntary – Taking part in this research registry is completely voluntary. If you join the registry and are invited to participate in a particular upcoming study, you are not obligated to participate. And if you join the registry today, you can stop participating any time by notifying us that you would like to be removed from the registry.

 

If you would like to add yourself or your child to the registry, please follow the link below to provide your consent, contact information, and answer a few intake questions: 

Registry Intake Form

Currently Inviting Participants for the Following Projects

SAFE Scale Development (Adults)

We are creating a questionnaire that measures relational trauma symptoms among adults who stutter. Participation involves completing a 30-min anonymous online survey. Raffle compensation offered. If you are an adult who stutters (18+), speak English as your primary language, and live in the U.S. or Canada, please consider filling out this brief interest form: 

SAFE Scale Interest Form

 

 

Neural Underpinnings of Anticipation (Adults)

We are using EEG to study what happens in the brain when people who stutter know that they're about to stutter. Participation involves a 2-hour in-person visit at UIHC where you will be asked to say words while your brain activity is recorded. Compensation and travel reimbursement provided. If you are an adult who stutters (18+), speak English as your primary language, and live within driving distance of Iowa City, please consider filling out this brief interest form:

Anticipation Study Interest Form 

 

Youth Stuttering Concealment (Kids and Teens)

We know that adults who stutter conceal stuttering in various conscious and unconscious ways, and we are seeking to understand how kids and teens who stutter experience this phenomenon. Participation involves a 1-hour guided discussion, either online or in-person. Compensation provided. If you are the parent of a 10-17 year old who stutters who has no co-occurring communication issues, please consider filling out this brief enrollment form:

Youth Concealment Study Enrollment Form