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  • Request for Participants: Food and Behavior study

    Parents and caregivers are cordially invited to be part of the Food and Behavior study!

    Families that identify primarily as White or Latino with a child between 3 to 5 years of age are invited to participate in a study about parent-child, daily interactions around food. Researchers at the University of Connecticut are interested in analyzing how parents interact with their kids at meal times in order to help them understand what factors may contribute to childhood obesity.

    Families given up to $120 in Amazon gift cards for their time and effort in participating in this study.

    IRB protocol # H15-128

     

    For more information, contact: Gloriana Rodriguez Arauz at gloriana.rodriguez-arauz@uconn.edu