My name is Jennifer Stefanovski, and I am a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Ball State University. I am writing to let you know about an opportunity to participate in a study, Responses to Emotional Faces for Persons Who have Experienced Adverse Life Experiences Study. I am conducting a research study examining neurological responses to an emotional facial expressions and whether a brief visual task influences those responses. If you chose to agree, you will complete a brief online screening survey (about 15-20 minutes). If you qualify, you may be invited to the EEG portion (taking approximately one 2 hour session) in which you will view emotional facial images while your brain activity is recorded using EEG. If you are a BSU student, you may complete the online survey portion for 0.5 hours of research credit and if you qualify for the EEG study portion will receive an addition 1.5 hours research credit, equally up to 2 hours research credit hours in total via SONA. Those that complete the online survey portion, but do not qualify for the EEG portion may still receive 0.5 hours of research credit via SONA.
To be eligible, participants much be ages 18 years and up. Individuals with a history of seizures, neurological conditions, recent concussions, ADHD, or experience a disability related to vision are unable to participate.
Participation is voluntary and you may withdrawal at any time. If you would like more information or are interested in participating, please feel free to contact me at jennifer.stefanovski@bsu.edu or the faculty Principal Investigator, Dr. Kristin Perrone at kperrone@bsu.edu.
This study was approved by the BSU IRB FY2026-202
If you would like to participate please click on the survey link: https://bsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTvGdSKvtITZo1M
Thank you for your consideration, and once again, please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in learning more about this Institutional Review Board approved project.
Co-PI: Jennifer Stefanovski
Doctoral Student
Department of Counseling Psychology
Ball State University
jennifer.stefanovski@bsu.edu