Research with Children
Child Consumer Behavior Lab
Thank you for visiting our website! Here, you'll find more information about who we are and the work we're doing with children to better understand how we develop as decision makers.
WHO WE ARE
The Child Consumer Behavior Lab at Stony Brook University is led by Dr. Margaret Echelbarger, an assistant professor of marketing. As part of the Stony Brook University's College of Business, the Child Consumer Behavior Lab members seek to understand how children develop as decision makers with the goal to improve well-being across the lifespan.
HOW IT WORKS
We conduct studies with children as young as 4 years of age via Zoom. Our studies typically ask children to listen to stories and respond to a series of questions. Each study is designed to be interactive and fun, and studies last approximately 5-15 minutes.
All studies require access to a laptop or desktop computer that will allow your child(ren) to easily see our stories and questions. We're happy to answer any questions that you may have about the compatibility of your technology with our studies. Please email Dr. Margaret Echelbarger (margaret.echelbarger@stonybrook.edu) or the Child Consumer Behavior Lab (childcblab@gmail.com) with any questions.
We also invite parents to remain present during study sessions; however, we ask that they do not intervene. If you are a parent or legal guardian with children and would like more information about participating in our child decision making studies, please complete the form at the link below and we will follow up with you when studies for your child(ren) become available!
RESEARCH TEAM
Dr. Margaret Echelbarger
Lab Director
(she/her)
Teasia Crenshaw
Research Assistant
(she/her)
Katie Kong
Research Assistant
(she/her)
Samantha Navarro
Research Assistant
(she/her)
Nick Takemoto
Research Assistant
(he/him)
Aimee Wadolowski
Research Assistant
(she/her)
CURRENT STUDIES
Children's Decision Making #1 (IRB2023-00104)
We’re recruiting children 5-8 years of age to help us learn more about how people think about others based on the resources they can access. This study will take place on Zoom and should require approximately 10 minutes.
Children's Decision Making #2 (IRB2023-00104)
We’re recruiting children 7-10 years of age to help us learn more about how people track resource that are exchanged between others. This study will take place on Zoom and should require approximately 10 minutes.