Perinatal Environment & Genetic Interactions Study

What is the Perinatal Environment & Genetic Interactions (PEGI) Study?

We are investigating what prenatal and early postnatal factors positively and negatively affect language and cognitive development.

As part of the study, parents complete questionnaires about their pregnancy & their child's postnatal development.

Who is eligible to participate?

We are recruiting parents of English-speaking children who are:

  • 2.5 - 6 years old
  • normally developing or experiencing developmental delays
  • former preemies or full-term babies
  • twins or singletons
  • living anywhere in the English-speaking world

What are the benefits of participating?

As a token of our appreciation, you will receive:

  • a $10 gift certificate for completing the questionnaires
  • a brief report on your child's development

There are no risks associated with this study, and all information is kept strictly confidential.

If you want to participate in the PEGI study, call (732-445-4309) or send email (perinatal@ruccs.rutgers.edu). Make sure to include:

  • your child's birthdate (for former preemies, indicate how many weeks premature your child was)
  • your email and physical addresses

If you have questions about this exciting project, please contact:

 

Karin Stromswold, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Language Acquisition & Processing Lab
Department of Psychology & Center for CognitiveScience
Rutgers University
152 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway NJ 08854   USA
Tel:  (732) 445-2448
Fax:  (732) 445-6715
Email:  kstrom@ruccs.rutgers.edu
 

      		
   

   

      
         
 
         
         
Consent
         Form

         
         
Perinatal
         Definitions

      		
      
         

         
         

         
         If you want to take a peak at the questionnaires, here are
         links to samples

         Perinatal
         Questionnaire (Full
         version)

         Language
         Development Questionnaire (Age 4
         version)

      		
   

   

      
         

         Photo © Anne
         Geddes

      		
      
         

         
         

         
         This study is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation (BCS-0446850), the Charles and Johanna
         Busch Biomedical Research Fund and the Bamford-Lahey
         Children's Foundation. Additional
         research and educational activies in Dr. Stromswold's
         Language Acquisition & Language Processing Lab are
         funded by grants from the National Science Foundation
         (BCS-0124095, BCS-0042561, BCS-0002010, BCS-9875168), and
         the National Institute of Child Health & Human
         Development (HD37818).