We are recruiting mothers who have a child aged 2-6 years old to participate in an hour-long study about how parents respond to children's tantrum behavior when they view it in a traditional video versus virtual reality video. Our study includes both mothers who are in recovery from a substance use disorder as well as those who have never had a subtance use disorder. The study will take place at UNC-CH and take about one hour. Free parking and a $30 incentive will be provided to participants.

The purpose of this study is to examine the ways that simple interactions between individuals in a romantic relationship are related to their well-being. At the lab session, we will invite you to have conversations about specified topics you might routinely discuss with your partner and ask you about your thoughts and feelings related to those conversations.

We are doing a study to learn more about how people age. We want to learn more about the patterns of natural aging and the link between the small changes your body makes (biomarkers) and quality of life.

Have you been infected with COVID-19? Are you a solid organ transplant recipient? Have you or your child received a COVID-19 vaccine or are planning to receive one? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study that will assess your immune response to COVID-19 infection or vaccination over a 5 year period. We are looking for children and adults aged 7-95 years, and plan to collect blood every 2-6 months over the study period. (Compensation provided for the first year).

We want to understand why sedentary behavior (e.g., sitting too much) is bad for the heart and the brain. We also want to test ways to reduce sedentary behavior. This will help us to create a large clinical trial to test whether reducing sedentary behavior can decrease cardiovascular disease.

We are studying perceptions of health messages and how we can promote healthier lifestyles for people of all backgrounds.

The research study seeks to improve the effectiveness of warnings for little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) among youth. Scientific findings will provide novel and necessary evidence regarding the effectiveness of LCC warnings and will inform efforts to strengthen warnings through larger warning size and added images. Ultimately, this research can be used to reduce LCC use among youth and lessen tobacco-related disparities.

In this study, we want to learn about the differences in the personal values of donors based on cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This will help organizations to better understand how to engage people from various cultures and ethnicities on issues that affect their communities.

Latino/a/x populations are diverse, and one area of diversity is by race. For this study we are interested in learning from the perspectives of Black Latin Americans in the United States (Afro-Latinos) to understand their experiences in the U.S. This includes what stress they face, how that stress affects their health (physical, mental), and experiences with the healthcare system.

We are doing this study to test two programs that can help reduce stress and prevent chronic disease in people who are unemployed/underemployed and looking for work.