By hosting focus groups with Black and Latinx parents, we want to learn about their experiences and concerns about feeding their infants and obesity risk. We also want to learn about their knowledge of and interest in learning about responsive feeding. We would also like to hear their thoughts and ideas for a study about planned obesity prevention.

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.

The purpose of the study is to better understand the barriers black families face when trying to get services for their young children with autism. We will ask families to participate in focus groups to share their experiences getting services for their child with autism.

In this study, we want to learn more about young adults with a history of concussion and their relationship with stress and mindfulness. This will help us to create concussion prevention and rehab plans to improve recovery.

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).

Do you sit too much at work or home? There is strong evidence for an association between sitting and cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke. In this study, we want to identify strategies to break up sitting for long periods of time. Compensation will be provided.

The purpose of the REHEARSe study is to help women with a recent heart attack improve their ability to recognize future heart symptoms and know when to call the health care team about symptom changes. If you are part of the study a registered nurse will teach you about what causes a heart attack, how to prevent another one, how to monitor yourself for symptoms, and what to do if symptoms return. You will also be given access to an educational website with additional resources designed to improve heart health.

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