Participate

Interested in participating? Living in Boston?

Having fun between tasks

We are currently recruiting 12-17 year-olds with and without autism to participate in a study where they will take part in conversations with peers and researchers, watch some cool videos and answer some questions.

Our participants come for one or two visits to the FACE Lab, each about 2-3 hours long. We’re located right by the Boston Common, a short walk from the Red, Green and Orange lines. We also validate parking at a garage nearby.

All decked out with stickers and electrodes

During some studies, we place small reflective stickers on participants’ faces to record facial expressions, just like in Avatar! We will also record their eye gaze with a special camera that can calculate position using the reflection of light from the eye.

Participants are compensated with $15 per hour in Amazon gift cards!

Interested families can sign up to get more information here.

Don’t live in Boston – Still want to Participate? 

We have many active online surveys that you can participate in if you aren’t living near Boston. Some consist of reading conversations, watching videos and then stating your initial opinion on the conversations. They vary in length, they can take between 10 and 50 minutes.

Participants are compensated with Amazon gift cards!

Interested families can sign up to get more information here.

Location of our Lab:

We are located at 216 Tremont street (U bank building) in the Communication Sciences Disorder Research Suite. 

More detailed information on our lab location will be provided when we schedule a research appointment.


Parking

We provide four hours of free parking close to the lab for participants. We will provide you with detailed information when we schedule a research appointment.


Directions by Public Transportation

Visit the MBTA website for detailed directions and trip planning information.

Green Line

Take the Green Line to Boylston Station. Exit and walk to the corner of Tremont and Boylston. Diagonally cross the road towards Starbucks and follow the road down, where there will be a UPS store. The U bank building will be on the left hand side of the road, opposite the Emerson theater.

Red Line

Take the Red Line to Park Street Station and transfer one stop on Green Line heading toward Boylston Station (follow the Green Line directions above).

You could also get off a Park Street Station and walk down towards McDonalds and the AMC Boston common theater. When you come to a big pedestrian crossing, walk straight ahead towards Starbucks and UPS.The U bank building will be on the left hand side of the road, opposite the Emerson theater.

Orange Line

Take the Orange Line to Chinatown Station. Exit onto Washington and Boylston streets and walk one block along Boylston toward Boston Common. When you see Starbucks, take a right. Keep walking down that street and the U bank will be on the left hand side of the road, opposite the Emerson theater.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us at facelab@emerson.edu or call us at (617) 824-8710.