Welcome to the School of Psychological Science Participant Registry page for potential research participants. Thank you for your interest.

In the School of Psychological Science, staff and students conduct a wide variety of studies throughout the year. The studies include topics such as interpersonal relationships, decision-making, group behaviour, personality, learning and memory, stress, health, alcohol and substance abuse. Some studies involve questionnaires; others are experiments or computer tasks. Most sessions last for less than one hour although some studies may involve follow-up sessions. Some studies may offer you compensation for your time or travel costs.

We are looking for new volunteers. If you wish to volunteer, and if you are 18 years of age or older, please complete the on-line application form below to have your name placed on our list of volunteers. You may then be contacted by phone or e-mail to discuss your involvement.

Your participation in any project is completely voluntary. You are free to withdraw your consent to be part of the volunteer registry at any time. In order to have your details removed from the volunteer registry you can do so anytime by contacting the Coordinator.

All information collected on this application form is strictly confidential, and will be stored securely. Only approved researchers will have access to these forms. Your contact information will only be made available to researchers in the School of Psychological Science who have been granted approval to use the Registry. All projects have also been approved by the Faculty Human Ethics Committee or LTU Human Ethics Committee. Volunteers will be invited to participate in research projects for a period of up to three years. Volunteers may opt to have their names and contact details deleted after the current academic year or can serve two or three years in the Registry with information deleted after that time.

Upon arrival to a specific research study, participants will receive an Information Sheet and Consent Form that will detail who is running the research, the research aims, procedures, benefits (or lack thereof), possible risks or discomforts (if any), and whether there will be any compensation for your time. In some cases, deception or concealment of a study’s true objectives may be used for experimental purposes; in that case, participants will be debriefed as to the nature and aims of the research immediately following their participation, together with the right to have the data arising from their participation withdrawn from the research project.

If you have any complaints or queries in relation to the volunteer participant registry that the Coordinator has been unable to answer to your satisfaction, you may contact the Ethics Liaison Officer, Human Ethics Committee, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086 (phone: 03 9479 1443 or email: humanethics@latrobe.edu.au) or the Secretariat, Faculty Human Ethics Committee, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, telephone: 9479 1784.

If you would like to participate, Please complete and submit the form below.

You can also choose to submit your form manually by printing out the form below and dropping it off at George Singer Building Room 455 or at Psychology Reception.