Community Members

SCOSA’s Older Adult Participant Pool

General Information:

Are you an adult who is interested in participating in research that studies older adults or the aging process?

Researchers at Stockton University are looking for community members who would like to volunteer their time as research participants.

If you register for SCOSA’s Older Adult Participant Pool, you will be asked to share your contact information and to answer questions about yourself, such as your age and gender. We use this information to match you with studies and to contact you about studies to ask if you would like to participate. You can decide if you would like to participate in the study or not.

Pool members are only contacted about research being conducted by Stockton University faculty, staff, or students. All research projects will have received prior approval by Stockton University’s Institutional Review Board before pool members are contacted about participation.

Click here to enroll!

Please contact Dr. Jessica Fleck, Participant Pool Administrator, with any questions you may have at Jessica.Fleck@stockton.edu.

Projects that have incorporated pool members:

Aging Over the Rainbow

Stockton’s Lifespan-REACT Lab and SHINE Lab are collaboratively recruiting participants for a paid research study, "Aging Over the Rainbow," to explore how stressors and resilience factors shape the health and wellbeing of older sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual) adults.

The Impact of Visual Stimulation on Postural Responses in Younger and Older Adults

This study used an augmented reality (AR) environment with a head-mounted display to expose participants to visual stimulation while performing functional tasks from the Timed Up & Go (TUG) test.

Do Spousal Caregivers Claim Social Security Early to Replace or Supplement Their Income?

The study investigates whether the financial pressure of providing intensive care, which often requires a spouse to reduce or leave paid work, resulting in lost income, pushes them to claim their Social Security benefits earlier than planned.

Openness to Experience and Successful Aging

Does your personality affect how your brain ages? This project explores the role of openness to experience, a personality factor, in successful aging and brain health.