Behavior Emotions and Relationships Lab

06/23/2026

Hi all! The BEAR lab would like to announce that we are done with recruitment of new families for our OTTERS study. We are so honored that 222 families participated in our study across campuses. We had 60 families in Oxford and 162 in College Station. We are so grateful for each and every one of you. For those of you yet to turn 3, we look forward to seeing you at your age 3 visit!

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04/10/2024

We're still recruiting moms and 11-27 month olds for OTTERS! If it sounds like something you and your baby would like to be part of filling out our screener is the first step!
Link: https://miamioh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5aJcusbBrq7uZQa

11/29/2023

Our Fall newsletter is out! Give it a glance to find out updates on the lab and cool kid (and tween!) friendly events going on in the Oxford area.

10/26/2023

Happy fall from BEAR lab! Teaching mindfulness to your child doesn't have to spook you! Here is a grounding exercise the whole family can take part in!

10/24/2023

Hi guys! We are still looking for mothers and children between the ages of 11-16 months and 23-27 months to participate in our study. If you are interested the first step would be to take our screener survey!
Survey: https://miamioh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5aJcusbBrq7uZQa

07/18/2023

Hope everyone is having so much fun in the sun this Summer! If you are curious to know what the BEAR Lab has been up to this past year and during the Summer, take a look at our newsletter attached below! Included in this are updates on both our OTTERS and TEDDI studies, information on movement within our lab, and some helpful resources for parents to make sure your family has a fun-filled Summer!

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Happy start to Summer, everyone! We hope that all of our terrific BEAR Lab families have been enjoying the warmer weather and are gearing up for a fun summer. Since it has been a little while since we have put out a newsletter, we are excited to share the changes and updates our lab has gone through...

07/10/2023

Hello, everyone! We are still looking to recruit mothers and their children to participate in our OTTERS study! We are now accepting families to participate in the study starting at their age two visit , extending our age range even further to include children between the ages of 11 and 27 months, so if your child is this old or will be in the next 6 months, please take our short survey to see if you are eligible:

https://miamioh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5aJcusbBrq7uZQa

06/13/2023

The BEAR Lab had such a great time attending community events during such a fun-filled weekend in Oxford! 😎☀️ You may have spotted a couple of our lab members tabling at the latest Red Brick Friday event or Oxford Farmers Market Uptown. You will be able to catch us tabling in the future at Red Brick Fridays and the Oxford Farmers' Market each week, so look out for us and stop by to say hello! We will not only have some goodies for the kiddos, but we will also have more information on our study and will be willing to answer any questions you may have!

05/31/2023

Hello, everyone! We are still looking for mothers and their children to participate in our OTTERS study! We are now extending our age range to include children between the ages of 11 and 16 months, so if your child is this old or will be in the next 6 months, please take our short survey to see if you are eligible:

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03/17/2023

LUCKILY we've got our green on; the leprechauns can't get us today! Happy St. Patrick's Day from the BEAR Lab! We also want to wish all the Miami University students a happy spring break! Hope everyone enjoys some well-deserved time off!