Skin Picking Study

Who Can Participate?

Children with Skin Picking Disorder or Prader-Willi Syndrome
Children ages 10 to 25 years old
Children who engage in skin picking daily

What Does Participation Involve?

An in-person visit to Stanford University
Completing behavioral assessments and cognitive testing
Measurement of brain activity using fNIRS (Functional Near- Infrared Spectroscopy)

What Are The Benefits of Participating?

An honorarium of up to $100 for full participation
Travel-related and meal expenses will be provided
Improved understanding of skin picking behavior

Study Information

Screening will be conducted online and then by phone. If you do not qualify to participate, we will send you a list of resources in your area. Participation in this research study is open to all California residents.

Find out more about functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) by clicking here.

Please click the "enroll now” button to complete the survey to determine your child’s eligibility. Thank you for considering taking part in our study!

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Meet the team!

Scott S. Hall, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Translational Applied Behavior Analysis Laboratory

Bio

Dr. Hall is the director of the TABA Lab and a board certified behavior analyst. His scholarly research over the past 25 years has focused on understanding autistic symptoms in children with neurogenetic disorders such as fragile X syndrome, Cornelia de Lange syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome. Dr. Hall's work seeks to determine how environmental and biological factors affect the development of these behaviors toward the goal of creating patient-specific treatments. He has received research grant funding from NIMH, NICHD, the National Fragile X Foundation, the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, and the Stanford Child Health Research Institute.

Patrize Aguilar (she/they)
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate

Bio

Patrize completed their B.S. in Neuroscience and minor in Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. In their undergraduate career, Patrize participated in research studying the etiology and treatment of anxiety and stress-related disorders. They are currently interested in translational neuropsychiatric research, specifically addressing clinical intervention in diverse communities and eliminating health disparity in research. Prior to working at Stanford, they worked as an afterschool teacher for underserved students in San Jose. Outside of the lab, Patrize enjoys creating polymer clay art and volunteering in local mutual aid groups.

How Are We Funded?

Foundation for Prader -Willi Syndrome

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Welcome to the Stanford Skin Picking Study!

Our research group at Stanford Psychiatry is conducting an exciting new study to understand the mechanisms underlying skin picking behavior to help inform the development of new treatments.