Research Participant App

This app helps research participants stay on track and engaged with their study. Research coordinators use a portal to more effectively manage participants.

This was developed as part of an NIH funded research project to evaluate a program for the parents of autistic teens.

Role

Conceptualize idea

Design wireframes

Manage tech team

Connect with and support users

Goal: The app allowed participants to take surveys, record audio, respond to journal promtps, connect to support, and track progress through the study. Evaluators were able to track participants' progress and completion through an admin portal.

Equity goal: The app decreases the burden of being in a research study so that more people are able to participate despite their hectic lives as parents of autistic teens.

My Contribtions

  • I worked with researchers and parents to understand their needs when managing or participating in a research study.

  • Using Figma, I design low and mid fidelity protoypes with key features of the app including incetive tracking, progress tracking, and access to reserach materials. A researcher portal was designed for research coordinators.

  • I developed protocols for helping participants download and use the app. I served as the support contact for participants and researchers.