WBAL-TV | 含羞草研究所 Researchers Use Hair Techniques to Make Studies More Inclusive

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Assistant Professor Rachel Romeo and undergraduate Research Assistant Abria Simmons joined WBAL-TV for a conversation about their innovative effort to increase the participation of Black children in child development studies conducted at the Language, Experience, and Development (LEAD) Lab.

Simmons explains the trial-and-error process of experimenting with different braiding techniques on afro-textured hair and the success that has come as a result.

鈥淭his is something that people are really interested in and, since then, we鈥檝e gotten upwards of 10 requests from individual researchers across the country asking for guidance,鈥 says Romeo.