Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
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Summary
SEED stands for Study to Explore Early Development. The study will look at possible causes and risks for developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
SEED is a ground breaking research study with the goals of learning:
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Children 2 through 5 years of age and their parents will be asked to take part in the study. Included will be families of:
- Children with ASDs
- Children with other developmental disabilities
- Children without developmental disabilities
Our goal is to enroll a total of approximately 2,700 families across the six sites: California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Families living in the Denver Metropolitan area who meet certain criteria will be asked to participate.
Study Activities
Families who take part in the study will be asked to:
- Complete questionnaires about the child’s development and the family’s medical history.
- Complete a phone interview about the pregnancy with the child and child’s development and medical history;
- Allow project staff to get copies of the biological mother’s and child’s medical records;
- Provide a blood sample and a sample of cheek cells from the biological mother, biological father, and child; and
- Allow project staff to conduct a developmental evaluation of the child.
- Allow project staff to conduct a brief physical exam on the child and collect a hair sample.
For more information, please contact:
Kristina Hightshoe, MSPH 303-724-7638 Kristina.hightshoe@ucdenver.edu
Leovi Madera (Espanol) 303-692-2699 |
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Project Staff
Principal Investigator:
Lisa Miller, MD, MSPH
Director, Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
(CDPHE)Co-Principal Investigators:
Cordelia Robinson, PhD, RN
Director, JFK Partners, University of Colorado DenverProfessor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine
University of Colorado Denver
Co-Investigators
Ann Reynolds, MD
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics,
University of Colorado Denver
Steven Rosenberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Denver
Judy Reaven, PhD
Director, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Colorado Denver
Susan Hepburn, PhD
Director of Research, JFK Partners
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Denver
Epidemiologist
Carolyn DiGuiseppi, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Colorado Denver
Project Coordinators
Kristina Hightshoe, MSPH
Study Coordinator
JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver
Andria Ratchford, MSPH
Autism Project Coordinator
CDPHE
Medical Record Abstractors
Leovi Madera, BSN (also Enrollment Coordinator),
CDPHE
Vicki Bondurant
CDPHE
Research Assistants
Andrea Cantarero
University of Colorado Denver
Lori Zigich, MSPH
University of Colorado Denver
Gabriella Yates
University of Colorado Denver