15880: So You Want to Start a Lab? Lessons Learned on Research Laboratories for Behavioral Research

Saturday, July 26, 2025

12:30 - 14:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall B- B6-m5

Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/B8XYpA

Organizer(s)

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Sandra Fisher

Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Slides
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Catherine Connelly

McMaster U., Canada

Participant(s)

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Kenneth G. Brown

U. of Iowa, United States
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Kevin Hoff

U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
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Jane O'Reilly

Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada

This PDW will bring together researchers who are interested in starting a laboratory of their own with faculty members who have that experience. Workshop panelists will provide candid accounts of the challenges that they faced when starting their own laboratories, such as securing funding, navigating university bureaucracy, and hiring suitable personnel. Panelists will also provide insights into how to address operational challenges, such as managing and storing data securely, and updating or maintaining current equipment and infrastructure. The panel will be comprised of five researchers (from Canada, Germany, and the United States) who have started and continued to run laboratories of varying size, in different funding environments, and with different types of equipment. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask panelists questions in small groups and meet other researchers who are also interested in starting a laboratory. This PDW is likely to be especially appealing to researchers who have an interest in experimental research methods.