Following my PhD examinations, my family relocated to the South. When we
arrived, I quickly became affiliated with the prestigious university nearby, and consulted
with a few professors in the education department. In so doing, I was informed about the
Child Development Center associated with the university which was keen to the type of
research I was interested in.
I met with the director at the center to discuss my questions, and was given a tour
of the facility and information about their research protocols. Following IRB approval, I
sent a recruitment and permission letter home (see Appendix D) with parents of the
babies aged 0-12 months in order to proceed with my selection