Core Team

Joseph Austerweil — PI / Research Advisor. Consults on the experimental design, statistical analysis plan, psychometric validity of survey instruments, and IRB submission through CIT/Henkaku Center.

Michelle Huang — Co-PI / Project Lead / Design + App Implementation. Workflow: artwork / creative vision, webapp, the NFC programming, and experimental design + framing.

Dan Schmidt — Experience Designer / Translational Research Lead

Andrej Berlin — Research Assistant / Data Ops

Grisha Szep (Chiba Tech) — Senior Research, Supporting Staff (data infrastructure, privacy architecture); can also help out with data analysis

Unless an individual specifically indicates otherwise, we all will be involved in writing the paper (and given research credentials), and be wearing multiple hats throughout this process. Roles indicate leads for each task grouping, not necessarily siloed in contribution.

IRB Proposal Submission (Approved 06.16.26)

Phase 1: Pre-Launch

Now → IRB approval + frog seeding

[DONE] Research & IRB

• [x] Finalize IRB proposal with Joe, submit to CIT ethics committee by May 7 — Michelle + Joe
• [x] Write both onboarding screen scripts (steward/finder) verbatim — Michelle
• [x] Finalize exit survey items, get Joe's sign-off on psychometrics — Joe
• [x] Draft Appendices A–D for the IRB submission — Michelle (Role 2 to review closely after submission, or add input if available before submission date)

App & Technical Infrastructure

• [ ] Build/finalize the webapp with condition-assignment logic baked into NFC scan — Michelle + Andrej
• [ ] Program NFC chips with randomized condition assignments (half steward, half finder) — Michelle + Andrej
• [ ] Produce the physical frogs (3D print, embed NFC chips) — Michelle