The Adolescent Brain Cognitive
Development (ABCD) Study is the largest long-term study of brain
development and child health in the United States. This study explores
how childhood experiences (such as sports, videogames, social media,
unhealthy sleep patterns, and smoking) interact with each other and with
a child’s changing biology to affect brain development and social,
behavioral, academic, health, and other outcomes. The ABCD study follows
a cohort of over 10,000 children from pre-adolescence into
adulthood.
2 Data Security
Protocols
All members using data from the ABCD study must abide by the
following security protocols to ensure data security and participant
confidentiality. 1. Only individuals approved by Dr. Petersen and who
are added to the Data Use Certificate are allowed access to this data.
1. Members accessing this data MUST use the University of
Iowa Research Remote Desktop Service (RRDS) when viewing or working with
any data from the ABCD Study. Further, this must be done on a
University of Iowa computer, unless given direct permission by
Dr. Petersen. 1. Data CANNOT be moved from the LSS drive
where it is currently located. - i.e., do not move or save any data to a
personal device, a university device, or to a RRDS profile. - This
includes any data manipulation or analysis! (e.g., .csv files, Excel
files, R scripts, etc.). 1. If a member is connected to the RRDS, they
MUST lock the device whenever they are not seated at the
computer. - Even if you’re getting up for just a minute, the computer
must be locked if it has access to ABCD data. This ensures that only
those with permission from the University and ABCD study are able to
access data. - To do this, press “Ctrl + Alt + Delete” and select “Lock”
from the given menu. 1. At the end of each work session, make sure that
all work has been saved to the appropriate LSS drive and log out of the
RRDS environment completely. 1. If these protocols are violated for any
reason, whether accidentally or intentionally, reach out to
Dr. Petersen immediately. - Violation of these security
protocols may result in the individual losing data privileges.
3 Accessing ABCD
Data
3.1 Step 1: Data Use
Certificate
Work with Dr. Petersen to get added to the Data Use Certificate.
3.2 Step 2: Read (and
Follow) the Lab’s Protocols for Handling ABCD Data
Read the lab’s System Security Plan (SSP) and Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP) for handling ABCD data.
3.3 Step 3: Connect to
the Research Remote Desktop Service (RRDS)
Please contact Dr. Petersen to receive the network path for the ABCD
Large Scale Storage server (LSS).
Mapping the Server on Windows: Windows Explorer -> This PC
-> Computer Tab -> Map Network Drive button:
\\server path
Mapping the Server on MacOS: Finder -> Go menu ->
Connect to Server: smb://iowa\hawkid:*@server path
3.5 Access
Management
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Dr. Petersen can grant or revoke access to the share, or give other
people roles if they are to manage the share using the Access Management
tool: https://iam.uiowa.edu/access
When granting someone Read/Write or Read Only permissions and search
for their name or ID, you may see both a HealthcareID and HawkID listed,
select their HawkID.
Changes take about an hour to propagate through Argon and will not
be reflected in existing sessions.
Changes are immediately reflected for SMB connections, however,
users may have to remap/remount the volume or log out then back in for
Windows/MacOS to be happy.
4 LSS Structure
The LSS should not be accessed on your local computer. The LSS should
only be accessed through the RRDS. The main folder
within the LSS is: ABCD Study
4.1 Analyses
Projects
Analyses Projects > PetersenLab contains user folders
for anyone working on projects with the ABCD data.
Create a folder with your HawkID as the folder name
